2026 Track & Field Roster
Ames Burton
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Manhattan, Kan.
- High School:
- Riley County High School
- Event:
- Throws
- Class Senior
- Hometown Manhattan, Kansas
- High School Riley County High School
- Event Throws
HONORS
2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2025
Outdoor
4th in the discus (49.91m, 163-9) and 6th in the shot put (13.76m PR, 45-1) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational … took silver in the discus at the Battle on the Bayou (54.72m PR, 179-6 -- #6 all-time at Mizzou) … also threw the shot 14.07m (46-2) for 14th … won the shot put (13.68m, 44-10.75) and the discus (50.33m, 165-1) at the Cougar Classic … was 19th in the shot put at the Virginia Challenge (13.50m, 44-11 ½) and 9th in the discus (51.43m (168-8) … 2nd in the discus (53.18m, 174-6) and 4th in the shot put (13.66m, 44-9.75) at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster … placed 6th in the discus (54.40m, 178-6) at the SEC Championships … advanced to the NCAA Championships, Round One in the discus where she threw 52.03m (170-8).
Indoor
Placed 16th in weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships (17.73m) … first at the Missouri Invitational (18.46m) ... placed third at the Alexis Jarrett Invitational (17.60m) ... seventh place in the Bob Teel Invitational (17.26m).
2024
Outdoor
Notched a personal-best hammer throw mark of 45.46m and finished sixth in the discus throw with a 53.55m mark at the Pepsi Florida Relays ... hit a mark of 43.71m in the discus throw at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... finished seventh in the discus throw at the Beach Invitational, posting a mark of 53.11m ... closed out the regular season with a bronze-medal finish in the discus throw, scoring a 52.38m mark.
Indoor
Finished sixth in the weight throw, throwing a 16.05 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ...took eighth in the weight throw with a PR 16.80m at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational ... tossed a 15.58m weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships.
2023
Outdoor
Placed seventh in shot put with a throw of 11.74m at Yellow Jacket Invitational ... won first place in discus with a throw of 54.17m at Yellow Jacket Invitational … competed in the discus throw, logging a distance of 37.09m at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational … logged a distance of 47.33m in the discus throw at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays ... took third with a discus throw of 51.23m at the KT Woodman Classic ... logged a shot put throw of 12.22m at the Mt. SAC Relays ... registered a discus throw of 49.31m at the Mt. SAC Relays … qualified for the NCAA West Regional Preliminaries.
Indoor
Placed 12th in shot put (12.08m/39-7.75) at the Hawkeye Invitational ... placed fourth in shot put with a throw of 13.98m at the Mark Colligan Memorial ... competed in shot put with a throw of 12.57m at the Music City Challenge ... threw 12.44m in shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
2021 Kansas state champion in the shot put and discus … born March 18, 2003 in Tampa, Florida ... daughter of Amber Close and Zach Burton ... has three brothers, Will, Hank and Ell ... father played football at Kansas State ... majoring in psychology.
