Candice Whitley

Position:
Throws
Class:
Junior
High School:
Southeast Raleigh
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
Prev School:
Charlotte
Major:
Psychology

2019-20: Posted the eighth-best indoor shot put mark in school history at the Doc Hale Elite Meet, posting a total of 13.95 meters to place eighth … Finished third in the shot put at the South Carolina Challenge … Placed 12th in the both the shot put and weight throw at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships.

2018-19: Took fifth in the shot put at the JDL College Kick-off Classic … Came in second in the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Invitational … Finished fifth in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational … Came in fifth in the shot put at the Carolina Challenge … Took fourth in the weight throw at the C-USA Championships with a personal-best throw of 60’ 5.75” … Set an indoor personal best in the shot put at the C-USA Championships with her distance of 43’ 9.25” ... Set a personal best in the hammer throw with a distance of 169’ 0” at the HPU VertKlasse Meet … Took fifth in the shot put at the HPU VertKlasse Meet … Came in sixth in the hammer throw at the East Carolina University Bill Carson Invitational … Finished second in both the shot put and discus throw at the East Carolina University Bill Carson Invitational … Took fifth in both the shot put and discus throw at the Duke Invitational … Had a season-best distance of 150’ 0” in the discus throw at the Duke Invitational … Came away with bronze in the shot put with a personal-benchmark distance of 46’ 0.5” at the Virginia Grand Prix.

2017-18: Competed in seven events in throws … Finished eighth overall in the discus at the 49er Classic … Finished fifth overall in both the shot put and discus and seventh in the hammer at the East Carolina University Bill Carson Invitational … Finished sixth overall in the shot put at the Charlotte Invitational … Set three personal-best records at the C-USA Championships in the shot put, discus and hammer … Shot put distance of 13.25m (43’ 5.75”) is the fourth-best mark in school history … discus throw of 47.06m (154’ 5”) is the third-best mark in Charlotte history … Hammer throw of 50.70 (166’ 4”) is the eighth-best mark in school history.

High School: Earned United States Track and Field (USATF) All-American honors in 2016 … Helped her team win the 2017 North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A State Championship … Greater Neuse River Conference Champion … Four-time 2016 Powerade Games State Champion … Awarded the Presidential Award and Kappa Scholar.