Student-Athlete Features
Vanderbilt Hustler — Hardwired: Giavonna Meeks and the path to greatness
Student-Athlete Highlights
• Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the hammer throw, placed 17th (63.76m)
• First-team All-American
• 2024 SEC Co-Freshman Field Athlete of the Year
• 2024 SEC bronze medalist in the weight throw
• 2023 Pan American U20 hammer throw champion
• 2023 USATF U20 hammer throw title
• Qualified for the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships
• Qualified for the 2023 NCAA East Regional
• Second-team All-SEC (2024)
• Two school records
• Three program all-time top 10 marks
In the Record Books
• Holds school record in the weight throw (75’7.25/23.04m)
• Holds school record in the hammer throw (209’2/63.76m)
• Sixth in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor shot put (46′ 3.5/14.11m)
• Sixth in Vanderbilt history in the indoor shot put (51’4.5/15.66m)
• Sixth in Vanderbilt history in the discus (149′ 7/45.60m)
As a Sophomore (2024)
• Did not compete outdoors
• Sixth in the weight throw (21.73m) at the NCAA Indoor Championships
• Third in in the weight throw (23.04m) at the SEC Indoor Championships
• Fifth in the weight throw (21.88m), second in the shot put (15.66m, seeded) at the Music City Challenge
• Second in the weight throw (21.47m) and the shot put (15.46m, open division) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Fifth in the weight throw (20.68m), first in the shot put (15.39m, open division) at the Commodore Challenge
As a Freshman (2023)
• First in the hammer throw (59.17m) at the Pan American U20 Championships
• First in the hammer throw (60.70m) at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships
• Second among freshmen and 27th overall in the hammer throw (57.90m) at the NCAA East Regional
• First among freshmen and 14th overall in the hammer throw (56.45m) and 16th in the shot put (14.11m) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• First in the hammer throw (60.77m), eighth in the discus (45.57m) and 10th in the shot put (13.47m) at the Indiana Invitational
• Did not compete indoors
The Meeks File
• Prepped at Northfield and was a letterwinner in basketball and track and field
• 2022 Northfield girls track and field team all-league champion
• 2022 Denver Public Schools Female Track Athlete of the Year
• 2022 Northfield High School Female Athlete of the Year
• 2022 Nike Indoor Nationals champion in the weight throw
• 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals champion in the hammer throw
• 2021, 2022 Denver Public Schools first-team all-conference
• 2020 second-team all-conference selection
• Prep-best marks: 57.39m in the hammer throw, 18.53m in the weight throw, 50.39m in the discus and 14.40m in the shot put
• Academic honor roll status throughout high school
Personal
• Parents’ names are Robert and Fernon, and her brother’s name is Jacob
• Related to Za’Darius Smith and Davern Williams
• Father, Robert, played football at Auburn and in the NFL for the Denver Broncos
Instagram: @Giavonna.meeks | Twitter: @GiavonnaMeeks