2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster
Borders, Daisy
Daisy Borders
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- English
- High School:
- Sulphur
- Hometown:
- Sulphur, Oklahoma
Bio
2017 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Named to the Atlantic 10 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Hit a new personal record in the discus at the Vertklasse Meeting (4/1) with a throw of 36.89m (121’0) … Marked a discus throw of 35.17m (115’5) for 12th place at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/18) … Placed eighth at the Winthrop Invitational (3/25) in the discus with a mark of 34.85m (114’4).
2016-17 Indoor (Sophomore):
Opened the season with a weight throw of 11.14m (36’6.75) at the Mountaineer Open (1/21) … Marked a throw in the weight of 10.74m (35’3) at the UNCG Dual Meet Madness (1/29).
2016 Outdoor (Freshman):
Competed in the discus, throwing 99’7”, to take 27th overall at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Registered a seventh-place finish with a mark of 116’2” in the discus at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) ... Recorded a throw of 110’11” in the discus at the Duke Invitational (April 22-23) ... Competed in the discus, throwing 99’7”, to take 27th overall at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Registered a seventh-place finish with a mark of 116’2” in the discus at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) … Took 16th in the discus (34.66m) at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 7-8).
2015-16 Indoor (Freshman):
Opened the season with a seventh-place finish in the weight throw (33’5.25”) at the UNCG Team Challenge (Jan. 24) … Registered a toss of 22’7.75” in the shot put at the Camel City Invitational (Jan. 29-30) … Finished 11th in the weight throw with a toss of 34’3.5” at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 11).
Before Davidson:
12 time letterwinner at Sulphur High School ... State Champion in discus in 2014 … Qualified for the state meet 2012-14 … Tabbed All-State as a junior … Owns the school record in the discus with a throw of 135’5 … Also a member of the cross country team and the basketball team … Led her basketball team to a 2013 state championship title … A member of the Oklahoma Honor Society and the National Honor Soceity … Named an Oklahoma Scholar … Tabbed an Academic State Champion 2011-13 … An avid volunteer, completely more than 400 hours of service as a senior in high school … Received the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
Personal:
Daughter of Jason and Tracy Borders …Four siblings all named after flowers, sisters Ivy and Lily and brothers Sage, Quince ... Majoring in English.
Named to the Atlantic 10 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Hit a new personal record in the discus at the Vertklasse Meeting (4/1) with a throw of 36.89m (121’0) … Marked a discus throw of 35.17m (115’5) for 12th place at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/18) … Placed eighth at the Winthrop Invitational (3/25) in the discus with a mark of 34.85m (114’4).
2016-17 Indoor (Sophomore):
Opened the season with a weight throw of 11.14m (36’6.75) at the Mountaineer Open (1/21) … Marked a throw in the weight of 10.74m (35’3) at the UNCG Dual Meet Madness (1/29).
2016 Outdoor (Freshman):
Competed in the discus, throwing 99’7”, to take 27th overall at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Registered a seventh-place finish with a mark of 116’2” in the discus at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) ... Recorded a throw of 110’11” in the discus at the Duke Invitational (April 22-23) ... Competed in the discus, throwing 99’7”, to take 27th overall at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Registered a seventh-place finish with a mark of 116’2” in the discus at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) … Took 16th in the discus (34.66m) at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 7-8).
2015-16 Indoor (Freshman):
Opened the season with a seventh-place finish in the weight throw (33’5.25”) at the UNCG Team Challenge (Jan. 24) … Registered a toss of 22’7.75” in the shot put at the Camel City Invitational (Jan. 29-30) … Finished 11th in the weight throw with a toss of 34’3.5” at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 11).
Before Davidson:
12 time letterwinner at Sulphur High School ... State Champion in discus in 2014 … Qualified for the state meet 2012-14 … Tabbed All-State as a junior … Owns the school record in the discus with a throw of 135’5 … Also a member of the cross country team and the basketball team … Led her basketball team to a 2013 state championship title … A member of the Oklahoma Honor Society and the National Honor Soceity … Named an Oklahoma Scholar … Tabbed an Academic State Champion 2011-13 … An avid volunteer, completely more than 400 hours of service as a senior in high school … Received the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
Personal:
Daughter of Jason and Tracy Borders …Four siblings all named after flowers, sisters Ivy and Lily and brothers Sage, Quince ... Majoring in English.
Track Hype Video
Wednesday, February 26
FRIDAY FEATURES: Opposites Attract
Thursday, February 20
FRIDAY FEATURES: Caroline Yarbrough, Hitting Her Stride
Friday, March 22
Davidson moves to the Atlantic 10
Sunday, August 18
