2021: Broke the school record in the shot put in her Villanova debut and wound up competing in the event three times during the indoor season;
Army West Point (2/6): Set a new school record in the shot put with a throw of 14.85 meters in her first competition for the Wildcats ... Broke the previous record of 14.81 meters which had stood for nearly 20 years since being set by Melinda Boykin during the 2001 outdoor ECAC Championship ... The mark of 14.85 meters was also the second-longest of her career and was just five centimeters off her lifetime best which was set at the beginning of the 2019-20 indoor season ... Came in second out of seven competitors in the road dual meet which kicked off the indoor season;
Husky Field Event Challenge (2/27): Tallied a first place finish in the shot put with a throw of 14.56 meters in a meet at Connecticut;
Villanova Indoor Meet (3/5): Notched her second straight first place finish with a winning throw of 14.36 meters at the Wildcats home meet.
2020: Clemson: Competed in the shot put at six meets during the season … Set a personal best in the season opener and competed at the ACC Championships;
Clemson Opener (12/7): Tallied a personal best mark of 14.90 meters in the shot put while recording a runner-up finish at the first meet of the season … Her throw also put her into seventh place on the Tigers all-time performance list;
Clemson Invitational (1/18): Notched a fifth place finish in the shot put with a throw of 13.65 meters;
Bob Pollock Invitational (1/25): Recorded a 10
th place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.20 meters;
South Carolina Invitational (2/8): Recorded a throw of 14.54 meters and tallied a fifth place finish in the shot put;
Tiger Paw Invitational (2/15): Came in ninth with a mark of 14.56 meters;
ACC Championships (2/29): Recorded an 11
th place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.42 meters at the conference meet.
2019: Clemson: Threw the shot put at seven meets during the season and competed at the ACC Championships;
Clemson Opener (12/8): Recorded a seventh place finish at the first meet of the season and threw the shot put for a distance of 12.70 meters;
Clemson Orange & Purple Elite (1/11): Came in seventh in the shot put with a mark of 12.82 meters;
Clemson Invitational (1/19): Finished seventh in the shot put for a third straight meet while recording a then-season best mark of 13.50 meters;
Bob Pollock Invitational (1/26): Placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 13.18 meters;
Carolina Challenge (2/2): Came in 10
th in the shot put with a mark of 13.66 meters;
Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9): Recorded a throw of 13.58 meters in her final tune-up for the ACC Championships;
ACC Championships (2/23): Posted a season-best mark of 13.74 meters in the shot put at the conference meet and finished 18
th overall.
2018: Clemson: Competed in the shot put at six meets during the season;
Clemson Opener (12/9): Fame in fifth in the shot put with a throw of 12.51 meters in the season-opening meet;
Orange & Purple Invitational (1/6): Placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 12.98 meters;
Clemson Invitational (1/20): Tallied a ninth place finish with a mark of 12.79 meters;
Bob Pollock Invitational (1/27): Placed 10
th in the shot put with a throw of 12.68 meters;
Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3): Registered a season best mark of 13.12 meters in the shot put and notched a fifth place finish at the meet;
ACC Championships (2/24): Came in 14
th at the conference meet with a mark of 12.99 meters.
2021: Competed at eight meets during a record-breaking season … Broke the Villanova records in both the shot put and the discus … Set new school standards in the discus three different times during the year in addition to winning an individual BIG EAST title and qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminary in the event … By the time the season was over had registered each of the seven furthest throws in school history in the discus;
Villanova Opener (3/19): Tallied a first place finish in the discus with a throw of 46.96 meters in the Wildcats home meet to kick off the outdoor season;
Raleigh Relays (3/25-3/26): Broke a school record in the discus which had stood for 18 years when she threw for 50.39 meters on the second day of the North Carolina State meet … First Villanova thrower to surpass 50 meters in the discus and she tallied a third place finish at the meet … Also recorded a mark of 14.38 meters and finished ninth in the shot put on the first day of competition;
Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Broke her own recently established school record in the discus with a throw of 50.90 meters … Runner-up on the day and also registered a first place finish in the shot put with a winning mark of 14.50 meters;
Virginia Challenge (4/17): Came in third in the discus (49.69m) and ninth in the shot put (14.70m) at Virginia;
Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): Notched a first place finish in the shot put with a throw of 14.72 meters and was the runner-up in the discus with a measurement of 49.47 meters while competing at Franklin Field on the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays … Was no stranger to the site as she previously was fourth place finisher in the college section of the discus at the 2019 Penn Relays while competing for Clemson;
UNF Invite (4/29): Came in eighth in the discus with a throw of 50.73 meters at the site that hosted the NCAA East Preliminary meet later in the year;
BIG EAST Championships (5/14-5/15): Won the BIG EAST title in the discus while breaking school records in both the discus and the shot put in a thrilling weekend at the conference meet … Her efforts contributed 18 points to the team total as the Wildcats pulled out their third consecutive outdoor BIG EAST team title … Became the first Villanova woman to win a BIG EAST title in the discus since 1985 … Threw for a record distance of 52.35 meters which also served as her qualifying mark for the NCAA East Preliminary meet later in the month … Broke her own Villanova record in the shot put from the indoor season with a new mark of 14.95 meters … Also eclipsed the Wildcats previous outdoor mark of 14.81 meters in the shot put which had stood for 20 years since the 2001 BIG EAST Championships … Tallied a runner-up finish in the shot put and was an All-BIG EAST performer in each of her events on the weekend;
NCAA East Preliminary (5/28): Competed in the nation first round of the discus and registered a throw of 51.91 meters … Came in 17
th out of 48 competitors in a terrific showing at the meet … Her finish is the highest ever by a Villanova athlete in any of the throwing events in the history of the outdoor meet which serves as the early rounds of competition for the NCAA Championships.
2019: Clemson: Appeared at six meets during the season, throwing both the discus and the shot put … Recorded a personal best mark in the discus at the Penn Relays and also competed at the ACC Championships;
Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/16): Opened the outdoor season by finishing fourth in the discus with a throw of 44.35 meters;
North Florida Spring Break Invitational (3/22): Finished third in the discus with a mark of 45.08 meters;
The Reveille Meet (4/6): Threw the discus for 45.47 meters and notched a sixth place finish at Texas A&M;
LSU Alumni Gold (4/20): Placed sixth in the discus (45.62m) and was 10
th in the shot put with a mark of 13.49 meters;
Penn Relays (4/26-4/27): Finished fourth in the college section of the discus with a personal best mark of 46.78 meters … Also competed in the college section of the shot put and threw for a distance of 13.24 meters;
ACC Championships (5/11): Scored a team point in the discus with an eighth place finish and a throw of 46.75 meters at the conference meet.
2018: Clemson: Competed at four meets during the outdoor season … Threw both the shot put and the discus at the ACC Championships;
49er Classic (3/17): Recorded a mark of 41.59 meters in the discus and finished 12
th overall in the outdoor season opener;
Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7): Tallied marks of 11.55 meters in the shot put and 41.23 meters in the discus at Alabama;
Tiger Track Classic (4/14): Came in 11
th in the shot put (13.00m) and 12
th in the discus (42.80m);
ACC Championships (5/12): Recorded a 13
th place finish in both the shot put (13.94m) and the discus (43.90m) at the conference meet.
2017: Clemson: Appeared at six meets during her first collegiate season … Threw the shot put and the discus at the ACC Championships, in addition to the hammer during the year;
Bobcat Invitational (4/1): Made her collegiate debut in a meet at Texas State, where she competed in the discus and finished 11
th with a throw of 38.49 meters;
Spec Towns Invitational (4/9): Competed in the shot put, the discus and the hammer … Finished sixth in the discus with a season best mark of 43.44 meters … Also came in ninth in the shot put with a mark of 11.36 meters and 10
th in the hammer with a personal best throw of 36.62 meters;
Gamecock Invitational (4/15): Came in seventh in the discus with a mark of 41.31 meters and was 12
th in the shot put with a throw of 11.86 meters;
LSU Alumni Gold (4/22): Recorded marks of 41.58 meters in the discus and 12.47 meters in the shot put;
Torrin Lawrence Memorial (5/6): Runner-up in the shot put with a season best mark of 12.59 meters and also came in third in the discus with a throw of 43.25 meters;
ACC Championships (5/13-5/14): Placed 16
th in the shot put (12.24m) and 18
th in the discus (42.53m) at the conference meet.
Saratoga Springs High School: Six-time qualifier for the New Balance Nationals during her scholastic career … Competed in the shot put and the discus on a total of six occasions at the national meet … Was a nine-time all-state performer in the shot put and the discus … Earned All-Suburban Council honors … Tallied a total of 10 top-three sectional finishes in the shot put and the discus … High school teammate of Villanova men’s pole vault athlete Thomas Conboy.
Personal: Born 4/7/98 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. … One of two children and the only daughter of Mark and Angela French … Has an older brother, Nick … Graduated from Clemson in 2020 and is in her first year of graduate school at Villanova where she pursued a Master’s in Public Administration … Chose to attend Villanova for the school’s core values which would allow her to feel comfortable and accepted in an environment that also motivated her to grow on an individual level.
