University of Georgia Athletics
2023 Track & Field Roster
Elsie Igberaese
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Dacula
- Hometown:
- Dacula, Ga.
2023: Outdoor – Finished first or second in four hammer throw performances on the season…Had a season-best mark of 64.01 meters/210 feet, 0 inches to claim victory at the GT Invite, placing her at No. 8 in school history in the event…Also won the hammer at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a 59.97m/196-9…Placed second at the Mt. SAC Relays and the Spec Towns & Torrin Lawrence Invitational with marks of 62.73m/205-10 and 60.89m/199-9, respectively…Runner-up in the discus at the Cal State LA Twilight Open with a season-best mark of 48.65m/159-7…Finished eighth in the discus at the LSU Invite with a mark of 47.76m/156-8…Also earned top-three finishes at the Mt. SAC Relays (3rd – 47.54m/156-0) and Spec Towns & Torrin Lawrence Invitational (2nd – 46.39m/152-2) in the discus.
Indoor – Reached a season-best mark of 19.57 meters/64 feet, 2.50 inches in the weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invite, placing sixth with Georgia’s best mark on the season…Also finished sixth at the Texas Tech Open with a 19.35m/63-6…Reached a mark of 19.15m/62-1.0 at the SEC Championships to take 14th…Finished fifth at the Clemson Invite, recording a mark of 18.92m/62-1.
2022: Outdoor – Launched herself into the No. 4 spot in the school record books in the discus after recording a mark of 53.165/174-5 to win the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Finished 13th in the discus at the SEC Championships after reaching 47.74/156-7…Scored at SECs in the hammer with a personal record 61.18/200-9 mark…Had a second-best performance of 60.58/198-9 to take seventh in the hammer at the Tom Jones Memorial…Advanced to the NCAA East Prelims in a pair of events, narrowly missing Nationals in the hammer throw after reaching a personal record of 63.25/207-6 for 15th and going 47.56/156-0 for 33rd in the discus.
Indoor – Launched the ninth-longest weight throw in school history with a mark of 19.13 meters/62 feet, 9 ¼ inches to take 12th at the SEC Championships…Had third-place finishes in the weight at both the Tiger Paw Invite (18.68m/61-3.50) and the USC Indoor Open (17.66m/57-11.25).
2021: Outdoor – Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
2020: Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Finished second in both the discus and shot put at the 2019 GHSA 7A state meet as a senior and was named to the Gwinnett All-County First Team…Won the discus title and was second in the shot put at the state meet as a junior…Also earned top honors in the discus at the Georgia Meet of Champions, was the Gwinnett County Female Field Athlete of the Year and on the Atlanta First Team All-Metro Track and Field and Gwinnett First Team All-County squad as a junior…Finished as the runner-up in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the state meet as a sophomore in 2017…Fourth in the discus at the 2016 state meet…Personal-best marks of 145 feet, 8 inches (discus) and 41-2.50 (shot put)…Also played softball and flag football….First Team All-County (Gwinnett) all four years in softball and two-time county Player of the Week…All-County Scholar Athlete two years…Helped lead team to Region 6-AAAAAA titles as a sophomore and junior…Region First Team honors her last three years and two-time region Player of the Month…Region Scholar Athlete of the Year twice….Part of Gwinnett Leadership Team, Dacula Leadership Team, Peer Leader, Student Council and Beta Club.
Personal: Born Jan. 10, 2001…Daughter of Joy and Collins Igberaese…One of six siblings…Sister, Chelsea, competed for Liberty University’s track and field team…Intending to major in Biological Engineering.
Indoor – Reached a season-best mark of 19.57 meters/64 feet, 2.50 inches in the weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invite, placing sixth with Georgia’s best mark on the season…Also finished sixth at the Texas Tech Open with a 19.35m/63-6…Reached a mark of 19.15m/62-1.0 at the SEC Championships to take 14th…Finished fifth at the Clemson Invite, recording a mark of 18.92m/62-1.
2022: Outdoor – Launched herself into the No. 4 spot in the school record books in the discus after recording a mark of 53.165/174-5 to win the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Finished 13th in the discus at the SEC Championships after reaching 47.74/156-7…Scored at SECs in the hammer with a personal record 61.18/200-9 mark…Had a second-best performance of 60.58/198-9 to take seventh in the hammer at the Tom Jones Memorial…Advanced to the NCAA East Prelims in a pair of events, narrowly missing Nationals in the hammer throw after reaching a personal record of 63.25/207-6 for 15th and going 47.56/156-0 for 33rd in the discus.
Indoor – Launched the ninth-longest weight throw in school history with a mark of 19.13 meters/62 feet, 9 ¼ inches to take 12th at the SEC Championships…Had third-place finishes in the weight at both the Tiger Paw Invite (18.68m/61-3.50) and the USC Indoor Open (17.66m/57-11.25).
2021: Outdoor – Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
2020: Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Finished second in both the discus and shot put at the 2019 GHSA 7A state meet as a senior and was named to the Gwinnett All-County First Team…Won the discus title and was second in the shot put at the state meet as a junior…Also earned top honors in the discus at the Georgia Meet of Champions, was the Gwinnett County Female Field Athlete of the Year and on the Atlanta First Team All-Metro Track and Field and Gwinnett First Team All-County squad as a junior…Finished as the runner-up in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the state meet as a sophomore in 2017…Fourth in the discus at the 2016 state meet…Personal-best marks of 145 feet, 8 inches (discus) and 41-2.50 (shot put)…Also played softball and flag football….First Team All-County (Gwinnett) all four years in softball and two-time county Player of the Week…All-County Scholar Athlete two years…Helped lead team to Region 6-AAAAAA titles as a sophomore and junior…Region First Team honors her last three years and two-time region Player of the Month…Region Scholar Athlete of the Year twice….Part of Gwinnett Leadership Team, Dacula Leadership Team, Peer Leader, Student Council and Beta Club.
Personal: Born Jan. 10, 2001…Daughter of Joy and Collins Igberaese…One of six siblings…Sister, Chelsea, competed for Liberty University’s track and field team…Intending to major in Biological Engineering.
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