Vanessa Sierra's Top Performances & Results 2016 Outdoor: Participated in five meets, including the Mountain West Outdoor Championships ... Threw in three events: shot put, discus and hammer ... Threw a season-best 44-10.25 (13.67m) in the shot put at the MW Outdoors ... Threw a season-best 141-9 (43.21m) in the discus throw at the Mondo Invitational ... Threw a season and personal-best distance of 164-11 (50.28m) in the hammer throw at the MW Outdoors.
2016 Indoor: Participated in five meets ... Threw in two events: shot put and weight throw ... Threw a season-best distance of 42-1.5 (12.84m) in the shot put at the MW Indoors ... Threw a season-best distance of 54-6 (16.61m) in the weight throw at the New Mexico Classic.
2015 Outdoor:· Shot Put Finalist at Mountain West Championships (fifth place)
Participated in seven meets, including the Mountain West Outdoor Championships ... Threw in three events: shot put, discus and hammer throw ... Threw a season-best distance of 48-1.75 (14.67m) in the shot put at the MW Outdoors ... Threw a season-best distance of 143-8 (43.80m) in the discus at the MW Outdoors ... Threw a season-best distance of 154-3 (47.01m) in the hammer throw at the UNLV Spring Invitational.
2015 Indoor: Participated in four meets, including the Mountain West Indoor Championships ... Threw in two events: shot put and weight throw ... Threw a season-best distance of 47-3 (14.40m) in the shot put at the NAU Invitational ... Threw a season-best distance of 54-1.75 (16.50m) in the weight throw at the NAU Invitational.
2014 Outdoor: Participated in eight meets, including the Mountain West Outdoor Championships ... Threw in three events: shot put, discus and hammer throw ... Threw a season-best distance of 42-11.75 (13.10m) at the UNLV Track Classic ... Threw a season-best distance of 142-4 (43.39m) in the discus at the UNLV Track Classic ... Threw a season-best distance of 151-8 (46.23m) in the hammer throw at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge.
2014 Indoor: Participated in two meets ... Threw in two events: shot put and weight throw ... Threw a season-best distance of 41-1 (12.52m) in the shot put at the Mountain T's Invitational ... Threw a season-best distance of 44-7 (13.59m) in the weight throw at the Mountain T's Invitational.
High School: A 2013 graduate of El Capitan HS in Lakeside, Calif. ... Lettered four years in track & field and one in basketball ... Four-time Grossmont Valley champion in the shot put from 2010-13 ... Won the CIF Division II championship in the shot put in 2010 and finished second from 2011-13 ... Best shot put measurement is 43-2 ... Best discus measurement is 134-11.
Personal: Vanessa Leimomi Sierra was born on Feb. 26, 1995, in San Diego, Calif ... The daughter of Ulisies and Maritha Sierra ... Has three siblings: Candia, Ulises Jr. and Hiwalani ... Father, Ulises, played professional baseball for the San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds ... Majoring in nursing.
