Keyanna Word
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- Lebanon HS
Bio
2019 Outdoor: Competed in three meets competing in the discus and javelin throws... Claimed personal-bests in the javelin with a 24.53m (80' 6") toss at the Hilltopper Relays, in addition to the discus throw with an 18.39m (60' 4") toss at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational.
2019 Indoor: Competed in five meets primarily in the shot put and weight throw... recorded a season-best 9.48m (31' 1.25") toss in the shot put during the OVC Indoor Championships, as well as a season-best 7.30m (23' 11.5") in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener.
2018 Outdoor: Competed in five meets primarily in the shot put and javelin throw... recorded a season-best mark of 8.64m (28' 4.25") in the shot put during the 2018 OVC Outdoor Championships, as well as a season-best 22.80m (74' 10") throw in the javelin during the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational.
2018 Indoor: Did not compete.
Personal: Lebanon, Tenn. native... also won four varsity letters in football at Lebanon HS... also goes by "Key".
Academic: Majoring in wildlife and fisheries science to eventually become a game warden.
News mentions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, - Senior Lisa Wickham's record-breaking 60m and four PRs highlighted Tennessee Tech track and field’s second day at the OVC Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech track and field team came out strong on the opening day of the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A pair of individual titles and four PRs highlighted an impressive showing for Tech track and field on Saturday at the Bulldog Invitational to close out the indoor regular season.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Four Golden Eagles claimed individual crowns and several other individuals showed out with strong performances this weekend at the Buccaneer Invite at East Tennessee State’s ETSU/MSHA Mini-Dome.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior Lisa Wickham and Freshman Lyn’Nikka Vance highlighted the Golden Eagles season-opener at the Blazer Invitational at the Birmingham Crossplex on Friday, hosted by the University of Alabama Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech track and field program opens its 2019-20 indoor season on Friday, Jan. 10 as they head to Birmingham for the Blazer Invitational hosted by the University of Alabama Birmingham at the Birmingham Crossplex. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with the throwing events, followed by the track events at 10:45 a.m. and run throughout the day.