Janeah Stewart (born July 21, 1996) is a student-athlete on the University of Mississippi women's track and field team. The four event thrower from Illinois, was awarded All-American status her first three years of college. Janeah Stewart's winning weight throw of 23.18m/76-0.75 broke the SEC meet record that had stood since 2004 and moved her up to No. 1 in the nation this year and No. 6 in NCAA history.

Professional

2017 World Rankings
Women's Shot Put 41
Women's Discus Throw 77
Women's Hammer Throw 99
2018 World Rankings
Women's Shot Put 36
Women's Discus Throw 109
Women's Hammer Throw 13
Stewart placed 13th by throwing the Hammer and fouled in the shot put at

2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2017 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships were held at Hornet Stadium on the campus of California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place June 22–25 an ...

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Stewart placed 4th by throwing the Hammer and placed 5th by throwing in the shot put at

2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place June 21–24 and serves as the national champ ...

College

Stewart earned two

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honors after her

2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were the 97th NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the 37th NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held for the sixth consecutive year ...

where she threw

Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

to place fifth, and

Hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

to place first. Her hammer performance is a top 10 college throw all time. Stewart earned two

honors after her

2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships The 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships was the 54th NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 37th NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadi ...

where she threw

to place fifteenth, and

Weight throw Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events. The track and field event is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent t ...

to place third. Stewart earned two

honors after her 2016

National Junior College Athletic Association The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions ...

indoor championship where she threw

to place second, and

to place second. Stewart is a 2016

Kansas Relays The Kansas Relays are a three-day track meet every April, held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Since 1923, the Kansas Relays have attracted runners, throwers, and jumpers from all over the United States of America, bringing in a ...

champion in the hammer after throwing . Stewart is a 2016

Drake Relays The Drake Relays (officially the Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom) is an outdoor track and field event held in Des Moines, Iowa, in Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University. Billed as ''America's Athletic Classic'', it ...

champion in the shot put after throwing . Stewart earned to

honors after her 2016

outdoor championship where she threw shot put to place second, discus to place first, and hammer to place first. Stewart is 2016 NJCAA National Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, a four-time NJCAA national champion (2015 indoor shot put, 2015 outdoor shot put, 2016 outdoor discus, 2016 outdoor hammer) and 2016 runner-up in the outdoor shot put, nine-time NJCAA All-American, earning honors in the indoor and outdoor shot put, indoor weight throw, outdoor hammer throw and discus, and 2016

USTFCCCA The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a New Orleans, Louisiana-based professional association representing men's and women's cross country and track & field coaches in the United States. The organization has abo ...

Women’s Midwest Indoor Field Athlete of the Year. Stewart set

Iowa Central Community College Iowa Central Community College is a public community college in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with satellite campuses in Webster City and Storm Lake. History The college was organized in 1966 on the foundation of three area junior colleges which had been ...

school record holder in the shot put , discus , hammer throw and weight throw .

Prep

Stewart is a 2014 graduate of South Holland's

Thornwood High School Thornwood High School is a public high school located in South Holland, Illinois, United States. It was built as part of Thornton Township High School District 205. It opened in 1971 to accommodate overcrowding at other District 205 schools, Thorn ...

References

External links

Ole Miss and South Holland's Thornwood HS 2014 profile for Janeah Stewart
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South Holland's Thornwood HS 2014 results for Janeah Stewart
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Janeah 1996 births Living people American female shot putters American female discus throwers American female hammer throwers Female weight throwers Track and field athletes from Illinois Ole Miss Rebels women's track and field athletes People from Calumet City, Illinois Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners