2022-23 Women's Track and Field
Biography
Graduate Student Year (2022-23)
- Competed in field events in 12 meets for the Royals
- Finished fifth in the weight throw at the Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) with a personal-best mark of 12.70m
- Recorded a total of four top-10 finishes
- Won the weight throw at the SU Early Season Invite (Dec. 9-10) with a mark of 12.55m
Senior Year (2021-22)
- Competed in the weight, hammer and discus throws over 14 meets
- Recorded seven top-10 finishes
- Finished fifth in the hammer throw at the Misericordia Twilight Meet on Apr. 12 with a personal-best mark of 36.72m
- Posted an eighth place finish in the hammer throw at the Landmark Outdoor Championships on May 7-8
- Finished ninth in the weight throw at the Landmark Indoor Championships on Feb. 26
Junior Year (2020-21)
- Competed in five meets for the Royals in the hammer throw and discus throw
- Registered five top-five finishes in the hammer throw including a third place finish at the Landmark Conference Championships on May 8
- Posted a career-best mark of 35.22m in the hammer throw and placed third in the event at the Juniata College Invite on Apr. 24
- Set a personal-best mark in the discus throw (26.91m) at the Greyhound Invitational on Apr. 10
Sophomore Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- Competed in the weight throw in five meets during the indoor season for the Royals
- Finished sixth in the event at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 11.89m
Freshman Year (2018-19)
- Competed in nine meets during her first season at Scranton
- Recorded season-best marks in the shot put (8.29m) and weight throw (8.75m) at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 23 to place 13th and 16th in the events, respectively
- Posted a season-best mark of 28.26 meters in the hammer throw at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships on May 4-5 to finish 15th while also bringing home a 12th place result in the discus
- Also had a personal record in the discus at the Coach P Invitational on Apr. 12-13 with a mark of 24.48 meters
- Totaled five top-10 finishes on the season including a pair of seventh place results in the hammer throw
Personal Best Marks
Event  |
Meet (Date) |
Mark |
Shot Put |
Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 23, 2019) |
8.29m |
Discus |
Greyhound Invitational (Apr. 10, 2021) |
26.91m |
Hammer |
Muhlenberg Invitational (Apr. 1, 2023) |
37.59m |
Weight Throw |
Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 25, 2023) |
12.70m |
 Awards & Honors
- Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020)
- University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Dec. 12, 2022)
High School/Personal
- Prepped at Notre Dame Academy, earning three varsity letters in track and four in swimming
- Won the discus competition at the 2018 NY and BQ CHSAA sectional championships
- Helped team win Indoor/Outdoor State Island championships (2016-2018).
- Her squad was also 2016-2018 CHSAA NYC/sectional indoor and outdoor champions
- Is the daughter of Deborah and John Fafian. Her mother graduated from Hofstra University while her father is a University of Pennsylvania graduate.
- Also has a sister, Maria, who swam at Fairleigh Dickinson University
Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
Throws
5'6"
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2019-20Sophomore
Throws
5'6"
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2020-21Junior
Throws
5'6"
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2021-22Senior
Throws
5'6"
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2022-23Graduate Student
Throws
5'6"