Maria Deaviz

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Souderton, Pa.
High School:
Souderton Area High School
Position:
Throws
Major:
Political Science

Collegiate PR | Indoor: SP - 16.75m (54'11.5''); WT - 16.16m (53'0.25") | Outdoor: SP - 17.97m (58'11.5"); DT - 52.58m (172'6.0")
High School PR | LJ - 6.15m (20-2.5); TJ - 13.08m (42-11); 60m - 7.90i; 100m - 12.23 (-0.1m/s)

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

Senior (2023-24)

Indoor Track & Field
• Threw 16.82m in the shot put for fourth at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Threw 16.73m in the shot put for sixth at the Tom Jones Invitational (April 12-13)
• Threw 17.04m in the shot put for fourth (the No. 3 mark in program history) at the Battle on the Bayou (March 29-30)
• Threw 16.68m in the shot put for third (the No. 3 mark in program history) at the Clyde Hart Classic (March 22-23)
• Threw 16.60m in the shot put for third (the No. 2 mark in program history) at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)

Indoor Track & Field
• Threw 15.96m in the shot put for eighth at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Threw 16.19m in the shot put for fourth at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9-10)
• Threw a career-best 16.70m to win the shot put for the No. 2 mark in program history and No. 17 mark in the NCAA at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 26-27)
• Threw 16.17m to win the shot put for the No. 5 mark in program history at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)

Before Michigan

At Virginia: Two-time All-American ... Four-Time All-ACC ... Two-Time ACC Champion in the shot put ... Broke the Virginia record in the shot put with a mark of 17.32 meters ... Set a UVA shot put record (17.97m / 58’11.5") at the NCAA Championships where she placed fourth ... Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2021)

• South American u23 Champion

High School: Holds the Souderton Area High School record holder in the shot put and discus ... Holds the 16th best all-time mark in high school for the indoor shot put ... Pennsylvania state champion in the shot put ... Senior scholar student-athlete honoree ... Named high school’s MVP four times

Personal
• Daughter of Rosane Rodrigues