Avery Word
Avery Word
Height: 5-8
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Fincastle, Va.
High School: James River HS
Events: Throws

2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2023-24 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
2022-23 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award

2023-24 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022-23 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 Emory & Henry All-Academic

2024 Outdoor: Competed in all five meets ... Finished 22nd in the discus (27.17m) and 24th in the hammer throw (26.88m) at the South Atlantic Conference Championships (May 1-2) ... Set the school record in the discus with a mark of 33.06 at the Cole Piper Open (Apr. 27) ... Had her personal best in the hammer at 30.28 meters at the Cole Piper and a season-best mark of 8.95 meters in the shot put at the Phoenix Invitational (Mar. 22).

2023-24 Indoor: Competed in all seven indoor meets ... Finished 26th in the weight throw (10.06m) and 27th in the shot put (8.85m) at the South Atlantic Conference Championships (Feb. 24-25) ... Had her personal best in the shot put of 10.41 meters and her season-best in the weight throw of 11.45 meters at the Bast-Cregger Invitational (Dec. 8-9).

2023 Outdoor: Competed in all five meets … Recorded a personal best in the hammer throw at the Battleground Relays (Apr. 1) with a toss of 28.57 meters to finish 17th … Placed 13th in the hammer throw and 19th in the discus throw at the LR Bears Open (Apr. 21-22).

2022-23 Indoor: Competed in six meets … Set a personal best and finished ninth in the weight throw with a distance of 11.52 meters at the Kaye & JJ Smith Invitational (Jan. 15) … Posted an 11th-place finish in the shot put at the Liberty Open (Feb. 4) … Finished 22nd in the weight throw at the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships.

2022 Outdoor: Competed in four outdoor meets ... Posted a season-best of 8.02 meters in the shot put and a 23.97 meters in the discus at the Electric City Invitational (Apr. 16) ... Threw the javelin 19.04 meters at the LR Outdoor Invitational (Apr. 23).

2021-22 Indoor: Did not compete.