2018-19 Track and Field Roster
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Sargent, Niki
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Niki Sargent
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Flint Powers Catholic
- Hometown:
- Fenton, Mich.
Bio
Collegiate Bests
• Shot Put - 15.75m
• Weight Throw - 19.57m
• Hammer Throw - 50.70m
• Discus - 49.04m
2021:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
USTFCCCA All-Academic
INDOOR: Used a personal-best 15.75m mark in the shot put to place second at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Placed second in the shot put at the Silverston Invitational with a 15.17m toss … Finished 13th in the Big Ten Championships, registering a best of 14.99m in the shot put.
OUTDOOR: Recorded a 15.09m season-best mark in the shot put to place fifth at the Big Ten Invite #1 … Place third in both the shot put (14.70m) and discus throw (47.23m season best) at the Fighting Illini Relays … Finished runner-up in both the shot put and discus at the Len Paddock Invite, notching a 14.62m in the shot put and a 43.62m throw in the discus … Took 19th in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships at 14.32m.
2019-20:
Academic All-Big Ten
INDOOR: Had a weight throw of 16.69m and a shot put mark of 14.21m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 6) … Finished fourth in both the weight throw (18.06m) and shot put (14.45m) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18) … Had a weight throw of 17.55m and shot put of 14.74m at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... Had a weight throw of 17.43m and a shot put of 14.47m at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8) ... Had a weight throw of 18.71m and set a PR in the shot put with a mark of 15.64m to place first at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) … Set a PR in the weight throw with a mark of 19.57m to finish in ninth overall and registered a mark of 14.33m in the shot put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-29).
2018-19:
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR: Posted a mark of 15.02m in the shot put to take fifth at the Raleigh Relays (March 29-30) ... Finished second in the shot put with a mark of 15.23m, second in the discus throw with a mark of 45.46m at the Spartan Invitational (April 5-6) ... Grabbed 17th in the discus throw with a mark of 43.29m at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20) ... Placed 14th in the discus throw with a distance of 41.23m at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 26-27) ... Placed ninth in the shot put for a new personal record of 15.44m at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12) ... Had a throw of 14.73m in the shot put at the NCAA East Prelims (May 23-25).
INDOOR: Put up a mark of 14.00m in the shot put to take third, 16.62m in the weight throw to take 10th at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 7) ... Posted a mark of 14.64m in the shot put to finish second, 15.53m in the weight throw at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12) ... Recorded a new career-best with a mark of 15.26m to take fourth in the shot put, 15.14m in the weight throw at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19) ... Set a mark of 14.26m in the shot put at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2) ... Tallied a mark of 14.63m in the shot put at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9) ... Posted a new personal best in the weight throw of 17.68m to take 20th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23).
2017-18:
Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR: Finished 15th in the discus with a throw of 43.26m and also posted a hammer throw of 43.15m at the Raleigh Relays (March 30-31) ... Claimed second in the shot put with a mark of 14.08m, fourth in the discus with a mark of 41.67m and placed seventh in the hammer with a throw of 47.05m at the Spartan Invitational (April 6-7) ... Threw a shot put of 14.51m, discus of 49.04m and a hammer throw of 48.69m at the Louisville Invitational (April 13) ... Placed 13th in the shot put (13.32m) and the hammer throw (49.22m) and also posted a discus throw of 42.92m at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 20-21) ... Won the shot put with a personal-best of 14.57m and placed fourth in the hammer throw with a career-best throw of 50.10m, also placing eighth in the discus with a mark of 43.94m at the "GINA" Relays (April 26-28).
INDOOR: Took fifth place in the shot put with a final throw of 13.48m and 12th in the weight throw with a mark of 14.35m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 1) ... Claimed fifth place with a 13.75m shot put and ninth with a 15.88m weight throw at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13) ... Placed fourth in the shot put with a 13.65m final throw and seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 16.72m at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20) ... At the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3), threw a 16.72m weight throw and set a career-best with a 14.13m shot put ... Finished with a 13.02m shot put and 17.44m weight throw at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9-10) ... Finished 19th in both the shot put (13.57m) and the weight throw (17.54m), a new personal best, at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24).
2016-17:
OUTDOOR: Competing unattached, took second in the shot put with a mark of 13.95 meters, sixth in the discus with a mark of 38.12 meters and 10th in the hammer throw with a distance of 38.51 meters.
INDOOR: Finished fourth at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a shotput of 12.89 meters ... Recorded a mark of 14.48 meters in the weight throw to finish 11th at the Simmons-Harvey Invite
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in track and field for Mike Stuart at Flint Powers Catholic ... Four-year letterwinner in volleyball and one-year letterwinner in basketball ... Was All-State in shot put in 2013-14 ... Was All-Conference in shot put from 2013-16 and All-Conference in discus from 2015-16 ... Was All-Regional in discus and shotput from 2015-16 ... Was the State Champion in shotput from 2015-16 and in discus in 2016 ... Was first team All-Conference in volleyball in 2015 and second team in 2014 ... Team Regional champions and Division II State Team Runner-Ups as a senior ... Named captain in both track and field and volleyball during her senior year.
Personal:
Born July 16, 1997 in Grand Blanc, Mich. ... Daughter of Michael and Tracy Sargent ... Father played football at Michigan State from 1984-88 ... Sister, Jordan, played soccer at Oakland University from 2012-16 and brother, Noah, currently plays football at MSU ... Majoring in marketing.
• Shot Put - 15.75m
• Weight Throw - 19.57m
• Hammer Throw - 50.70m
• Discus - 49.04m
2021:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
USTFCCCA All-Academic
INDOOR: Used a personal-best 15.75m mark in the shot put to place second at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Placed second in the shot put at the Silverston Invitational with a 15.17m toss … Finished 13th in the Big Ten Championships, registering a best of 14.99m in the shot put.
OUTDOOR: Recorded a 15.09m season-best mark in the shot put to place fifth at the Big Ten Invite #1 … Place third in both the shot put (14.70m) and discus throw (47.23m season best) at the Fighting Illini Relays … Finished runner-up in both the shot put and discus at the Len Paddock Invite, notching a 14.62m in the shot put and a 43.62m throw in the discus … Took 19th in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships at 14.32m.
2019-20:
Academic All-Big Ten
INDOOR: Had a weight throw of 16.69m and a shot put mark of 14.21m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 6) … Finished fourth in both the weight throw (18.06m) and shot put (14.45m) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18) … Had a weight throw of 17.55m and shot put of 14.74m at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... Had a weight throw of 17.43m and a shot put of 14.47m at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8) ... Had a weight throw of 18.71m and set a PR in the shot put with a mark of 15.64m to place first at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) … Set a PR in the weight throw with a mark of 19.57m to finish in ninth overall and registered a mark of 14.33m in the shot put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-29).
2018-19:
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR: Posted a mark of 15.02m in the shot put to take fifth at the Raleigh Relays (March 29-30) ... Finished second in the shot put with a mark of 15.23m, second in the discus throw with a mark of 45.46m at the Spartan Invitational (April 5-6) ... Grabbed 17th in the discus throw with a mark of 43.29m at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20) ... Placed 14th in the discus throw with a distance of 41.23m at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 26-27) ... Placed ninth in the shot put for a new personal record of 15.44m at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12) ... Had a throw of 14.73m in the shot put at the NCAA East Prelims (May 23-25).
INDOOR: Put up a mark of 14.00m in the shot put to take third, 16.62m in the weight throw to take 10th at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 7) ... Posted a mark of 14.64m in the shot put to finish second, 15.53m in the weight throw at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12) ... Recorded a new career-best with a mark of 15.26m to take fourth in the shot put, 15.14m in the weight throw at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19) ... Set a mark of 14.26m in the shot put at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2) ... Tallied a mark of 14.63m in the shot put at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9) ... Posted a new personal best in the weight throw of 17.68m to take 20th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23).
2017-18:
Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR: Finished 15th in the discus with a throw of 43.26m and also posted a hammer throw of 43.15m at the Raleigh Relays (March 30-31) ... Claimed second in the shot put with a mark of 14.08m, fourth in the discus with a mark of 41.67m and placed seventh in the hammer with a throw of 47.05m at the Spartan Invitational (April 6-7) ... Threw a shot put of 14.51m, discus of 49.04m and a hammer throw of 48.69m at the Louisville Invitational (April 13) ... Placed 13th in the shot put (13.32m) and the hammer throw (49.22m) and also posted a discus throw of 42.92m at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 20-21) ... Won the shot put with a personal-best of 14.57m and placed fourth in the hammer throw with a career-best throw of 50.10m, also placing eighth in the discus with a mark of 43.94m at the "GINA" Relays (April 26-28).
INDOOR: Took fifth place in the shot put with a final throw of 13.48m and 12th in the weight throw with a mark of 14.35m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 1) ... Claimed fifth place with a 13.75m shot put and ninth with a 15.88m weight throw at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13) ... Placed fourth in the shot put with a 13.65m final throw and seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 16.72m at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20) ... At the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3), threw a 16.72m weight throw and set a career-best with a 14.13m shot put ... Finished with a 13.02m shot put and 17.44m weight throw at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9-10) ... Finished 19th in both the shot put (13.57m) and the weight throw (17.54m), a new personal best, at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24).
2016-17:
OUTDOOR: Competing unattached, took second in the shot put with a mark of 13.95 meters, sixth in the discus with a mark of 38.12 meters and 10th in the hammer throw with a distance of 38.51 meters.
INDOOR: Finished fourth at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a shotput of 12.89 meters ... Recorded a mark of 14.48 meters in the weight throw to finish 11th at the Simmons-Harvey Invite
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in track and field for Mike Stuart at Flint Powers Catholic ... Four-year letterwinner in volleyball and one-year letterwinner in basketball ... Was All-State in shot put in 2013-14 ... Was All-Conference in shot put from 2013-16 and All-Conference in discus from 2015-16 ... Was All-Regional in discus and shotput from 2015-16 ... Was the State Champion in shotput from 2015-16 and in discus in 2016 ... Was first team All-Conference in volleyball in 2015 and second team in 2014 ... Team Regional champions and Division II State Team Runner-Ups as a senior ... Named captain in both track and field and volleyball during her senior year.
Personal:
Born July 16, 1997 in Grand Blanc, Mich. ... Daughter of Michael and Tracy Sargent ... Father played football at Michigan State from 1984-88 ... Sister, Jordan, played soccer at Oakland University from 2012-16 and brother, Noah, currently plays football at MSU ... Majoring in marketing.
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