Honors & Awards
· Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award (2019, 2020 & 2021)
· Mountain West All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
Collegiate Bests:
Discus Throw: 148-7 (April 10, 2021 at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.)
Shot Put (Outdoor): 39-09.25 (April 13, 2018, at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.)
Hammer Throw: 156-11 (May 14, 2021 at MW Outdoor Championships - Clovis, Calif.)
Mountain West Outdoor Championships
2021: (14th (145-0 - Discus Throw) | 16th (156-11 - Hammer Throw)
2019: 13th (148-2 - Discus Throw) | 17th (150-11 - Hammer Throw)
2018: 10th (140-11 - Discus Throw)
2019-20
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Competed in one meet, the San Diego Collegiate Challenge, before the season was canceled due to COVID-19… Took eighth in the discus throw (130-11) and 10th in the hammer throw (150-11).
2018-19
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Competed in the hammer throw and discus in seven meets… Set personal records in both events at the MW Championships. Finished 13th in the discus (148-2) and 17th in the hammer throw (150-11).
2017-18
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Competed in the discus throw at eight meets and in the shot put in five… Posted career-bests in both events at the Triton Invite: 143-3 in the discus and 39-9.25 in the shot put… Finished in 12th in the discus throw at the MW Championships.
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Buchanan High in Clovis, Calif. ... Two-time Buchanan Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year (2016-17), CIF State Championship competitor (2016-17) and CIF North Area champion in the discus, advancing to the state meet in the shot put in 2017 ... As a senior, was a team captain and was nominated for Buchanan's Female Athlete of the Year award.
Personal
Cari Lynn Acosta was born to Nina and Joel Acosta ... Was also recruited by Oregon State, Colorado State, U.S. Military Academy and Fresno Pacific ... Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in pre-physical therapy and plans to become a physical therapist after graduation.
Cari Acosta Season 2019-20
PositionTHROWS
Height5-10
ClassJunior
HometownClovis, Calif.
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Sixty-eight Aztecs earn MW All-Academic Status
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Sixty-eight Aztecs earn Mountain West All-Academic status
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Sixty-eight Aztecs earn MW All-Academic status
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Sixty-eight Aztecs Earn MW All-Academic status
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Sixty-eight Aztecs Earn MW All-Academic Status
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Sixty-eight Aztecs earn MW All-Academic status
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