2023-24 Track and Field Roster
Distin, Lamara
Lamara Distin
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hydel
- Hometown:
- Hanover, Jamaica
Bio
World Athletics Profile
Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 3/22/23
Jamaican Records
Outdoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (4/30/22)
Collegiate All-Time Top-12 List
#3 Indoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (2/11/23)
#4 Outdoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (4/30/22)
TAMU All-Time Top-12 Performer List
#1 Outdoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (4/30/22)
#1 Indoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (2/11/23)
NCAA Championships
2023 First Team All-American Outdoor High Jump - 6-1.5/1.87m (2nd)
2023 First Team All-American Indoor High Jump - 6-3.25/1.91 (1st)
2022 First Team All-American Outdoor High Jump - 6-4.75/1.95m (1st)
2022 First Team All-American Indoor High Jump - 6-3.5/1.92m (1st)
2021 First Team All-American Outdoor High Jump - 6-2.75/1.90m (2nd)
2021 Second Team All-American Indoor High Jump - 5-11.25/1.81m (9th)
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 High Jump - 5-11.25/1.81m (1st)
2021 High Jump - 5-11.5/1.82m (1st)
2021 Triple Jump - 39-7.25/12.07m (41st)
SEC All-Conference
2023 Indoor High Jump - 6-4.75/1.95m (1st)
2022 Outdoor High Jump - 6-4.75/1.95m (1st)
2022 Indoor High Jump - 6-3.25/1.91m (1st)
2021 Outdoor High Jump - 6-2.25/1.89m (3rd)
International Competition (Jamaica)
2023 World Athletics Championships - 6-4.25/1.94m (5th)
2022 Commonwealth Championships - 6-4.75/1.95m (1st)
2022 World Athletics Championships - 6-4/1.93m (9th)
2022 Jamaica Championships - 6-0.75/1.85m (2nd)
2021 NACAC U23 Championships - 6-0.75/1.85m (1st)
2021 Jamaica Olympic Trials - 6-2/75/1.90m (1st)
2019 Pan American U20 Championships - 5-11.25/1.81m (2nd)
2019 Jamaica U20 Championships - 5-10.75/1.80m (1st)
2018 IAAF World U20 Championships - 5-8/75/1.75m (12th)
2018 Jamaica U20 Championships - 6-0.75/1.85m (1st)
Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
Weekly Honors
SEC Field Athlete of the Week (2/14/23)
SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week (2/7/23)
SEC Field Athlete of the Week (1/31/23)
SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week (3/29/22)
SEC Field Athlete of the Week (1/18/22)
SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week (3/23/21)
2023: Indoor - At the Razorback Invitational, cleared 6-2.75/1.90m to take the victory in the high jump... Cleared 6-4.5/1.94m to claim the victory at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, breaking the school record and moving into the national lead... Broke her own school record at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, clearing 6-5.5/1.97m to earn the national lead, Jamaican record and match the No. 3 mark in NCAA history... Won her third straight SEC title at the SEC Indoor Championships, clearing 6-4.75/1.95m for a new meet record... Completed undefeated indoor season with her third straight NCAA high jump victory, clearing 6-3.25/1.91... During the indoor season, Distin registered the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 7 and No. 9 performances in TAMU history... 2023 Outdoor – Cleared 6-4/1.93m at the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays to finish runner-up at the high jump… Jumped 6-3.25/1.95m in the high jump to claim victory at the LSU Alumni Gold… Competed at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships where she won the high jump with a jump of 6-3.25/1.91m… Took second place at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships clearing a jump of 6-1.5/1.87m…
2022: Indoor - Opened the season winning the Wooo Pig Classic high jump at 6-1.25/1.86m, making her the second best indoor performer in Aggie history...Won the Ted Nelson Invitational with an indoor personal best and meet record clearance of 6-2/1.88m. For her efforts, she earned her first career SEC weekly honor...Currently leads the NCAA in high jump... moved up to #2 on the Aggie all-time list with her jump of 6-3.5/1.92m at the Don Kirby Invite... Won the SEC title in the high jump with her jump of 6-3.25/1.91... Competed at the NCAA Championship where she won the high jump with a jump of 6-3.5/1.92m, equaling her personal best in the event. Outdoor - Jumped 6-5/1.96m in the high jump to claim victory at the Texas Relays. Also became the Texas A&M school record holder, the Jamaican national record holder, the fifth best collegian of all-time, and earned a world championship qualifying mark. The performance earned her Women's Co-SEC field athlete of the week...Jumped 6-4/1.93m to place second at the Texas A&M vs. Texas dual meet and won the Tom Jones Memorial with a clearance of 6-2.25/1.89m... Won the high jump at the Michael Johnson Invite with a clearance of 6-4/1.93m... At the Alumni Muster, cleared 6-5.5/1.97m to win the high jump...Won the SEC Championships and NCAA Championships clearing 6-4.75/1.95m at each meet...Made the World Athletics Championships final placing ninth at 6-4/1.93m...Ended her season winning the Commonwealth Games high jump title at 6-4.75/1.95m.
2021: Indoor - Placed top three in all three regular season meets entered...Cleared an indoor personal best height of 5-11.5/1.82m at the Tyson Invitational...Finished ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a clearance of 5-11.25/1.81m. Outdoor - Opened her outdoor season clearing 6-0/1.83m to win the Willie Williams Classic...Bettered her mark clearing 6-0.75/1.85m to place third at the Texas Relays, also finished seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 42-9.5/13.04m...Won the Texas A&M Team Invitational high jump clearing 6-0/1.83m...Set a personal best triple jump mark of 43-5.25/13.24m to finish second at the LSU Alumni Gold...Scored six points at the SEC Championships finishing third in high jump with a clearance of 6-2.25/1.89m...Cleared 5-11.5/1.82m at the NCAA West Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships...Finished runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 6-2.75/1.90m, making her the third best performer in school history... She cleared 6-0/1.82m or higher on ten occasions in 2021.
2020: Indoor - Redshirted and did not compete. Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal: Daughter of Ann Marie Kerr Distin and Hubert Distin ... Has three brothers, Santino, Romario, Mario, and one sister, Peragay ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Hobbies include listening to music, watching movies, dancing, playing games and hanging out with family and friends.
Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 3/22/23
Jamaican Records
Outdoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (4/30/22)
Collegiate All-Time Top-12 List
#3 Indoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (2/11/23)
#4 Outdoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (4/30/22)
TAMU All-Time Top-12 Performer List
#1 Outdoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (4/30/22)
#1 Indoor High Jump - 6-5.5/1.97m (2/11/23)
NCAA Championships
2023 First Team All-American Outdoor High Jump - 6-1.5/1.87m (2nd)
2023 First Team All-American Indoor High Jump - 6-3.25/1.91 (1st)
2022 First Team All-American Outdoor High Jump - 6-4.75/1.95m (1st)
2022 First Team All-American Indoor High Jump - 6-3.5/1.92m (1st)
2021 First Team All-American Outdoor High Jump - 6-2.75/1.90m (2nd)
2021 Second Team All-American Indoor High Jump - 5-11.25/1.81m (9th)
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 High Jump - 5-11.25/1.81m (1st)
2021 High Jump - 5-11.5/1.82m (1st)
2021 Triple Jump - 39-7.25/12.07m (41st)
SEC All-Conference
2023 Indoor High Jump - 6-4.75/1.95m (1st)
2022 Outdoor High Jump - 6-4.75/1.95m (1st)
2022 Indoor High Jump - 6-3.25/1.91m (1st)
2021 Outdoor High Jump - 6-2.25/1.89m (3rd)
International Competition (Jamaica)
2023 World Athletics Championships - 6-4.25/1.94m (5th)
2022 Commonwealth Championships - 6-4.75/1.95m (1st)
2022 World Athletics Championships - 6-4/1.93m (9th)
2022 Jamaica Championships - 6-0.75/1.85m (2nd)
2021 NACAC U23 Championships - 6-0.75/1.85m (1st)
2021 Jamaica Olympic Trials - 6-2/75/1.90m (1st)
2019 Pan American U20 Championships - 5-11.25/1.81m (2nd)
2019 Jamaica U20 Championships - 5-10.75/1.80m (1st)
2018 IAAF World U20 Championships - 5-8/75/1.75m (12th)
2018 Jamaica U20 Championships - 6-0.75/1.85m (1st)
Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
Weekly Honors
SEC Field Athlete of the Week (2/14/23)
SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week (2/7/23)
SEC Field Athlete of the Week (1/31/23)
SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week (3/29/22)
SEC Field Athlete of the Week (1/18/22)
SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week (3/23/21)
2023: Indoor - At the Razorback Invitational, cleared 6-2.75/1.90m to take the victory in the high jump... Cleared 6-4.5/1.94m to claim the victory at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, breaking the school record and moving into the national lead... Broke her own school record at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, clearing 6-5.5/1.97m to earn the national lead, Jamaican record and match the No. 3 mark in NCAA history... Won her third straight SEC title at the SEC Indoor Championships, clearing 6-4.75/1.95m for a new meet record... Completed undefeated indoor season with her third straight NCAA high jump victory, clearing 6-3.25/1.91... During the indoor season, Distin registered the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 7 and No. 9 performances in TAMU history... 2023 Outdoor – Cleared 6-4/1.93m at the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays to finish runner-up at the high jump… Jumped 6-3.25/1.95m in the high jump to claim victory at the LSU Alumni Gold… Competed at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships where she won the high jump with a jump of 6-3.25/1.91m… Took second place at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships clearing a jump of 6-1.5/1.87m…
2022: Indoor - Opened the season winning the Wooo Pig Classic high jump at 6-1.25/1.86m, making her the second best indoor performer in Aggie history...Won the Ted Nelson Invitational with an indoor personal best and meet record clearance of 6-2/1.88m. For her efforts, she earned her first career SEC weekly honor...Currently leads the NCAA in high jump... moved up to #2 on the Aggie all-time list with her jump of 6-3.5/1.92m at the Don Kirby Invite... Won the SEC title in the high jump with her jump of 6-3.25/1.91... Competed at the NCAA Championship where she won the high jump with a jump of 6-3.5/1.92m, equaling her personal best in the event. Outdoor - Jumped 6-5/1.96m in the high jump to claim victory at the Texas Relays. Also became the Texas A&M school record holder, the Jamaican national record holder, the fifth best collegian of all-time, and earned a world championship qualifying mark. The performance earned her Women's Co-SEC field athlete of the week...Jumped 6-4/1.93m to place second at the Texas A&M vs. Texas dual meet and won the Tom Jones Memorial with a clearance of 6-2.25/1.89m... Won the high jump at the Michael Johnson Invite with a clearance of 6-4/1.93m... At the Alumni Muster, cleared 6-5.5/1.97m to win the high jump...Won the SEC Championships and NCAA Championships clearing 6-4.75/1.95m at each meet...Made the World Athletics Championships final placing ninth at 6-4/1.93m...Ended her season winning the Commonwealth Games high jump title at 6-4.75/1.95m.
2021: Indoor - Placed top three in all three regular season meets entered...Cleared an indoor personal best height of 5-11.5/1.82m at the Tyson Invitational...Finished ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a clearance of 5-11.25/1.81m. Outdoor - Opened her outdoor season clearing 6-0/1.83m to win the Willie Williams Classic...Bettered her mark clearing 6-0.75/1.85m to place third at the Texas Relays, also finished seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 42-9.5/13.04m...Won the Texas A&M Team Invitational high jump clearing 6-0/1.83m...Set a personal best triple jump mark of 43-5.25/13.24m to finish second at the LSU Alumni Gold...Scored six points at the SEC Championships finishing third in high jump with a clearance of 6-2.25/1.89m...Cleared 5-11.5/1.82m at the NCAA West Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships...Finished runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 6-2.75/1.90m, making her the third best performer in school history... She cleared 6-0/1.82m or higher on ten occasions in 2021.
2020: Indoor - Redshirted and did not compete. Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal: Daughter of Ann Marie Kerr Distin and Hubert Distin ... Has three brothers, Santino, Romario, Mario, and one sister, Peragay ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Hobbies include listening to music, watching movies, dancing, playing games and hanging out with family and friends.
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