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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Maggie Allen
Camille Jackson
Tavana Mercado

Sophia Gustely

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Coconut Creek, Fla.
  • High School Monarch
  • Major Master's in Aerospace Business Analytics

Biography

• 2023 USTFCCCA/NCAA II OUTDOOR (Discus, Javelin)
• 2022-23 D2 DA Academic Achievement Award
• 2022-23 Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction
• 2022-23 Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar
• 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• 2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
• 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (discus, javelin)
• 2021-22 Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar
• 2021 Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction
• 2021 Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll
• 2021 Peach Belt Conference Champion - Javelin
• 2021 Peach Belt Conference Sportsmanship Award
• 2021-22 Embry-Riddle Eagles of Excellence Scholarship recipient
• 2020 Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction
• 2020-21 Embry-Riddle Eagles of Excellence Scholarship recipient
• 2019 Peach Belt Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
• 2019 Women’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year
• 2019 USTFCCCA All-Region in the Javelin
 
2022-23: Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction...Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District...USTFCCCA/NCAA II OUTDOOR All-Region in discus and javelin. OUTDOOR: Took first place in the javelin (42.23m) at the UNF - River City Spring Break Classic (March 16-17), 38.80m at the Knights Invite (March 24-25), 40.57 at the Embry-Riddle Spike's Classic and Multi College (March 30-April 1) and with 40.12m at the Bobcats Last Chance Meet (May 13).

2022: CoSIDA Academic All-District. OUTDOOR: Second team NCAA II All-American in the javelin, finishing 11th at the NCAA II National Championships (May 26-28) with a throw of 43.90m...won the PBC Championship in the javelin with a career-best throw of 45.72m (April 23)...set a personal-best mark in the discus at the UCF Knights Invite (March 26) with a throw of 43.49m, finishing fourth...earned USTFCCCA All-District honors in both the javelin and discus and was a USTFCCCA Academic All-District honoree...PBC Team of Academic Distinction award winner.

2021: OUTDOOR: Peach Belt Conference Sportsmanship Award winner…earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the javelin…Embry-Riddle Eagles of Excellence Scholarship recipient…recipient of the Peach Belt Conference Sportsmanship Award...best outing of the season was at the Embry-Riddle Eagle Invite (March 6) where she posted career best marks in the shot put (9.89m (32-5.5)) and discus (41.77m (137-0))…also eclipsed the ERAU record in the javelin at that meet with a throw of 41.66m (136-8)…scored 13 points for the Eagles at the Peach Belt Conference Championships winning the javelin with a throw of 41.38m (135-9), and placing sixth in the hammer with a PR of 37.29m (122-4) in the hammer.

2019-20 INDOOR: Named to the Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction…Embry-Riddle Eagles of Excellence Scholarship recipient…competed in two meets…opened the season with a PR of 11.13m (36-6.25) in the weight throw at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (Dec, 6)…had a personal-best throw of 9.82m (32-2.75) in the shot put at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25)…her career-best 34.40m (112-10) toss in the hammer was good for fifth place at the Embry-Riddle Bahama House First Chance Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22).

2018-19: OUTDOOR: Named the Peach Belt Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Year and Women's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year...USTFCCCA All-Region in the javelin...finished second in the discus in her first collegiate meet with a 37.36m throw at the Embry-Riddle Outdoor Challenge…scored 21 points at the Peach Belt Conference championships with a pair of first-place finishes in the discus (40.38m) and the javelin (39.32m)…also set a personal record of 31.89m in the hammer throw to finish 12th.

PREP: 2017 graduate of Monarch High School…two-time FHSAA 4A State runner-up in the discus…USATF and AAU All-American in the javelin and discus…posted personal-best distances of 134’ 5” in the javelin and 139’ in the discus.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Plantation, Florida…daughter of Martha and Kenneth Gustely…sister, Phoebe, was a member of the ERAU track & field team (2017-21)…completed her undergraduate degree in Business Administration in 2022...currently working toward her Master's in Aerospace Business Analytics in the Aerospace track.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Junior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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  • 2022-23Graduate Student

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  • 2023-24Graduate Student

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