Thursday, March 27
Raleigh, N.C.
9:15 AM ET
Liberty University
at
Raleigh Relays
Bethany Tate
Tate is Thursday’s Top Performer at Raleigh Relays
3/27/2025 4:29:00 PM | Track and Field
RALEIGH, N.C. – Liberty's Bethany Tate continued a fast start to her collegiate outdoor track & field career, Thursday at the Raleigh Relays. The freshman's personal-best 49-0.75 effort in the women's shot put ranks No. 1 in CUSA this season.
After achieving a personal best of 47-4.25 during the indoor season, Tate matched or improved upon that distance on all five of her legal shot put attempts Thursday morning. Tate's 49-0.75 performance came on her very first put, earning a seventh-place finish in the competition (first among freshmen). The native of Odessa, Texas now sits No. 4 on Liberty's all-time outdoor women's shot put list.
Tate had opened the outdoor portion of her collegiate career on Saturday, heaving the discus a personal-best 154-11 to capture the Bob Davidson Team Challenge individual title.
Liberty's men's shot putters also fared well on Thursday, with Trevor Veenstra (eighth place, personal-best 54-5.25), Jordae Edwards (10th, 53-6.5) and Beau Backes (14th, outdoor personal-best 52-10) all ranking among the top third of the 53-member field.
Veenstra's 54-5.25 put ranks No. 1 in CUSA through the early stages of the 2025 outdoor season.
Competing for the first time in a year due to injury, Ethan Mylin threw the javelin 188-6 to net a 14th-place finish.
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
Shot Put – No. 4 – Bethany Tate – 49-0.75
Up Next
Liberty will resume competition at the Raleigh Relays Friday at 9:45 a.m. with the women's discus.
The Flames will also get things started at the Dr. Jack M. Toms Alumni Invitational on Friday. The meet's first event (men's javelin) is slated for noon.
After achieving a personal best of 47-4.25 during the indoor season, Tate matched or improved upon that distance on all five of her legal shot put attempts Thursday morning. Tate's 49-0.75 performance came on her very first put, earning a seventh-place finish in the competition (first among freshmen). The native of Odessa, Texas now sits No. 4 on Liberty's all-time outdoor women's shot put list.
Tate had opened the outdoor portion of her collegiate career on Saturday, heaving the discus a personal-best 154-11 to capture the Bob Davidson Team Challenge individual title.
Liberty's men's shot putters also fared well on Thursday, with Trevor Veenstra (eighth place, personal-best 54-5.25), Jordae Edwards (10th, 53-6.5) and Beau Backes (14th, outdoor personal-best 52-10) all ranking among the top third of the 53-member field.
Veenstra's 54-5.25 put ranks No. 1 in CUSA through the early stages of the 2025 outdoor season.
Competing for the first time in a year due to injury, Ethan Mylin threw the javelin 188-6 to net a 14th-place finish.
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
Shot Put – No. 4 – Bethany Tate – 49-0.75
Up Next
Liberty will resume competition at the Raleigh Relays Friday at 9:45 a.m. with the women's discus.
The Flames will also get things started at the Dr. Jack M. Toms Alumni Invitational on Friday. The meet's first event (men's javelin) is slated for noon.
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