Sophia Rivera

Sophia Rivera
Mizzou Tigers at SEC Indoor Championships in College Station, TX. on Saturday, February 26, 2022.
(Photo by Jeff Curry)

Photo by: Hunter Dyke/Mizzou Athletics

Class:
Junior
Major:
Business Administration
Hometown:
Brentwood, Mo.
High School:
Brentwood
Event:
Throws
Prev School:
Wisconsin

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

AWARDS & HONORS

2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Second ever Mizzou javelin All-American
Earned a second place finish in the SEC Outdoor championships in the javelin and finished third in the discus
Member of Puerto Rican National Track and Field team

2023 Outdoor

Placed 3rd in discus at Yellow Jacket Invitational (Mar. 17) with a mark of 51.37m
Won 1st place at Yellow Jacket Invitational (Mar. 17) with a javelin throw of 57.67m
Finished second in the javelin throw at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Apr. 1) with a distance of 55.68m
Took fourth with a discus throw of 48.61m at the KT Woodman Classic (April 8)
Logged a discus throw of 46.34m at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14)
Finished third in the javelin throw elite with a distance of 54.26m at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14)

2023 Indoor

Threw a shot put distance of 13.39m at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 11)
Took 11th in shot put (15.11m) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25)

2020 Outdoor

Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2020 Indoor

Did not compete during the indoor season

2019 Outdoor

Finished fifth in the discus at the Herm Wilson Invitational (3/23/19) with a mark of 48.75 (159-11)
Earned a second-place finish at the Texas Relays with a javelin throw of 53.45m (175-4)
Took fourth place at the Texas Relays (3/30/19) with a discus throw of 52.28m (171-6)
Set a new personal record in the discus at the Mizzou Spring Open (4/6/19), moving up into sixth position in the Mizzou record books. Rivera threw for a mark of 55.75m (182-11), earning a second-place finish.
Finished second in the discus at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/12/19) with a mark of 53.56m (175-9)
Won the discus at the Tom Botts Invitational (4/20/19) with a mark of 52.71m (172-11)
Finished third at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11/19) with a discus throw for 52.56m (172-5)
Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24/19) with a discus throw for 51.18m (167-11)
Set both a meet and a school record in the javelin throw at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/12/19) with a mark of 55.73m (182-10), earning a first-place finish.
Won the javelin throw at the Tom Botts Invitational (4/19/19) with a mark of 51.54m (169-1)
Finished first in the javelin throw at the Drake Relays (4/26/19) with a mark of 54.81m (179-10)
Finished second at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/9/19) in the javelin throw with a mark of 54.22m (177-11)
Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7/19) in the javelin throw, finishing sixth with a mark of 53.34m (175-0)

2019 Indoor

Finished fourth in the shot put at the Husker Invitational (2/2/19) with a mark of 15.77m (51-9)
Took fourth place at the Tyson Invitational (2/9/19) with a shot put throw of 15.96m (52-0.5)
Finished fifth at the SEC Indoor Championships, setting a new personal record and logging the sixth-best shot put performance in Mizzou program history. Rivera threw for a mark of 16.10m (52-10).

High School
Three-time National Champion in Indoor Shot Put, Outdoor Shot Put, and Javelin ... Multi-State Champion in Indoor Shot Put, Outdoor Shot Put, and Javelin ... Finished second in Shot Put at the 2015 World Youth Championships ... Finished third in Shot Put at the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships

Personal
Born on October 10, 1999 in Caguas, Puerto Rico ... Daughter of Michelle and Edwin ... Majoring in Business Administration