TFRRS Performance Profile
Career accolades:
- 2018 and 2019 NCAA javelin champion
- Four-Time All-American
- Four-Time Pac-12 javelin champion
- CoSIDA Academic All-America second team.
- Stanford Athletics Board Award.
Personal bests (thru 2019):
- Javelin: 198-0 (60.35m)
As a Senior (2019):
- Won NCAA javelin championship
- Became sixth NCAA javelin repeat champion.
- First Stanford woman to win two NCAA titles in a field event.
- First-team All-America (javelin).
- Four-time Pac-12 javelin champion.
- Fourth in conference history to win four javelin titles.
- No. 5 javelin thrower in collegiate history.
- Nos. 10, 20, 21, 23, 24, 34, 37, 39, 67, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78 throws in collegiate history.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- USTFCCCA National Division I Women's Athlete of the Week (April 9)
- Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Week (April 9).
- USTFCCCA National Division I Women's Athlete of the Week (March 19)
- Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Week (March 19).
- Big Meet javelin winner.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Indoors
- Did not compete.
As a Junior (2018):
Outdoors
- NCAA javelin champion with a school-record throw of 198-0 (60.36m).
- First-team All-American for the third time.
- First Stanford NCAA women's champion since 2013.
- First Stanford women's javelin NCAA champ.
- Distance of 198-0 was No. 10 performance all-time during a collegiate season.
- No. 5 on all-time collegiate performers' list.
- Pac-12 javelin champion for the third time.
- Three times broke school javelin record.
- Broke Big Meet javelin record.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection for the third time.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
Indoors
- Did not compete.
As a Sophomore (2017):
Outdoors
- All-America first team (javelin).
- Fourth in javelin at NCAA Championships.
- Pac-12 javelin champion for the second consecutive year.
- Second consecutive top-seven NCAA finish.
- Broke school javelin record for NCAA competition (181-6, 55.32m).
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet javelin winner.
- Pac-12 Field Athlete of the Week (April 4).
Indoors
- Did not compete.
As a Freshman (2016):
Outdoors
- Earned first-team All-America honors in the javelin, placing seventh at 176-0.
- Gave Stanford its fifth consecutive conference women's javelin title, with a Pac-12-winning toss of 176-2.
- The throw, on her fourth attempt, won the competition by more than 30 feet.
- Broke school freshman record and came within four inches of Stanford record while winning in her collegiate debut.
- Her throw of 183-4 (55.88 meters) at the Stanford Invitational was a season best.
- Became Stanford's 14th consecutive women's javelin winner at the Big Meet, throwing 179-5.
- Placed 17th at the U.S. Olympic Trials, throwing 169-0.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Indoors
- Did not compete.
High School/Club:
- Ranked No. 3 in the world among under-20 women’s javelin throwers in 2014 with a throw of 188-11 (57.60m).
- With the 600g javelin, she was third at the Australian senior championships in 2014.
- An outstanding athlete, Little set personal bests of 1:05.97 in the 400 hurdles, 5-2 1/2 in the high jump, 16-11 1/2 in the long jump, and 4,879 in the under-18 heptathlon.
National/International:
- Set a World Youth Championships record with a throw of 201-8 for the 500 gram implement, winning in a dramatic duel with Cuba’s Yulemnis Aguiar in Donetsk, Ukraine, for the gold medal.
- The mark also set an Australian youth record.
- Placed eighth at the 2019 World University Games at 181-8 (55.37m).
- Placed second at the 2019 Oceania Championships at 189-5 (57.74m)
- Competed in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing 17th at 169-0.
- Born in the United States and is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia, where she grew up.
Career results:
Year | Season (Meets) | Event | Season Best | Conf. | Region | NCAA |
2019 | Outdoors (9) | Javelin | 195-1 (59.47) | 1 (194-0) | 4 (178-2) | 1 (195-0) |
Indoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
2018 | Outdoors (8) | Javelin | 198-0 (60.36) | 1 (180-1) | 1 (187-7) | 1 (198-0) |
Indoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
2017 | Outdoors (9) | Javelin | 182-5 (55.60) | 1 (173-11) | 3 (167-7) | 4 (181-6) |
Indoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
2016 | Outdoors (8) | Javelin | 183-4 (55.88) | 1 (176-2) | 5 (171-8) | 7 (176-0) |
Indoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |