Payden Montana

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
Prev School:
Penn State
Hometown:
Berwick, Pa.

Placed 15th in Shot Put at the 2021 Olympics Trials
2023 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (Shot Put, Discus)
2023 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (Shot Put), Scorer (Discus)
2023 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (Shot Put)
2022 USATF Outdoor Championships Qualifier (Shot Put)
2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships Second Team All-American (Shot Put)
2022 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (Shot Put, Discus)
2022 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (Shot Put, Discus)
2022 NCAA Indoor Championships First Team All-American (Shot Put)
2022 Big 12 Indoor Champion (Shot Put)
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Second Team All-American (Shot Put)
2021 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (SP, Discus Throw)
2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (SP)
2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (SP)

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests
SP: 57-5.75 (17.52m), 2022
WT: 52-6.5 (16.01m), 2020

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests
SP: 58-8 (17.88m), 2022
DT: 171-8 (52.32m), 2023

2023
(Outdoor) Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in shot put and discus ... Claimed the Big 12 Outdoor Shot Put title (17.65m), scored seventh in discus (51.10m) ... Placed third in SP (16.71m) and seventh in DT (45.96m) at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout ... Grabbed the win in SP (17.50m) and third in DT (50.61m) at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Took second in SP (17.00m) and fifth in DT (47.81m) at the Sooner Invitational & Multis ... Threw a PR in discus (52.32m) and took fourth in SP (16.98m) at Texas Relays ... Claimed first in SP (17.17m) and second in DT (50.34m) at the Island Relays Bahamas ...

(Indoor) Claimed second in SP (16.74m) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Placed fifth in SP with a 15.91m at the Windy City Invite ... Finished sixth in SP (16.45m) at the New Mexico Classic ... Grabbed the win in SP (16.01m) at the JD Martin Invitational ... Took first in SP (16.74m) and 14th in weight throw (15.33m) at the Arkansas Invitational ... Claimed first in SP with a 17.03m at the K-State Winter Invite ...

2022
(Outdoor) Earned second team All-America status in shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and marked 56-6.75 (17.24m) ... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in shot put (17.66m) and discus (48.21m) ... Took second in shot put with a mark at 56-6.5 (17.23m) and seventh in discus, marking 168-11 (51.48m) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Grabbed first in shot put with a mark at 56-6.5 (17.23m) at the Arkansas Twilight ... Placed second in shot put at the Alumni Muster, throwing for 55-10.25 (17.02m) ... Grabbed first in shot put with a mark at 56-7.5 (17.26m) and third in discus with a 166-4 (50.70m) at the John John Jacobs Invitational ... Took first in shot put with a 57-2.75 (17.44m) and threw a PR at 171-7 (52.30m) in discus for first place at the Sooner Invitational ... Threw a PR in shot put, marking 58-8 (17.88m) at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational ... Finished seventh in shot put with a 55-3.75 (16.86m) and ninth in discus, marking 158-11 (48.45m) at the Texas Relays ... Grabbed first in shot, marking 57-0 (17.37m) and fifth in discus with a 155-3 (47.33m) at the TCU Invitational.

(Indoor) Placed sixth in shot put with a mark of 17.25m(56-7.25) at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Took the crown in shot put with a mark of 17.27m(56-8) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Grabbed first in shot put with a mark of 16.70m(54-9.5) at the Arkansas Qualifier ... PR’d and won shot put with a mark of 17.52m(57-5.75) at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Took second in shot put with a 17.38(57-5.75) at the Husker Invitational ... Placed first in shot put with a 56-8.75(17.29m) at the JD Martin Invite ... Won shot put at the Arkansas Invitational with a 54-9.5 (16.70m) ...Took second in shot put with a 55-5.75 (16.91m) at the K-State Winter Invite.

2021
(Outdoor) Finished 16th in shot put with a mark of 54-0.5 (16.47m) at the NCAA Championships … Finished ninth at the NCAA West Prelims in shot put with a distance of 55-2 (16.81m) and 41st in the discus throw with a mark of 150-11 (46m) … Set a PR and placed second in shot put (57-4.25 (17.48m)) and placed seventh in discus with a throw of 163-1 (49.70m) … Finished second in shot put with a mark of 55-7.5 (16.95m) at the Desert Heat Classic … Clinched first place in shot put with a throw of 55-6.25 (16.92) and fourth in discus with a throw of 164-4 (50.10m) at the John Jacobs Invitational … Finished second in shot put with a throw of 52-5.5 (15.99m) and third in discus with a throw of 166-0 (50.59m) at the Sooner Invite … Clinched first place in shot put with a throw of 54-5.25 (16.59m) and third in discus with a mark of 159-10 (48.72m) at the North Texas Classic … Set a PR and clinched first place in discus with a mark of 170-0 (51.83m) and finished first in shot put with a throw of 56-9.5 (17.31m) at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Placed first in shot put with a throw of 52-1.75 (15.89m) and fourth in discus with a throw of 164-6 (50.14m) at the TCU Invitational …

(Indoor) Finished fourth in shot put with a mark of 52-9.5 (16.09m) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Took first in SP with a 52-9.5 (16.09m) at the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier ... Placed third in SP with a 54-1 (16.48m) at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Took first in SP with a 53-8.5 (16.37m) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational ... Finished second with a 54-2.5 (16.52m) at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational to place second ... Clinched first at the Arkansas Invitational in SP with a throw of 53-2.75 (16.22m) ... Placed first in SP with a 53-5.75 (16.30m) at the K-State Winter Invite

PRIOR TO OU
Attended Penn State her freshman and sophomore year.