2012: Competed in the throws events in all 11 meets for A&M-Commerce ... Led the Lions in the discus with a throw of 46.52 meters at Mean Green Spring Invitational, finishing fifth and provisionally qualifying for nationals ... Placed second at the Incarnate Word Last Chance Meet (43.64m) and Hendrix Invitational (42.56m) while finishing 12th at the Bobby Lane Invitational (43.55m) ... Placed first at the Incarnate Word Invitational (38.83m) while finishing third at the Oklahoma Baptist Open (42.86m) ... Notched a season-best mark in the shot put at the Texas State Bobcat Classic, posting a hurl of 11.62 meters ... Finished first at the Lion Preseason Invitational (10.97m), second at the Marc Randle Classic (10.96m) and third at the Incarnate Word Invitational (11.57m) ... Competed in the hammer throw in four meets, logging a season-best throw of 40.14 meters at the Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic, placing 10th ... Logged throws of 36.53 meters at the Bobby Lane Invitational and 35.82 meters at the Oklahoma Baptist Open ... Finished first at the Lion Preseason Invitational (28.75m).
Prior to A&M-Commerce: Four year letterwinner at Milford High School, competing in the shot put and discus ... Personal-bests of 37' 0" (11.28 meters) in the shot and 132' 4" (40.32 meters) ... State finalist as a senior, being named All-State ... Two-time team MVP ... Two-time Female Athlete of the Year, setting female record by receiving Athlete of the Year two years in a row ... Also lettered four years in basketball and volleyball and twice in tennis ... Team captain and team MVP for both basketball and volleyball ... Named Academic All-State in both sports, helping lead the basketball team to the district championship ... Class valedictorian ... Earned academic honors in Gifted and Talented Club as well as Spanish Non-Native Speaker of the Year.
Personal: Born May 13, 1993 ... Daughter of Robert and La Jeanie Ross ... Plans to major in physics.
Ross' A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
Discus: 46.42 meters - North Texas Mean Green Spring Invitational (Apr. 7, 2012)
Hammer Throw: 40.14 meters - Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic (Apr. 21, 2012)
Shot Put: 11.62 meters - Texas State Bobcat Classic (Apr. 28, 2012)
