Personal Records
Indoor
Shot Put: 39-1.25 (2019 VMI Keydet Invitational)
Outdoor
Shot Put: 38-10 (High School)
Discus: 111-8 (High School)
Hammer: 95-1 (2019 Charlotte Invitational).
Career Statistics
2020-21: Did not compete … Member of the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was named the MEAC All-Academic Team.
2019-20: Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for both semesters … Also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
Indoor: Compete in one meet, participating in the shot put at the Gamecock Opener … Had a best throw of 36-3.5
Outdoor: Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19: Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters.
Indoor: Opened her first collegiate season with a ninth-place showing in the shot put at Virginia Tech (37-10) … Recorded a season-best throw of 39-1.25 at the VMI Keydet Invitational.
Outdoor: Competed in the hammer, discus and shot put during outdoor season … Recorded an 11th-place finish in the shot put with a college PR of 38-2 at the Virginia Grand Prix … PRed in the hammer at the Charlotte Invitational (95-1) and recorded a college PR in the discus at the Colonial Relays (107-4).
High School: Lettered three years in track and field and two in basketball … As a senior, was region champion and state 3A outdoor runner-up in the shot put … Had a high school PR of 38-10 … Was also region champ in the discus (PR of 111-8) and fourth at the state meet … Was also an all-state performer in the shot put during indoor season, when she placed sixth … Earned all-state honors during outdoor season as a junior … Helped her team win the 3A outdoor state team championship her sophomore season.
Personal: Akiera Lashae Sessoms was born on Feb. 26, 2000 … Daughter of Antinio Stiles and Kierra Sessoms … Plans to major in psychology.
