2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
HONORS & ACCOLADES:
- 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifier (Discus)
- 3x NCAA East First Round Outdoor Qualifier (2026 Discus & Shot Put, 2024 Shot Put)
- 2024 America East Most Outstanding Field Performer (Outdoor)
- America East Champion - Shot Put - 2026 America East Outdoor Championships
- America East Champion - Shot Put - 2026 America East Indoor Championships
- America East Champion - Discus Throw - 2024 America East Outdoor Championships
- America East Champion - Shot Put - 2024 America East Indoor Championships
- Silver Medalist - Discus Throw - 2026 America East Outdoor Championships
- Silver Medalist - Shot Put - 2024 America East Outdoor Championships
- Silver Medalist - Discus Throw - 2023 America East Outdoor Championships
- Silver Medalist - Shot Put - 2023 America East Indoor Championships
- Bronze Medalist - Weight Throw - 2026 America East Indoor Championships
- Bronze Medalist - Discus Throw - 2022 America East Outdoor Championships
- 5x America East Field Performer of the Week (1/16/24, 1/23/24, 12/9/25, 4/7/26, 4/28/26)
UMBC ALL-TIME RANKS (as of 5.11.26):
- 1st - Outdoor - Shot Put - 16.74m
- 1st - Outdoor - Discus Throw - 54.37m
- 3rd - Outdoor - Hammer Throw - 51.05m
- 3rd - Indoor - Shot Put - 15.27m
- 3rd - Indoor - Weight Throw - 18.01m
2026 OUTDOOR:
- Qualified for NCAA Championships w/ a 12th-place finish in the discus at the NCAA East First Round, setting a PR w/ a 54.37m throw
- Finished 18th in the shot put at the NCAA East First Round w/ a 16.36m throw
- Won gold in the shot put at the America East Championships w/ a 16.18m throw
- Took home silver in the discus throw at the America East Championships w/ a 52.65m throw
- Competed in the shot put (15.84m) and the discus throw (45.05m) at the Penn Relays
- Won the shot put (16.42m) and the discus throw (49.06m) at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational
- Set a PR in the hammer throw w/ a 51.05m throw at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational
2025-26 INDOOR:
- Won gold in the shot put at America East Championships (14.93m)
- Earned bronze in the weight throw at America East Championships with a PR of 18.01m (No.3 UMBC indoor all-time)
- Took first in the shot put (15.01m) and second in the weight throw (16.58m) at the Youree Spence Garcia Invitational
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2024 OUTDOOR:
- Placed 21st in the preliminary round of the shot put at the NCAA East First Round w/ a 15.74m throw
- Won the discus throw at the IC4A/ECAC Championships w/ a 49.96m toss
- Won the discus throw at the America East Championships w/ a 49.12m throw
- Finished second in the shot put at the America East Championships w/ a 14.88m mark
- Set a new personal best in the shot put at the Penn Relays w/ a 16.74m throw
- Set a new personal best in the discus throw at the Penn Relays w/ a 50.34m toss
- Won the shot put at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational w/ a 14.26m throw
- Won the discus throw at the Towson Invitational w/ a mark of 48.05m
2024 INDOOR:
- Won the shot put at the America East Championships w/ a 15.26m throw
- Finished fifth in the weight throw at the America East Championships w/ a PR toss of 17.20m
- Won the shot put at the Ramapo College Opener w/ a 15.27m throw
- Won the shot put at the Navy Indoor Invitational w/ a 14.50m throw
2023 OUTDOOR:
- Finished fifth in the discus throw at the IC4A/ECAC Championships w/ a 46.70m toss
- In the Weems Baskin Invitational, went for gold in the discus with a personal-mark distance of 46.48 meters while also snatching silver for her 13.92m shot put throw.
- Won the discus throw in a personal-mark of 48.15m, unofficially the top mark in the America East Conference this spring in the Dalton Ebanks Invitational.
- Earned Female Field Performer of the Week (Week of April 12th).
- Came in the top half-dozen competitors in the discus throw, recording a toss of 45.75 meters at the Bison Classic..
- Captured silver in the discus (46.82m) in the America East Outdoor Championships.
2023 INDOOR:
- Named the team’s Unsung Hero at the Gritty’s
- In the Nittany Lion Challenge placed 8th (15.87m) in Weight Throw, notching the eighth-best toss in UMBC indoor track history.
- Placed 13th (14.79 m) in Weight Throw at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
- Took the Shot Put (13.73 meters) with the fourth-best score in the conference and fourth in Weight Throw (16.45 m) at the Liberty Open.
- Received a silver medal launching the shot put a distance of 14.02m, a personal-best, in the America East Indoor Championships.
2022 OUTDOOR:
- Competed in the shot put and discus during the outdoor season
- Ended the year on a strong note with her best throw in the shot put coming at the ECAC Championships at 13.24m
- Finished third in the discus at the America East Championships w/ a 44.23m throw
2022 INDOOR:
- Had her best toss in the weight throw at the Penn State National Open at 13.05m
- Ended the year at the America East Championships with a toss of 13.63m in the shot put, her best of the season
BACKGROUND:
- Earned All-American status in the shot put at 2021 Adidas Indoor Nationals in Virginia Beach
- Selected as Springside Chestnut Hill’s Team MVP in 2020 and 2021 and helped the Blue Devils to the school’s first-ever conference title
- Started competing in track & field at age 6
- Majoring in Technincal Management & Project Management
- Enjoys writing poetry & performing music
- Nicknamed Avalanche
- Daughter of Angela Alston-Roberts and Jonathan Roberts
- Mom (Syracuse) and dad (East Stroudsburg) both played college basketball
- Brother, plays basketball at Iowa CC
- Has one sibling, Jonathan Roberts II
- Lists favorite musical artist as Mariah Carey
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2025-26Graduate Student
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