2026 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
McKinley Grover Season/Career Stats
2026 Outdoor: Earned All-American First Team honors with fifth-place finish in discus at NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Emporia, Kansas with top mark of 162' 4"...scored points in two events at NSIC Outdoor Championships in Duluth, Minnesota with third-place finish in discus at 154' 5" for All-NSIC honors to go with eighth place medal in shot put with career-best mark of 42' 8 3/4"...had NCAA provisional mark of 170' 7" in discus at Mount Marty Twilight Meet April 22nd to win event earning Grover NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week honors...season-best mark in hammer throw was 158' 11" to place third at South Dakota Challenge May 1st...had first-place finish in discus at USD Snooze Button Classic April 8th at 152' 9"...was second in the discus (153' 11") at the Sioux City Relays April 11th.
2026 Indoor: Posted personal best mark in shot put with a throw of 41' 5.25" placing eighth at 2026 Concordia Invite (2/14/26)...had third-place finish in shot put (40' 7") and was sixth in the weight throw with a season best 50' 6.75" at SDSU Last Chance (2/20/26)...qualified for NSIC Indoor Championships in shot put and weight throw...opened season placing sixth in weight throw at WSC Wildcat Opener (12/5/25) with mark of 45' 5".
2025 Outdoor: Threw season-best marks in discus and hammer throw at Sioux City Relays (4/11/25), placing fifth in discus (142' 1") and sixth in hammer throw at 149' 2"...qualified for NSIC Outdoor Championships in both events and was 16th in hammer throw at 135' 10"...was fourth in discus at Loper Invite (4/19/25) with mark of 139' 4"...took eighth in hammer throw at Concordia Invite (4/5/25) at 138' 11"...had eighth place finish in discus at Mount Marty Twilight Meet (4/23/25) with top throw of 135' 11".
2025 Indoor: Qualified for the NSIC Indoor Championships in the shot put and weight throw...was 20th in the weight throw at 48' 4 1/2"...recorded season best mark of 51' 5 1/2" in the weight throw to finish seventh at WSC Wildcat Open (2/8/25)...top mark in the shot put was 39' 7" to place 12th at Mark Schuck/ Minnesota State Open (2/1/25)...finished eighth in shot put (37' 5 1/4") at Mount Marty Invite (1/18/25).
High School: Graduate of Gordon-Rushville High School...multi-sport standout in volleyball, basketball and track and field...was a four year Class C state qualifier in discus and three years in shot put...as a senior finished fourth in shot put (40' 2 1/2") and fifth in discus (127' 8")...medaled in discus as a junior in 2023 placing seventh (128' 11") and was seventh as a sophomore at 125' 7"...earned All-Western Trails Conference honors in volleyball as a senior with 196 kills, 101 service aces and 83 blocks and in basketball averaged a double-double with 10.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game while also earning All-Conference honors.
Personal: Daughter of Melissa Grover...born March 29, 2006...majoring in pre-radiography.
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