Mikayla Howden

Hometown: San Diego, Calif. High School: San Diego HS Last College: Coffeyville Community College

Height: 5-10 Event: Throws

Collegiate Bests
Shot Put (Indoor): 32-03.50 (2012)
Shot Put (Outdoor): 32-10.50 (2012)
Discus Throw: 113-07 (2012)
Weight Throw: 56-02.50 (Feb. 28, 2014 at MW Championships - USAF Academy, Colo.)
Hammer Throw: 164-00 (April 20, 2013 at Soka Peace Invitational - Aliso Viejo, Calif.)

Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships
2014: 13th (56-02.50 - Weight Throw)
2013: 14th (53-01.00 - Weight Throw)

2013-14
Outdoor Track and Field: Threw the hammer in seven events over the outdoor season ... began her final season with a third-place showing at the UCSD Collegiate on March 15 in 157-11 ... was 10th in the invitational hammer at the Aztec Invite (March 28) in 159-03 ... took 12th at the Cal/Nevada Championships on April 5 in 154-05 ... was second (157-02) at the Soka Peace Invitational on April 18 ... took seventh at the HP/OTC Series on April 24 with a season-best mark of 161-03 ... was 36th a day later at the Triton Invitational in 149-02 ... finished her season at the Oxy Invitational on May 10, coming in 11th in 152-05.

Indoor Track and Field: Competed in three meets over the indoor season, all in the weight throw ... ended her indoor campaign in 13th at the MW Championships on Feb. 28 with a mark of 56-02.50, the fifth-best throw in school history ... was 10th at the Cherry & Silver Invitational on Jan. 24 in 54-10.25 ... took 16th at the Don Kirby Elite (Feb. 14) in 51-04.25.

2012-13
Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in the hammer throw in five meets over the season ... made her outdoor debut at the Aztec Invitational on March 15 with a mark of 146-01 in the open hammer throw ... was 20th at the Cal/Nevada Championships on March 20 in 142-11 ... came in second at the CSUSM Mangrum Invitational on April 6 in 154-01 ... had her best showing of the year at the Soka Peace Invitational on April 26, taking second in 164-00 ... the 164-00 was the eighth-best in program history ... finished her season in 27th at the Triton Invitational on April 26 in 143-09.

Indoor Track and Field: Participated in two meets in the weight throw in her first season at SDSU ... was sixth at the MW Championships in 53-01.00 on Feb. 22, the sixth-best throw in school history ... her debut was an 11th-place finish at the New Mexico Classic on Feb. 1 in 49-10.00.

2011-12 (at Coffeyville Community College)
Transferred to SDSU after spending two seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas ... owns indoor personal bests of 54-09.25 in the weight throw and 32-03.50 in the shot put, and outdoor bests of 32-10.50 in the shot put, 113-07 in the discus throw and 152-06 in the hammer throw ... has competed four times at the NJCAA Championships, earning a pair of top-seven finishes, including sixth at the 2011 indoor meet in the weight throw (49-04.25) and seventh at the 2012 outdoor meet in the hammer (151-10).

High School
Earned two letters at San Diego High School under current volunteer coach Robert Dean ... was an all-league selection and all-academic pick ... was president of the National Honor Society and was named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team ... also lettered in golf three years and in basketball two years.

Personal
Mikayla Devonee Howden was born May 6, 1992, in San Diego, Calif. ... daughter of Roberto Howden and (Wendolyn) Gail Franklin ... was also recruited by Cal State Northridge, Louisiana-Lafayette, Central Michigan, Bethune Cookman and CSU-Pueblo ... plans to major in biology.