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Sacramento State

2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Deanna Gaines

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown East Oakland, Calif.
  • Prev School San Leandro HS
  • Events Throws

Biography

 Indoor Career Bests Event Outdoor Career Bests 
 43-05.25 at Don Kirby Elite Invitational (2/12/22) SP 42-02.00 at Hornet Invitational (3/16/24) 
 --- DIS 124-06 at Causeway Track Classic (4/30/21) 
 --- WT/HAM 142-08 at Causeway Track Classic (4/26/24) 

2025 Season

  • Competed in the shot put and hammer in four meets.
  • Set seasons highs in both events at the Causeway Classic Dual with a shot put of 39-07.00 and a hammer throw of 140-07.
  • Did not compete during the indoor season.

2024 Season

  • Competed in the shot put in four meets and the hammer in two during the outdoor season.
  • Set her PR in the shot put of 42-02.00 at the Hornet Invitational.
  • Had a career best of 142-08 in the hammer at the Causeway Classic Dual.
  • Participated in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season.
  • Best shot put was 41-09.25 at the Riverfront Invitational.
  • Top weight throw was 50-03.50 at the Big Sky Championships to set her career best.

2022 Season

  • Competed in the shot put and discus during the outdoor season.
  • Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the shot put.
  • Season best shot put of 41-03.75 came at the Causeway Track Classic where she finished third.
  • Best discus throw was 116-11 at the Aggie Opener.
  • Indoors, she competed in the shot put in four meets.
  • Set a career best with a put of 41-03.25 at the Lumberjack Challenge.

2021 Season

  • Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer during her first collegiate season.
  • Best shot put was 41-08.00 at the Sacramento State Open.
  • Threw the discus 124-06 at the Causeway Track Classic for her season best.
  • Longest hammer throw was 123-05 at the Causeway Track Classic.

High School

  • Graduated from San Leandro HS in 2020.
  • Placed 16th at the California State Championships in the shot put as a junior.
  • Was second at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions in the shot put and fifth in the discus that same season.
  • Recorded a personal best shot put of 41-11.00 to finish first at the North Coast Section Bayshore Championships.
  • In two meets in a shortened senior season, she finished first twice in the shot put and once in the discus.
  • Claimed titles in both events at the Sacramento State High School Classic, including winning the discus with a PR of 121-10.

Personal

  • Majoring in kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior

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