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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Anaka Eaton

Anaka Eaton

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Coventry
  • High School:
    Coventry '24
  • Events:
    Throws

Summary

Biography

Anaka Eaton2025:
- First year member of the program, received her first varsity letter
Outdoor:
- Won the hammer throw at the CGA Spring Invite, with a throw of 40.75m (133'8)
- Set a personal record in the hammer throw at the Bonnie Edmondson Classic, with a throw of 43m (141'1), the 4th best throw in school history
- Set 2 personal records at the LEC Championship, throwing 11.39m (37'4.5) in the shot put and 29m (95'2) in the discus
- Named to the Little East Conference All-Rookie Team

Before Eastern: In high school, competed for four years in basketball, volleyball, and track and field… as a four-year starter in track and field received All-State, Academic All-State, and Specialized All-State as a senior… also in track and field was a nationalist in hammer throw as a junior and senior, a nationalist in shot put as a senior, a school record holder in hammer throw, and recipient of the Patriot Award for being a model student…as a three-year starting forward/center in basketball, recorded 1,000 rebounds during high school career, was a three-year All-Conference recipient, Team MVP recipient as a senior, and received the Coaches Award as a junior… as a two-year starter in volleyball received All-State second team and All-Conference as a junior, and received the Team MVP Award as a senior… contributed to basketball program’s second place finish in the state final game and third place conference finish… named captain of volleyball and track and field as a senior, and named captain of basketball as a junior and senior… academically received the Female Student Athlete Award and the Board of Education Student Leadership Award… Outside of high school basketball, soccer, and track and field: competed three-years for The Court, a premier basketball facility out of Enfield, CT…

PERSONAL: born Anaka K. Eaton February 28, 2006… Parents: Diana and Scott… Major: Health Sciences and Business Administration… Residence: Coventry, CT…

ANAKA... REVEALED
 
What do you value most in your friends? Compassion  
Favorite smell: Freshly baked pumpkin bread
If you had to delete all but three apps from your smartphone, which three would you keep? Messages, Facetime, Camera
If you could have an endless amount of one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Unlimited garlic bread
What is your favorite way to spend a lazy summer Sunday? Reading a book by the pool
If you won the lottery, who would you call first? My parents but really whoever answers first
If you could have any view from your backyard, what would it be? Mountains
If you could instantly become an expert in any subject, what would it be? Math, it is useful
If you had to stash a giraffe away from the government, where would you put it? Up the chimney  
World’s most despicable person: Gru from Despicable Me  

 
Date Meet Mark Finish
OUTDOOR
SHOT PUT
2025
March    29 UMD 35-4 5th (30)
April       5 Coast Guard 34-0 3/4 3rd (32)
April       12 SCSU 33-8 1/2 18th (35)
April       18 ECSU 35-11 1/4 6th (34)
April        27 LEC 37-4 1/2# 7th (16)
April        3 NE DIII 35-9 1/4 22nd (24)
HAMMER
2025
April        5 Coast Guard 133-8 1st (30)
April        11 Conn 126-8 8th (29)
April        18 ECSU 141-1# 2nd (29)
April        27 LEC 119-0 14th (16)
April        2 NE DIII 134-4 17th (25)
May        10 NE Open 128-3 22nd (24)
DISCUS
2025
April         5 Coast Guard 89-11 8th (31)
April         12 SCSU 95-0# 17th (33)
April         18 ECSU -- --
April          27 LEC 95-2 14th (16)
#-Personal best

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  • 2024-25First Year

    6'0"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

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