2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics

Drew Chatters

  • Position Javelin
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Louis Catholic
  • Hometown Lake Charles, La.
  • Major Biology / Pre-Medical

Biography

Honors
•  Dean's List 7-of-7 semesters
•  XULA Sister Grace Mary Flickinger Honor Roll in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
•  CoSIDA Academic All-America second team in 2016-17
•  CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 first team in 2015-16 and 2016-17
•  Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2017
•  Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar in 2015-16 (first team) and 2016-17 (second team)
•  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Honor Roll in 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17
•  All-GCAC in 2015, 2016 and 2017
•  GCAC Field Athlete of the Week three times

Briefly
•  Fourth year at XULA
•  3-year letterwinner
•  3-time GCAC champion in the javelin
•  Member of GCAC championship teams in 2015 and 2017

XULA Campus Highlights
•  Minority Association for Prehealth Students secretary
•  Chemistry Drill instructor
•  Peer dean
•  Alpha Epsilon Delta Premed Honor Society
•  Volunteer hours: 115 aiding disabled, disadvantaged; 40 in hospital emergency room

2017 (Junior)
•  In her only competition of the season, she repeated as GCAC javelin champion and improved her conference meet record with a best throw of 36.90 meters/121 feet, 1 inch . . . Had the two best marks of the meet; took the lead for good on her fourth of five throws

2016 (Sophomore)
•  Won GCAC title on her sixth and final throw with mark of 32.81 meters/107 feet, 8 inches
•  Set XULA record of 37.05 meters/121 feet 7 inches April 9 at Northwestern State's Leon Johnson Invitational in Natchitoches, La.

2015 (Freshman)
•  Won GCAC title on first of six throws: 35.48 meters/116 feet, 5 inches . . . That broke the conference meet record

Club
•  Spent many years playing tournament soccer

High School
•  Three-sport standout: track, volleyball and soccer
•  LHSAA Class 3A state champion in the javelin in 2012, and in 2013 she was a member of the Lady Saints' 1,600 relay team which won the 4A championship
•  Best javelin throw was 39.97 meters/131 feet, 2 inches in a second-place finish at the 2014 3A state meet
•  Helped St. Louis track win 4A state championship in 2013 and the 3A title in 2014
•  All-district in volleyball and soccer and helped St. Louis reach state semifinals two times apiece in those sports
•  National Honor Society member
•  Made the honor roll multiple times

Personal
•  Older sisters Jodi and Cyndi Chatters are XULA graduates . . . Jodi played volleyball for XULA in 2012 and 2013 and was second-team All-GCAC in 2012
•  Mother, aunt and uncle are XULA alumni

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Throws
    5'5"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Javelin
    5'5"