2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jackson Cole, Adams State
Brian Barrett

Abby Tieken

  • Position Throws
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shiner, Texas

Biography

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2017 Outdoor: Finished 10th in the shot put at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a thorw of 11.97 meters (39-3.25). She also finished 11th in the hammer throw with a mark of 42.72 meters (140-2). Had a seasonal best mark of 43.39 meters (142-4) in the hammer at the Wes Kittley Invitational. Her best mark of the outdoor season in the shot put came at the West Texas A&M Invitational where she finished second with a throw of 13.12 meters (43-0.5).

2017 Indoor: Finished seventh in the shot put at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a seasonal best mark of 12.99 meters (42-7.5). She also finished eighth in the weight throw with a throw of 14.86 meters (48-9). Finished second in the weight throw at the Grizzly/Buffalo Clash with a personal best mark of 15.37 meters (50-5.25).

2016 Outdoor: Finished eighth in the shot put at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a mark of 40-11.5 (12.48m). She also finished 12th in the hammer throw. She had the fifth best performance in school history in the hammer throw at the WT Classic & Multi with a throw of 150-3 (45.80m). She also had a seasonal-best mark of 43-5.25 (13.24m) in the shot put at the Division II South Central Region Challenge.

2016 Indoor: Earned valuable points for the Lady Buffs as she finished seventh in the shot put at the LSC Indoor Championships with a mark of 12.78 meters. She also finished 10th in the weight throw with a personal best mark of 14.56 meters. Threw an indoor personal best mark of 12.82 in the shot put at the Pittsburg State Invitational.

2015 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the shot put at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships as a freshman with a personal best mark of 44-10.25 (13.67m). She also finished ninth in the same event in the hammer throw (136-8/41.66m). She set a personal best mark 106-3 (32.38) in the discus at the Ross Black Open.

2015 Indoor: Competed in four meets as a freshman for the Lady Buffs where she finished 11th at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in the shot put. Had seasonal best marks of 39-9.75 (12.13m) in the shot put and 34-0 (10.36m) in the weight throw.

High School: Graduated from Shiner High School in 2014. Four-sport athlete in track & field, volleyball, tennis, and softball. Regional qualifier in track & field and tennis. Won a state championship with the softball team. Also won a state championship as a member of the marching band. Academic All-State in track & field her senior season.

Personal: Born October 21. Daughter of Ross and Patricia Tieken. Has three siblings, Ross, Nicholle (WT student), and Aaron. Pre-vet major at West Texas A&M.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2016Sophomore

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Throws
    5'10"