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2019-20 Women's Track and Field Roster

Payton Passantino

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. John the Evangelist
  • Hometown Plaquemine, La.

Biography

2019: All-SAA First Team ... picked up wins in the javelin at the Carey Last Chance, SAA Championships, Major Quad, MC Twilight Invitational, Southern Invitational and the MC Season Opener ... season-best hammer throw of 28.34 meters at the MC Season Opener ... finished fourth in the discus at the SAA Championships with a season-best distance of 11.45 meters.  

2018:
Thrower for the Majors who participated in the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in the javelin toss after posting a school record throw of 42.46 meters en route to winning the SAA Championship ... won the hammer throw at the Mississippi College Twilight with a season-best throw of 91'9" ... finished 5th in the SAA Championship in shot put with a top distance of 10.91 meters ... season-best discus throw of 35.74 meters, which was good enough for second ... All-SAA Academic Honor Roll. 

2017:
First team All-SAA in javelin … SAA Academic Honor Roll ... competed in the throwing events for the Majors … set a school record in winning the SAA Championships (4/21) with a throw of 40.00 meters … also had a season best at the SAA Championships in the shot put with a throw of 10.76 meters … best effort in the discus came at the Sewanee Mountain Laurel Invitational (4.14) with a toss of 31.58 meters … top mark of the season in the hammer throw was a 24.90 meters at the Mississippi College Season Opener (3/4).

Off the Track at Millsaps: Majoring in biochemistry … minor in Spanish ... also a member of the Millsaps volleyball team ... Dean's List ... Phi Mu ... FCA ... received a Frate Bioethics Fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. 

High School: A 2016 graduate of St. John the Evangelist High School … six-time letterwinner in track and field … Class A all-state in discus (2016) … Class A all-state in shot put (2016, 2015) …  also lettered in volleyball, basketball and softball … twice named first team all-district and first team all-metro in volleyball (2015, 2014) … district MVP (2014) … team MVP in softball (2016) … all-state and first team all-district as a catcher (2016) … Composite Academic All-State … Monsignor Robin Award (2016) … District V first-place State Rally Advance Math II (2015) … National Honor Society … Mu Alpha Theta … National Beta Club … Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Throws
    5'9"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Throws
    5'9"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Throws
    5'9"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Throws
    5'9"