Eastern Washington University Athletics

Career Bests:
Indoor: Shot Put, 46-3 1/2 | Weight Throw, 56-0
Outdoor: Shot Put, 46-3 1/2 | Discus, 137-10 | Hammer, 170-4

2020-21 Track & Field: Outdoor: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. Advanced to the Big Sky Conference Championships for three throwing events. She competed in the shot put where she finished 13th overall with a mark of 42-9 3/4, the hammer, where she also finished 13th, with a throw of 163-0, and she finished 23rd in the discus (122-0). Prior to the championships, Ward had a collegiate best in the discus at the OSU High Performance Meet with a mark of 137-10, and a best in the hammer at the Sam Adams Classic (170-4).

2019-20 Track & Field: Indoor: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. She finished eighth at the Big Sky Conference Championships in Pocatello, Idaho, with a career-best throw of 56-0. She also placed 16th in the shot put with a performance of 41-10 3/4. Her career best of 46-3 1/2 in the shot put at the Idaho Team Challenge ranks eighth all-time at EWU.

2018-19 Track & Field: Outdoor: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. Ward competed in the shot put at the Al Manuel Northwest Challenge and placed first with a new personal best of 46-3 1/2, which ranks eighth on Eastern’s all-time outdoor bests list. Ward competed in the discus throw at the 2019 Buc Scoring Meet, placing 10^th with a new personal best of 119-1. At the same event, Ward competed in the hammer and placed third with a new best distance of 166-11.
Indoor: Named to the Big Sky All-Academic team. At the Big Sky Track & Field Championships, Ward placed seventh in the shot put with a new best of 44-9. She competed at the Candy Cane XI and placed eighth in the weight throw with a new personal-best distance of 46-9.

High School: Graduated from Gig Harbor HS in 2018. Ward was a four-year letterwinner in track and field in high school and won a trio of titles in the shot put while competing all four years at the State 3A Championships. During her senior season, she won the shot put with a personal-best mark of 45-5 1/2 and was second in the discus with a career best of 134-9. As a junior, Ward finished first in the shot put (44-4 1/2) and fourth in discus (124-9) at State. During her sophomore season, she was first in at the State 3A Championships in the shot put with a mark of 44-2. Ward’s first season of varsity track ended with a second-place finish in the shot put at State.

Personal: Majoring in children's studies (child services) and pursuing a master's degree in education.