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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Naomi Walters

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Hilliard, Ohio
  • Prev School Hilliard Darby HS

Biography

Career Achievements: NAIA National Champion (2021 Triple Jump - Outdoor) ... All-American (2021 Triple Jump - Outdoor) ... NAIA National Championships Qualifier (2021 Triple Jump - Indoor/Outdoor; 2022 Triple Jump - Indoor/Outdoor; 2023 Triple Jump - Outdoor) ... All-Crossroads League Honors (2021 Triple Jump - Indoor/Outdoor; 2022 Triple Jump - Indoor/Outdoor).

2024-25: Competed in four indoor meets as a redshirt senior ... Started off the season at the Gerry England Invitational with a second place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 10.97m ... Placed first overall at the IWU Midwest Classic with a mark of 11.16m in the triple jump ... Finished off the year with a fourth place finish in the triple jump (11.00m) at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships.

2023-24: Competed in three indoor meets and one outdoor meets as a senior ... Started off indoor season with a second place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 10.46m at the Robert H. Johnson Open ... Finished off the indoor season with a ninth place finish overall at the CL Indoor Championships with a mark of 10.14m ... Competed in only the Montreat Open during outdoor season with a 12th place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 10.10m.

2022-23: Was a NAIA Outdoor National Qualifier in the triple jump as a junior ... Competed in only four indoor meets due to recovery from a hamstring injury suffered during soccer season, and seven outdoor meets ... Finished second in the triple jump with a 11.14m jump at the John Gartland Invitational to begin the season ... Jumped 11.13m in the triple jump and 5.22m in the long jump to finish second and fourth, respectively, at the ONU Invite ... Kicked off the outdoor season with a second place finish in the triple jump at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate ... Hit the NAIA 'B' standard mark in the triple jump (11.63m) to finish second at the Knight Open, qualifying for NAIA Nationals ... Notched a fourth place finish at the Crossroads League Outdoor Championships in the triple jump, jumping 11.43m ... Qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in the triple jump and placed 14th after jumping 11.60m.

2021-22: Continued her impressive career as a sophomore, qualifying for both indoor and outdoor NAIA National Championships, while also earning All-Crossroads League honors for both indoor and outdoor ... Competed in four indoor meets and six outdoor meets ... Started the indoor season jumping 11.46m in the triple jump to claim second, while also finishing eighth in the long jump after jumping 4.91m at the Sean Brady Alumni Invitational ... Had two first place finishes at the Tom Hathaway Classic after a PR jump of 5.37m in the long jump and jumping 11.37m in the triple jump ... Claimed All-CL honors in the triple jump after finishing second with a jump of 10.98m ... Qualified for the indoor NAIA National Championships in the triple jump and finished 23rd ... Kicked off the outdoor season with a third place finish in the triple jump after jumping 11.48m at the Margaret Simmons Invite ... Jumped 11.70m in the triple jump to take second at the Knight Open ... Ran a PR time of 27.61 in the 200m at the Indiana Tech Monday Meet ... Finished second in the triple jump (11.89m) and third in the long jump (5.20m) at the Indiana Little State Championships ... Won the triple jump at the Crossroads League Outdoor Championships with a jump of 11.67m, while also jumping 5.37m in the long jump to take fourth ... Qualified for the outdoor NAIA National Championships in the triple jump and finished 19th.

2020-21: Had a historic freshman season season in Marian outdoor history by taking the program's first individual outdoor NAIA National Championship (Triple Jump) ... Competed in five indoor meets and six outdoor while splitting time with the women's soccer season ... Began the historic campaign with a 12th-place finish in the long jump (4.59m) and a PR in the 200m dash (29.42 seconds) at the John Gratland Invitational ... Showed up in a major way at the Indoor Crossroads League Championships, taking home first-place in the triple jump off a 11.55m and clinching All-Crossroads League honors ,,, Qualified for first NAIA Indoor National Championships in the triple jump and placed 13th off a 11.40m leap ... Continued the momentum into the outdoor season ... Began the spring season with a 5.15m PR in the long jump and a 11.50m triple jump at the Montreat College Invitational ... Placed third in long jump at the George Glass Invitational off a 5.22m leap ... Ran the 100m dash (12.98 seconds) and 200m dash (29.42 seconds) at the Warrior Opener ... Placed second at the Outdoor Crossroads League Championships with a 11.56m effort in the triple jump to clinch second All-CL honors of the freshman season ... Qualified for NAIA Outdoor National Championships ... Won the NAIA National Championship in the triple jump off a personal record and Marian school record 12.55m ... The 12.55m leap was a meter further than any other jump by the freshman ... Is the only freshman in the MArian Outdoor history to win National Championship in an event ... Only woman track and field athlete to win an outdoor event at Nationals ... Joins teammate Erin Oleksak as only other Marian woman athlete to win the National Championship in an event. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

  • 2024-25Redshirt Senior