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2024 Track & Field Roster

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Ava Curry

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Sport Management
  • Hometown Liberty, Mo.
  • High School Liberty North
  • Event Javelin

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

Accolades

  • 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Bronze medal at U20 PanAmerican Championships (7/22/19) - Javelin
  • 2018-19 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2023-24

Outdoor

  • Posted a 39.65m throw in the javelin at the Pepsi Florida Relays (March 29)
  • Notched a javelin mark of 40.81m at the Beach Invitational (April 12)
  • Took fourth in the javelin at the Ward Haylett Invitational with a 46.19m throw (April 26)
2021-22

Outdoor

  • Finished 19th in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 50.60m
  • Took 12th in the javelin at the NCAA West Prelims with a nationals qualifying mark of 50.36m
  • Won the javelin (51.13m/167-9) at the Ole Miss Classic
  • Placed second in javelin (50.25m/164-10) at the John McDonnell Invitational
  • Placed fifth in javelin (51.28m/168-3) at the Crimson Tide Invitational
  • Placed 10th in javelin (48.21m/158-2) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
2021

Outdoor

  • Placed sixth in javelin (49.10m/161-1) at Texas Relays
  • Finished third in javelin (48.75m/159-11) at the War Eagle Invitational
  • Placed second in javelin (47.36m/155-4) at Drake Relays
  • Finished third in javelin (48.70m/159-9) at the Rock Chalk Classic
  • Finished 10th in javelin (45.10m/147-11) at SEC Championships
  • Placed 19th in javelin (48.48m/159-1) in the NCAA DI West Region Preliminary Round
2019

Outdoor

  • Won javelin (47.90m/157-2) at the Wichita State Herm Wilson Invitational
  • Won javelin (50.74m/166-6) at Texas Relays
  • Placed second in javelin (46.45m/152-5) at the John McDonnell Invitational
  • Placed second in javelin (47.15m/154-8) at the Tom Botts Invitational
  • Finished seventh in javelin (42.69m/140-1) at the Drake Relays
  • Placed 10th in javelin (45.18m/148-3) at SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Placed 20th in javelin (46.08m/151-2) at NCAA DI West Region Preliminary Rounds
  • Won javelin (48.89m/160-5) at USATF U20 Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Three-time podium finish in javelin at the Missouri Class 5 State Championship for Liberty North High School
  • Represented Team USA at the U-20 Pan-American Games in Costa Rica, where she earned a bronze medal
PERSONAL
  • Born June 22, 2000 in Kansas City, Mo.
  • Daughter of Sarah Curry and Matthew Higgins
  • Has one brother, Finn Higgins
  • Majoring in sport management

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Throws
  • 2020Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2021Junior

    Throws
  • 2022Junior

    Javelin
  • 2023Senior

    Javelin
  • 2024Graduate Student

    Javelin