2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
- 2021 NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier
- 2021 OVC Hammer Throw Champion
- 2020-21 OVC Academic Medal of Honor Recipient
- 2021 and 2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
- Three-Time OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll Member
Jessica Mattsson TFRRS
Personal Records
Hammer: 216-0 (65.84m)*
Weight Throw: 60-3.75 (18.38m)*
Shot Put: 41-0.25 (12.50m)
*Belmont record
2020 Indoor
- Competed in five meets with four top-10 finishes
- Took fifth in Weight Throw and seventh in Shot Put at Thundering Herd InvitationalÂ
- At the Samford Bulldog Invitational, finished 10th in Weight Throw and posted a season-best mark of 11.20m in the Shot Put
- Recorded a season-best 15.92m mark in the Weight Throw at the OVC Indoor Championship
- Earned OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction.
2018 Outdoor
- Set school hammer record in 53.77m to finish third at Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational in just second collegiate meet
- Broke own school Hammer Throw record in 54.57m to place 10th at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
- Competed at OVC Championships in Hammer Throw
2017-18 Indoor
Prior to Belmont
Graduated from Katedralskolan high school in Vaexjoe, Sweden ... Competed for Spårvägen FK club team in her native Sweden ... Set personal-best in the hammer throw of 55.98 meters.
Personal
Born Jan. 28, 1998 ... Daughter of Lars-Olof and Lena Wennberg Mattsson ... Interested in majoring in Publishing at Belmont ... Lists favorite athlete as countrymate and current Belmont teammate Maja Gustavsson ... Greatest sports thrill was competing for Swedish National Team.
Historical Player Information
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2018-19Redshirt
Throws
5'6"
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2019-20Sophomore
Throws
5'6"
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2020-21Junior
Throws
5'6"
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2021-22Senior
Throws
5'6"