MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor Track & Field
Shot Put – 15.54m (51-0) // Missouri Collegiate Challenge (2/16/18)
Weight Throw – 15.24m (50-0) // Illinois-Iowa Border Battle (1/9/16)
Outdoor Track & Field
Shot Put – 15.78m (5109.25) // NCAA West Preliminary (5/27/17)
Discus – 58.23m (191-0) // NCAA West Preliminary (5/27/17)
NOTEWORTHY
- 2018 NCAA All-American First Team (Discus – 5th)
- 2017 NCAA Outdoor First-Team All-American (Discus – 5th)
- 2018 NCAA Championships qualifier (Discus)
- 2018 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (Shot Put, Discus)
- 2017 NCAA Championships qualifier (Discus)
- 2017 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (Shot Put, Discus)
- 2016 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (Discus)
- 2018 SEC Outdoor Discus Champion
- 2018 All-SEC Outdoor (Discus)
- 2017 SEC Outdoor Discus Champion
- 2017 All-SEC Outdoor (Discus)
- Mizzou School Record Holder in the Outdoor Discus (58.23m/191-0)
- No. 7 All-Time in the Indoor Shot Put (15.54m/51-0)
- No. 7 All-Time in the Outdoor Shot Put (15.78m/51-9.25)
2017-18
Season Bests
Shot Put (ITF) – 15.54m (51-0) // Missouri Collegiate Challenge (2/16)
Shot Put (OTF) – 15.75m (51-8.25) // SEC Outdoor Championships (5/12)
Discus Throw (OTF) – 58.11m (190-8) // Tom Botts Invitational (4/21)
Indoor Track – Opened the season by winning the shot put at the Missouri Holiday Opener (Dec. 8) with a mark of 14.91m (48-11) … Finished seventh in the shot put at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) with a toss of 15.09m (49-6.25) … Set the seventh-best shot put mark in program history at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 16), winning the event with a throw of 15.54m (51-0) … Closed indoor season by finishing eighth in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) with a mark of 15.06m (49-6).
Outdoor Track – Opened the season by winning both the discus and shot put at the CMU Open (March 17), posting marks of 52.57m (172-6) and 15.07m (49-5.5), respectively … Finished first in the discus and second in the shot put at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March 24), posting marks of 47.56m (156-0) and 14.92m (48-11.5), respectively … Won the discus at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 14) with a mark of 55.42m (181-10) … Set a meet and facility record in the discus at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 21), posting a season-best mark of 58.11m (190-8) … Was runner-up in the discus at the Drake Relays (April 27) with a toss of 55.26m (181-3) … Won her second straight conference title in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13), posting a mark of 55.92m (183-5) … Also scored in the shot put at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11), finishing seventh with a season-best mark of 15.75m (51-8.25) … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing fifth with her second-best mark of the season, 57.28m (187-11) … Earned NCAA All-America honors for the second straight season by finishing fifth in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8) with a mark of 55.47m (182-0) … Her fifth-place finish match her 2017 performance for the top discus finish at the NCAA Outdoor meet in program history.
2016-17
Season Bests
Shot Put (ITF) – 14.95m (49-0.75) // SEC Indoor Championships (2/24)
Shot Put (OTF) – 15.78m (5109.25) // NCAA West Preliminary (5/27)
Discus (OTF) – 58.23m (191-0) // NCAA West Preliminary (5/27)
Indoor Track – Opened the indoor track season by placing first in the shot put at the Border Battle (Jan. 7), posting a then-personal record throw of 14.88m (48-10) … Finished first in the shot put at the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 20), throwing 14.43m (47-4.25) … Posted a personal record and scored one point in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24), recording a throw of 14.95m (49-0.75).
Outdoor Track – Took first in both the shot put and discus at the CMU Open (March 18), posting throws of 14.51m (47-7.25) and 54.15m (177-7.75), respectively … Finished first in the discus at the Bobcat Invitational (March 30), posting a then-PR throw of 15.78m (51-9.25) … Finished second in the discus at the Crimson Tide Invite (April 8) with a throw of 55.23m (181-2) … Placed first in the discus and second in the shot put at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 14-15), throwing 53.82m (176-6.75) and 15.01m (49-2.75), respectively … Took home two meet wins at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 22), winning the shot put with a mark of 15.03m (49-3.75) and the discus with a throw of 56.35m (184-10) … Captured her first career conference title at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13) by winning the discus title with a toss of 56.58m (185-7.5) … Also scored at the SEC meet in the shot put, finishing sixth with a throw of 15.64m (51-3.75) … Set the school record in the discus and advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 27) with a toss of 58.23m (191-0) … Posted a personal record and the seventh-best outdoor shot put in program history at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 27) with a throw of 15.78m (51-9.25) … Earned All-America honors in the discus by finishing fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 10) with a throw of 56.27m (184-7).
2015-16
Season Bests
Shot Put (ITF) – 13.40m (43-11.75) // Husker Invitational (2/5)
Weight Throw (ITF) – 15.24m (50-0) // Illinois-Iowa Border Battle (1/9)
Shot Put (OTF) – 14.68m (48-2) // Tom Botts Invitational (4/16)
Discus (OTF) – 53.24m (174-8) // John McDonnell Invitational (4/22)
Indoor Track - Threw the shot put and weight throw once each during the indoor season … Finished first overall at the Illinois-Iowa Border Battle in the weight throw with a throw of 15.24m (50-0) … Posted a throw of 13.40m (43-11.75) at the Husker Invitational, finishing 20th.
Outdoor Track - Competed in the shot put and discus for Mizzou, finishing in the top-10 in six meets … Finished second in the shot put and fifth in the discus at the Florida Relays, posting a mark of 14.18m (46-6.25) in the shot put and 50.67m (166-3) in the discus … Placed fifth at the Georgia Spec Town Invitational in the shot put with a throw of 14.66m (48-1.25) … Recorded her best shot put throw of the season at the Tom Botts Invitational with a throw of 14.68m (48-2), placing eighth at the meet … Earned a second place finish at the John McDonnell Invitational with the third-longest discus throw in school history with a mark of 53.24m (174-8) … Finished third in the discus at the Memphis Invitational with a throw of 50.65m (166-2).
2014-15
Indoor Track - Redshirted the indoor season.
Outdoor Track - Redshirted the outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
Shot Put: 45-6 // Discus: 145-8
Noteworthy
- Six-time IHSA All-State
- 2014 IHSA Track & Field Champion in the discus
Gabi competed for Normal University HS...She was a six-time IHSA All-State finisher, including a state title in the discus in 2014...She was third in the shot put in 2014, and finished as shot put runner-up and third in the discus in 2012-13.
PERSONAL
Parents are Hampton and Apra Jacobs.