Raven Saunders
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Born |
May 15, 1996 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw |
| College team | Ole Miss Rebels |
| Coached by | Connie Price-Smith |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
Shot put: 19.33 m (63 ft 5 in) Discus: 56.85 m (186 ft 6 in) |
| Updated on July 2016. | |
Raven Saunders (born May 15, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. She won three NCAA collegiate titles in the shot put for the University of Mississippi. She was a world junior medalist in 2014 and the Pan American junior champion in 2015. She holds a personal record of 19.33 m (63 ft 5 in) for the shot put.
Saunders attended Burke High School in Charleston, South Carolina and competed in track and field while there. In April 2014 she broke the national high school record for the shot put with a mark of 17.27 m (56 ft 7 3⁄4 in). She was nominated as the Gatorade Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year for her efforts.
Raven Saunders went on to attend Southern Illinois University before moving to University of Mississippi and competing for the Ole Miss Rebels track team.
She was highly successful as a Southern Illinois Salukis, winning the shot put titles at the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
She is the first American junior athlete to throw beyond eighteen metres. She continued to improve her American junior records and broke the Missouri Valley Conference record.
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