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Chadron State College Athletics

Chadron State College athletics

2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Josh Van Valkenburg-Gernert, SDSMT Sports Information

Kyla Sawvell

  • YR (In/Out): Sr./Sr.
  • Event(s) Throws
  • Hometown Wall, S.D.
  • Highschool Wall HS

Biography

NCAA Outdoor National Championship 3rd place finisher in Hammer Throw 
2023 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-Region (HT, SP)
2x RMAC Champion (Weight Throw, Hammer Throw)

2022-23: Competed in 8 indoor and 7 outdoor including the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships. Threw an indoor season best of 20.10m in Weight Throw and 15.49m in Shot Put. Placed 1st in the weight throw and 2 in shot put at the RMAC Indoor Championships and 3rd in shot put and 5th in weight throw at the NCAA Indoor National Championships. Had outdoor season bests of 31.00m in Javelin, 45.33m in Discus, 63.14m in Hammer Throw, and 14.96m in Shot Put. Placed 1st in Hammer, 2nd in Discus, and 3rd in Shot Put at the RMAC Outdoor Championships. Placed 3rd in Hammer and 11th in Shot Put at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship.
Before CSC:
At Black Hills State, 7x All-American (Indoors 2021 First Team SP, 2x Second Team WT; Outdoors 2x First Team SP, 2x First Team HT) ... 2021 NCAA Outdoor Runner-up (SP) ... 10x RMAC Champion (Indoors 3x SP, 3x WT; Outdoors 2x SP, 2x HT) ... 18x All-RMAC (16x First Team, 2x Second Team) ... 2022 RMAC Outdoors Women's Athlete of the Meet ... 2021 RMAC Outdoor Women's Field Athlete of the Year ... 2019 RMAC Outdoor Women's Freshman of the Year
High School: South Dakota Class B shot put record holder...3x state champ
Personal: Daughter of Dale and Jackie...has one sibling, Jesse