2024 Track & Field Roster
Ava Curry
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Major:
- Sport Management
- Hometown:
- Liberty, Mo.
- High School:
- Liberty North
- Event:
- Javelin
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
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