Kiara Anderson
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- Hometown:
- Mesa, AZ
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- Year:
- SR
Bio
2024 - GPAC Outdoor Champion in the Hammer Throw and Discus and also earned All-Conference in the shot put. Anderson was named GPAC Athlete of the Meet.
Earned National Runner-Up honors in the Hammer Throw at outdoor nationals by becoming the first in school history to throw over 60.00m
For the Week of April 24, 2024 Anderson was named GPAC Field Athlete of the Week and also NAIA National Field Athlete of the Week.
For the Week of April 17, 2024 Anderson was named GPAC Field Athlete of the Week
GPAC Indoor Champion in the Weight Throw and earned All-Conference honors in the shot put.
For the Week of Jan. 31, 2024 Anderson was named GPAC Field Athlete of the Week
2023 - Earned GPAC Field Athlete of the week for her performance on Jan. 7. She would also go on to earn NAIA National Field Athlete of the Week.
Anderson from Hastings College is this week's field athlete-of-the-week. Anderson, a senior from Mesa, Arizona, won the women's weight throw Saturday at Doane's Ward Haylett Invite with an "A" standard throw of 16.95m (55' 7.5"). Anderson currently leads the NAIA in the weight. She also had a third-place finish in the women's shot put.
Earned GPAC Field Athlete of the week for her performance on Jan. 14.
Kiara Anderson from Hastings College is this week's field athlete-of-the-week. Anderson, a senior from Mesa, Arizona, won both of her field events on Saturday at the Scott Nisely Memorial Classic. She won the Shot Put with an 'A' standard throw of 13.90m and backed that up by winning the weight throw with an 'A' standard throw of 17.98m. She currently is No. 1 in the GPAC and the NAIA in the weight throw.
Earned GPAC Field Athlete of the week for her performance on Jan. 28.
Kiara Anderson from Hastings College is this week's field athlete-of-the-week. Anderson, a senior, from Mesa, Arizona, competed in the shot and weight Friday at the Charlie Foster Classic hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She was the top NAIA finisher and fourth place overall in the shot put (12.84m). She went on to finish second in the weight throw (again the top NAIA finisher) with an "A" standard national qualifying throw of 17.34m. Anderson is the NAIA leader in the women's weight throw.
Earned GPAC Field Athlete of the week for her performance on Feb. 3. She also went on to earn NAIA National Field Athlete of the Week.
Kiara Anderson from Hastings College is this week's field athlete-of-the-week. Anderson, a senior, from Mesa, Arizona, finished second in the women's weight (she was the top NAIA finisher) with an "A" standard throw of 17.82m (58' 5.75"). Currently she is ranked first in the GPAC and in the NAIA in the weight throw. She bested the second-ranked NAIA women's weight thrower head-to-head by over one meter.
News mentions
Marion, IN – The Hastings College women’s track and field team picked a great time to pick up many personal best performances on their way to a 7th place finish at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this past week. Hastings finished tied with Olivet Nazarene in 7th with 27 total points and was the highest finishing team out of the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
Orange City, IA – The Hastings College women’s track and field team competed at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday as the Broncos went on to place fourth with 77.5 team points. Each Bronco that finished in the top eight earned All-Conference honors.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Emma Johnson of Columbia International (S.C.) has been selected NAIA Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Kiara Anderson from Hastings (Neb.) has been selected as the NAIA Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from April 15-21 and were selected out of a pool of nominees from across the country.
Crete, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action this past week taking part in the Kansas Relays and the Jim Dutcher Memorial and here are the results.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women's outdoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held April 8-14, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-2024 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
Wichita, KS – The Hastings College women’s track and field team competed down at the KT Woodman Classic hosted by Wichita State and here are the results.
Seward, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was back in action competing in the Concordia Invitational hosted by Concordia University and here are the results from Friday.
Kearney, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action on Saturday competing at the Central Nebraska Challenge and here are the results.
Brookings, SD - The Hastings College women?s track and field team was in action this past weekend competing at the NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships where the Lady Broncos finished 16thoverall.
Yankton, SD – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action this weekend at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships and would finish fourth with a team score of 62. All athletes that finished in the top eight earned all-conference honors.
Crete, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action on Saturday at the Fred Beile Classic and brought home three gold medals.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held January 22-28, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-2024 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
Kearney, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action on Friday competing in the Charlie Foster Classic hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney and here are the results.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held January 15-21, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-2024 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
Seward, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team was in action on Friday competing in the Polar Dog Invite and here are the results.
Kearney, NE – The Hastings College women’s track and field team opened its indoor season at the UNK Pre-Holiday Classic and here are the results.
