University of Tennessee Athletics
2024-25 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Douglas, Donna

Donna Douglas
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jonesboro, Ark.
- High School:
- Nettleton
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- Shot Put: 16.06m (2025)
- Weight Throw: 19.95m (2025) - UT Freshman Record
Outdoor Track
- Shot Put: 15.65m (2025)
- Discus: 58.78m (2025)
- Hammer: 56.39m (2025)
2025 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Set a personal best of 15.65m (51-4.25) in the women's shot put at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational (4/25)
- Shattered the UT rookie record in the discus on her first throw at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/19), earning a mark of 58.78 (192-10).
- Heaved a first place throw of 14.22m (46-8) at the Tennessee Invite (4/4)
- Earned first place in the women's discus at the Tennessee Invite (4/4) with a throw of 54.82 (179-10)
- Claimed eighth place with a throw of 56.39m (185-0) at the USF Alumni Invite (3/21)
- Earned a new personal best throw of 16.06m (52-8.25) at the SEC Indoor Championships
- Dethroned her own previous UT freshman record with a toss of 19.95m (65-5.25) at the East Coast Invite (2/7), moving her up to No. 4 on UT's all-time indoor list
- Logged a toss of 15.73m (51-7.25) in the shot put at the Razorback Invitational (2/1) that ranks her No. 8 on UT's all-time indoor list
- Heaved a mark of 19.82m (65-0.5) in the weight throw to break the Lady Vol freshman record and finish second overall at the Orange & Purple Invite (1/24)
- Earned two more wins and PRs at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/17-18), placing first in the shot put (15.48m/50-9.5) and weight throw (19.47m/63-10.5)
- Made her collegiate debut with a pair of victories at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational (1/10), winning the shot put (15.34m/50-4) and weight throw (19.27m/63-2.75)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned track & field Gatorade Player of the Year honors for the state of Arkansas in back-to-back years to close out a phenomenal high school career
- Owns the Arkansas state record for the shot put (49-0.25 / 14.94m) and discus (175-0 / 53.34m)
- Won the 2023 USATF National Junior Olympic Championship shot put title with a mark of 48-0.75 (14.65m)
- Five-time Arkansas state champion (three shot put, two discus) in the 5A classification, including sweeps of her two specialized events as a junior and senior
- Completed a double win at the Arkansas Meet of Champions in back-to-back seasons (2023-24) in the shot put and discus
- Heaved a lifetime-best discus throw of 175-0 (53.34m) at the Blazer Nestle Invitational in April 2024, which broke the Arkansas state record and ranked third nationally for the entire outdoor season
PERSONAL
- Majoring in sport management
- Daughter of Chuntee Douglas
- Chose Tennessee because of the successful environment that the program fosters
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