Eliza Collins
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- Hometown:
- New Market, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Jefferson County HS
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- Events:
- Multis, 300 Hurdles
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- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
2025: Indoor - Began her collegiate career, placing sixth in the high jump at the VMI Team Challenge, clearing a height of 1.40m. Ran her first track event at the VMI Invitational, placing 34th in the 60m hurdles. Had a fifth-place finish in the pentathlon at the VMI Winter Relays, in which she set her PR in the high jump at 1.45m, as well as the shot put with a distance of 9.51m. Collins continued her success with a PR in the 400m, 1:08.89, at the JDL College Team Challenge. She reached the SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships and finished 12th in the pentathlon, including a PR in the 60m hurdles, 9.87, and in the 800m, 2:55.65.
Outdoor - She opened her outdoor career with a 13th-place finish in the 100m hurdles, 18.44, at the Lee University Invitational. Collins finished ninth at the App State Open in the long jump, with a distance of 4.90. At the SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she came in 23rd with a 4.82 long jump.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time Jefferson County High School T&F MVP, Collins took home conference championships in long jump, 100-meter hurdles, high jump, and 300-meter hurdles while qualifying for states in the pentathlon twice.
News mentions
Another week of Carson-Newman track and field testing itself against premier athletes from around the country. The Eagles sent their top athletes to the Georgia Tech Invitational, and once again, more school records fell.
Brooke Taylor, Blayne Jackson and Rylan Jordan, twice, also took first place in events as the Eagles showed out