2026-27 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Saniyah Joyner
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Fort Dorchester HS
- Hometown:
- North Charleston, S.C.
2025–26 (FRESHMAN): Competed in throwing events for USC Upstate during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons … Recorded a collegiate personal-best mark of 41.10 meters (134-10) in the hammer throw at the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing 15th … Posted a personal-best shot put mark of 9.86 meters (32-4.25) at the same championships, placing 15th … Finished 16th in the discus at the conference outdoor championships with a distance of 37.69 meters (123-8) … Recorded a collegiate-best discus throw of 39.36 meters (129-2) at the Charlotte Invitational, finishing 13th … Earned a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw at the Electric City Invitational with a mark of 36.60 meters (120-1) … Finished ninth in the discus at the Davidson Relays with a distance of 39.30 meters (128-11) … Recorded an indoor personal-best weight throw of 11.85 meters (38-10.5) at the Winter Relays, finishing 13th … Posted an indoor shot put best of 9.84 meters (32-3.5) at the VMI Invitational … Competed at the Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing 19th in the shot put with a mark of 9.74 meters (31-11.5).
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE: Attended Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston, S.C. … Competed in the shot put and discus for the Patriots … Captured the discus championship at the 2025 SCHSL Class 5A Region 8 Championships with a winning throw of 39.66 meters (130-1.42) … Entered the 2025 SCHSL Class 5A Division I Lower State Championships as the top-ranked discus competitor with a personal-best mark of 40.64 meters (133-4) … Qualified for the 2025 SCHSL Class 5A Division I State Championships in the discus, entering the competition with the second-best qualifying mark of 38.71 meters (127-0) … Earned a fifth-place finish in the discus at the 2024 SCHSL Class 5A State Championships with a distance of 32.44 meters (106-5) … Qualified for the 2023 SCHSL Class 5A State Championships in the discus … Competed at the 2025 adidas Track Nationals, recording a discus throw of 128 feet, 6.25 inches … Earned a third-place finish in the discus at the 2024 Cane Bay Track and Field Invitational with a mark of 29.77 meters (97-8) … Joined USC Upstate following a high school career highlighted by a regional championship, multiple state championship appearances and national-level competition.
