Veronica Fraley - Women's Track and Field - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Veronica Fraley Season 2022-23

Throws

Class Senior
Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
High School Wakefield
Event Throws
Major Biomedical Science
Bio

Career Results

Career Honors

  • Member of Team USA in the discus (58.32m) at the 2022 World Athletic Championships, finished 10th overall in group B
  • Finished fourth in the discus (59.90 m) at the 2022 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships (June 9–12)
  • Represented Team USA in the shot put at the 2019 U20 Pan American Games
  • Finished 10th in the discus during the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (June 19, 2021)
  • 2021 Second-Team All-American in the discus
  • 2023 Second-Team All-SEC in the shot put
  • Named All-ACC five times, twice during the indoor season and three times during the outdoor season
  • Holds Vanderbilt school record in the discus (59.90m)
  • Holds Clemson school record for the discus (56.73m)
  • Second in Clemson history in the shot put (16.59m)
  • Second in Vanderbilt history in the indoor shot put (17.25m)

As a Senior at Vanderbilt (2023)

  • Finished first in the discus (55.42m) at the Island Relays Bahamas Invitational (March 17–18)
  • Finished third and recorded a personal best in the shot put (17.25m) at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 24–25)
  • Finished fifth in the shot put (16.56m) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 10–11)
  • Finished third in the shot put (16.40m) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 27–28)
  • Finished third in the shot put (16.29m) at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 13–14)

As a Junior at Clemson (2021) 

  • 2021 Second-Team All-American in the discus
  • Set the school record in the discus (56.73 m) during the qualifying round of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (June 18, 2021) and finished 10th overall as a finalist
  • Became second woman in Clemson history to qualify for the NCAA outdoor championships in the shot put and discus during the same season
  • Finished 11th and named Second-Team All-American in the discus (56.41m) and finished 17th in the shot put (16.46m) at the NCAA outdoor championships (June 9–12)
  • Finished ninth in the discus (54.95m) and 11th in the shot put (16.59m) at the NCAA east prelims (May 26–29)
  • Finished third in the shot put (16.46m) and fifth in the discus (54.95m) at the ACC outdoor championships (May 13–15)
  • Finished first in the discus (56.70m) and fifth in the shot put (16.30m) at the Tennessee Relays (April 8–10)
  • Finished fourth in the shot put (16.24m) at the FSU Relays (March 25–26)
  • Finished second in the discus (52.00m) and fourth in the shot put (15.84m) at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic (March 19–20)
  • Finished fourth in the shot put (16.00m) at the ACC indoor championships (Feb. 27–29)
  • Finished third in the shot put (15.76m) at the Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 12–13)

As a Sophomore at Clemson (2020) 

  • Finished sixth in the shot put (15.72m) at the ACC indoor championships (Feb. 27–29)
  • Finished second in the shot put (16.10m) at the South Carolina Invitational (Feb. 7–8)
  • Finished third in the shot put (15.51m) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 24–25)
  • Finished third in the shot put (15.51m) at the Clemson Invitational (Jan. 17–18)
  • Finished second in the shot put (15.64m) at the Clemson Orange & Purple Elite (Jan. 11)
  • Finished first in the shot put (15.48 m) at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 7, 2019)
  • Outdoor season canceled due to Coronavirus outbreak

As a Freshman at Clemson (2019) 

  • Finished second in the discus (51.15m) at the USATF U20 Championships, qualifying to compete at the U20 Pan American Games
  • Finished as the top American and fifth overall in the discus at the 2019 U20 Pan American Games
  • Finished 22nd in the discus (50.45m) at the NCAA east prelims (May 23–25)
  • Finished fourth in the discus (50.61m) and 11th in the shot put (14.13m) at the ACC outdoor championships (May 9–11)
  • Finished first in the discus (52.90m) at the LSU Alumni Gold (April 20)
  • Finished first in the discus (50.30m) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (March 15–16)
  • Finished seventh in the shot put (14.99m) at the ACC indoor championships (Feb. 21–23)
  • Finished third in the shot put (13.88m) and seventh in the weight throw (15.78m) at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 8, 2018)