East Texas A&M University Athletics

Finished her A&M-Commerce career as the record holder in both the indoor and outdoor shot put... Had 12 top-three finishes and four first-place finishes in her two years as a Lion... Was a two-time All-Region selection, two-time All-Academic selection, a All-Conference selection and three-time NCAA Division II Championships qualifier.

2017 (Outdoor): Named to the All-Region Team in the shot put... Academic All-LSC... Competed in six meets in the shot put, discus and hammer throw, setting career bests in each... Placed first in the shot put with a career-best throw of 15.18m at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/8), breaking her own A&M-Commerce record and setting an NCAA provisional mark... Finished eighth in the discus with a career-best throw of 41.33m at the same meet... Placed first in the shot put, third in the hammer throw and sixth in the discus at the East Texas Invitational (4/15)... Finished second in the shot put, fourth in the hammer throw and fifth in the discus at the Bobcat Twilight (4/21)... Placed fifth in the hammer throw with a career-best throw of 47.72m at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6)... Also placed fourth in the shot put and 10th in the discus... Placed 14th in the shot put at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/25).

2017 (Indoor): Named to the 2017 Division II All-Region Team... Second Team All-LSC Selection in the shot put... Named Academic All-LSC... LSC Female Field Athlete of the Week (2/15)... Competed in six meets in the throwing events... Finished fourth in the shot put at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/10/16)... Finished in third place in the shot put at the MSSU Southern Invitational (1/20)... Finished in second in the shot put at the Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28)... Broke her own A&M-Commerce record with a shot put throw of 14.33m at the Gorilla Classic (2/10), finishing in sixth... Finished second in the shot put at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/18)... Also finished fifth in the weight throw with a season-best throw of 15.50m... Placed 14th in the shot put at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (3/9).

2016 (Outdoor): Competed in seven meets for the Lions… Finished first in the shot put in consecutive weeks at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/9) and the East Texas Invitational (4/16)… Also placed fifth in the discus and the hammer throw at the East Texas Invitational… Finished in third place in the shot put at the Lone Star Conference Championships (5/5) Also finished 15th in the hammer throw at the same meet… Finished fourth and broke the A&M-Commerce record with a shot put heave of 14.42m at the SHSU Last Chance… Laurie Foster set the previous record of 14.28m in 1999… Finished in 14th place in the shot put at the NCAA Division II Championships (5/26).
 
2016 (Indoor): Competed in all four meets… Placed second in the shot put and sixth in the weight throw at the MSSU Lion Invitational (2/5)… Season-best throw of 14.08m at the Gorilla Classic (2/12), placing fourth… This throw shattered the A&M-Commerce record set by April Ross in 2014 of 12.76m… Placed in second in the weight throw at the Lone Star Conference Championships (2/20), with a season best throw of 15.72m… Also placed fourth in the shot put at the same meet.
 
Prior to A&M-Commerce: Three-year letter winner in softball and once in track and field at Winfield… District champion in shot put and finished in sixth at state… Set a personal best of 34’9.75” in the shot put in high school… Placed sixth at the NJCAA Outdoor Nationals in 2015 while at Hutchinson CC… Set personal bests of 13.7m in the shot put, 38.12m in the discus, 14.48m in the weight throw and 45.87m in the hammer throw.
 
Personal: Born August 28, 1995… Daughter of David and Melissa VanSickle… Nickname is "Sicklepop".
 
VanSickle’s A&M-Commerce Career Bests
Indoor
Shot Put: 14.33m* – Gorilla Classic (2/10/2017)
Weight Throw: 15.72m – LSC Championships (2/20/2016)
 
Outdoor
Shot Put: 15.18m* – ASU David Noble Relays (4/8/2017)
Discus: 41.33 – ASU David Noble Relays (4/8/2017)
Hammer Throw: 47.72m – LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6/2017)
* - A&M-Commerce School Record