Ava Roberts

Photo by: Zach Del Bello / Mean Green Sports

Position:
Throws
High School:
Pflugerville HS
Hometown:
Pflugerville, Texas

TFFRS Bio

Personal Bests

Shot Put	15.58m
Discus	39.32m

Honors and Awards
• 2025 All-AAC (Shot Put, Indoor)
• 2025 All-AAC (Shot Put, Outdoor)

2026 Outdoors
Competed in shot put and discus in the outdoor season ... Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in the shot put and finished 33rd with a throw of 14.80 meters ... Placed 9th in the shot put at the American Outdoor Championships ... Placed 5th in the shot put at the SMU Invitational ... Won the shot put at the Bill Schmidt Invitational with a throw of 14.58 meters ... Placed 5th and 6th, respectively, in the discus and shot put at the Texas Relays ... Placed 3rd and 4th, respectively, in the shot put and discus at the TCU Alumni Invitational with a PR in the discus of 49.10 meters

2026 Indoors
Placed 2nd in the shot put at the Crimson and Cream Qualifier ... Won the shot put at the Oklahoma Classic Invitational with a throw of 14.97 meters

2025 Outdoors
Excelled in the shot put as a true freshman becoming the third-best performer in the event with her mark of 15.58 meters at the AAC Championships ... Earned a spot on the podium in the shot put for the second time this year, improving upon her third-place finish at the indoor meet to place second at the outdoor meet ... Made her first appearance at the NCAA West Preliminary Round where she placed No. 38 with a throw of 14.67m ... Won for the first time in her career with a throw of 13.96m at the Bill Schmidt Invite ... Took ninth in a loaded field at the Texas Invitational with a mark of 14.88m ... Also threw the discus at two meets with her best throw traveling 39.32m at the Raleigh Relays.

2025 Indoors
Had an impressive conference meet where she placed third in the shot put to earn all-conference honors ... Recorded three attempts at the conference meet that exceeded any other throw of the season, ultimately finishing with a season-best mark of 15.28 meters ... Collected a trio of top-10 finishes on the season, including a fourth-place finish in her first college meet at the Arkansas Invitational.

High School
A two-time qualifier for the state championships in the shot put ... Also advanced to state in the discus as a junior ... Three-time district champion in the shot put ... Holds the Pflugerville ISD and Pflugerville HS record in the discus throw ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and the College Board's National African American Recognition Program for Outstanding Academic Achievment.