Maria Deaviz
All-America
2022 Outdoor: Shot Put (1st Team)
2021 Outdoor: Shot Put (HM)
NCAA East Preliminary
2022: Shot Put, Discus
2021: Shot put
All-ACC
2022 Outdoor: Shot Put (1st Team), Discus (2nd Team)
2022 Indoor: Shot Put
2021 Outdoor: Shot Put (2nd Team)
ACC Champion:
2022 Outdoor: Shot Put
2022 Indoor: Shot Put
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2022 Outdoor
• Won the shot put at the Virginia Open (16.87m / 55’4.25″)
• Won the shot put and placed second in the discus at the Colonial Relays
• Named ACC Field Performer of the Week (4/5)
• Broke the Virginia record in the shot put with a mark of 17.32 meters to win the event at the Duke Invitational
• Placed third in the discus at the Duke Invitational
• Named ACC Field Performer of the Week (4/12)
• Placed third in the shot put and discus at the Virginia Challenge
• Placed fifth in the shot put and sixth in the discus at Penn Relays
• Won the shot put at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Placed first in the shot put and second at the Virginia High Performance meet
• Won gold in the shot put at the ACC Championships (17.08m / 56’0.5″)
• Placed fifth in the discus at the ACC Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in both the shot put and discus
• Set a UVA shot put record (17.97m / 58’11.5″) at the NCAA Championships where she placed fourth
2022 Indoor
• Placed third in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational (15.72m / 51’7″)
• Earned a second-place finish in the shot-put at the Hokie Invitational (16.42m / 53’10.5″)
• Placed sixth in the shot put at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet (15.66m / 51’4.5″)
• Placed fourth in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Challenge
• Won the shot put at the ACC Indoor Championships with a throw reaching (16.75m / 54’11.5″)
2021 Outdoor
• Finished 19th at NCAA Championships with best put of 16.36m (53′ 8.25″)
• Became just the sixth Cavalier to compete in the shot put at NCAA Championships
• Qualified for NCAA Championships in shot put after placing 12th (16.08m / 52′ 9.25″) at NCAA East Preliminary Round
• Enters NCAAs ranked No. 2 among freshmen this season (17.18m / 56′ 4.5″)
• Was fourth at ACC Championships
• Set UVA shot put record at Raleigh Relays (17.18m / 56′ 4.5″) to win that competition
• Record-setting throw was more than a foot better than previous UVA mark
• Finished first at the Virginia Grand Prix (16.89m / 55′ 5″)
• Won shot put at UVA Opener and was third in discus
• Her shot put mark in UVA Opener (16.15m / 53′ 0″) was a UVA freshman record at the time
• Took first place in shot put at Virginia Invitational (15.71m / 51’ 6.5”)
• Posted PB in discus (48.99m / 160′ 9″) in discus at Virginia Challenge to place fifth
• That mark ranks No. 4 on the UVA freshman record list
• Was runner-up in shot put at Virginia Challenge (16.60m / 54′ 5.5″)
• Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• Named 2021 VaSID Field Rookie of the Year
• Named to 2021 VaSID First Team for Throws
2021 Indoor
• Won shot put at Virginia Tech Invitational with PB 15.43 (50′ 7.5″)
• Competed at ACC Championships
Background
• Top ranked shot put athlete in the U.S.
• Holds the 16th best all-time mark in high school for the indoor shot put
• Pennsylvania state champion in the shot put
• Holds the Souderton Area High School record holder in the shot put and discus
• Three-time Suburban one champion
• Named high school’s MVP four times
• Senior scholar student-athlete honoree
Personal
• Undeclared
• Daughter of Rosane Rodrigues