The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022-23 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Chrystal Herpin
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Pearland, Texas
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Glenda Dawson High
- Major:
- African & African Diaspora Studies
- 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic
- 2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American - Shot Put (Outdoor)
- 2024 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - Shot Put (Outdoor)
- 2024 USTFCCCA First Team All-American - Shot Put (Indoor)
- 2024 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - Discus (Outdoor)
Personal Bests & Results via TFRRS
2024-25 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Won the shot put with a throw of 16.31m (53-6.25) and placed sixth in the discus (46.28m / 151-10) at the Kirk Baptiste Invitational to open the outdoor season...Competed in discus (47.94m / 157-3) and finished 3rd in shot put with a throw of 17.52m (57-5.75) at the Texas Relays… Finished 3rd in shot put with a throw of 17.83m (58-6) and 4th in discus with throw of 46.51m (152-7) at the Tom Tellez Alumni Invite...Finished 6th in shot put with a mark of 17.25m (56-7.25) and finished 8th in discus with a mark of 52.08m (170-10) at the Tom Jones Invite…Won in shot put with a throw of 17.01m (55-9.75) and finished 10th in discus with a throw od 48.12m (157-10) at the Texas Invite... Won the shot put event at the Cameron Burrell Invitational with a throw of 17.61m (57-9.50)... Finished 10th at the SEC Championships in the shot put (16.18m/53-1) and 17th in the discus (48.95m/160-7)... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the shot put and was 13th in discus at the NCAA West Prelims, missing NCAAs for both events by one spot... Finished 11th at the NCAA Championships meet in shot put with a throw of 17.19m (56-4.75).
INDOOR: Opened the season with a runner-up finish in shot put (16.84m / 55-3) at the Arkansas Invitational... Was the runner-up in the shot put at 16.75m / 54-11.5 at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invite... Was seventh in shot put with a throw of 16.45m (53-11.75) at the NM Collegiate Classic.. Was sixth in shot put at the Tiger Paw Invite with a throw of 16.39m (53-9.25)... Finished 6th overall in shot put with a mark of 17.30m (56-9.25) at the SEC Championships...
2023-24 Season (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Began her outdoor season at the Texas Relays throwing a personal-best in the shot put at 18.18m (59-7.75) and threw for 48.43m (158-11) in discus... Posted two third-place finishes at the Cameron Burrell Alumni Invite in both the shot put (16.75m/54-11.50) and the discus (53.53m/175-7)... Won the shot put at the Mt. SAC Relays with her throw of 17.56m (57-7.5) and was third in discus at 53.54m (175-8)... Finished as the runner-up in the discus with her throw of 55.55m (182-3) and third in shot put at 17.36m (56-11.25) at the Texas Invitational... Posted two top-5 finishes at the Big 12 Championships, finishing fourth in discus (53.13m/174-4) and fifth in shot put (16.27m/53-4.5)... Competed in both the shot put and discus at the NCAA prelims and qualified for the NCAA Championships in shot put with a throw of 17.02m (55-10.25)... Finished 13th at the NCAA Championships in shot put with a throw of 16.92m (55-6.25)...
INDOOR: Opened the season finishing third in shot put at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invite with a throw of 16.76m (55-0)... Moved up to No. 6 on the UT All-Time performer list with her PB throw of 17.02m (55-10.25) in shot put at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational... Finished third in the shot put at the NM Collegiate Classic with a throw of 16.82m (55-2.25)... Was third at the Eagle Invite in shot put with a throw of 16.39m (53-9.25)... Threw for a personal best (17.48m / 57-4.25) in shot put at the Big 12 Championships to finish as the runner-up... Finished eighth in her first NCAA Indoor Championship in shot put with a throw of 17.09m (56-1).
2022-23 Season (Sophomore):
OUTDOOR: Opened the outdoor season winning the shot put at the Longhorn Invitational with a personal-best of 15.90m (52-2) and finished second in discus with a throw of 50.41m (165-5)... Followed with a second-place performance in shot put with another PB at 16.11m (52-10.25) and was fourth in the discus at 48.76m (160-0)... Competed in both the shot put (15.02m/49-3.5) and the discus (56.28m/172-10) at the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays... Competed in the shot put (13.52m (44-4.25) and the discus finishing ninth with a throw of 51.49m (168-11) at the Tom Jones Memorial... Was fourth in the shot put at the Texas Invitational with a toss of 15.54m/51-0 and third in the discus at 53.04m (174-0)... Finished with two bronze medals at the Big 12 Championships, throwing a PB in the shot put with a mark of 16.67m (54-8.25) and 52.01m (170-8) in the discus... Reached the NCAA West Prelims in both the shot put and discus, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in discus... Finished 14th at NCAAs in discus with a heave of 53.57m (175-9).
INDOOR: Began the season at the Cardinal Classic in shot throwing 14.99m to finish fifth... Finished 8th in shot with a throw of 14.28m (46-10.25) at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational... Threw 14.22m (46-8) in shot at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic...Finished in the top-20 at the Tiger Paw Invite in shot with her throw of 14.70m (48-2.75)... Finished 11th in shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 14.66m (48-1.25)...
2021-22 Season (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Won the discus event with a personal-best throw of 53.04m (174-0) to move her way into the No. 5 performer in Texas history and finished second in shot put with a throw of 15.15m (49-8.5)... Recorded two personal-bests at the Texas Relays in the shot put (15.70m/51-6.25) and the discus (53.27m/174-9) for two fourth-place finishes... Finished second in the shot put with a throw of 15.48m (50-9.50) and won the discus with a throw of 47.47m (155-9) in the dual meet against Texas A&M... Competed in both the discus and shot put at the Mt. SAC Relays... Became the No. 2 performer in Texas history in the discus with a throw of 55.66m (182-7) to win and competed in the shot put at the LSU Invitational… Competed in both the shot put and discus at the Big 12 Championships… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in both the shot put and discus... Finished 11th in the shot put with a heave of 17.07m... Qualified for the U20 World Championships for Team USA with a throw of 15.52m... Competed at the U20 World Championships and finished 16th.
INDOOR: Opened her collegiate career at the Clemson Invitational in the shot put with a mark of 13.12m(43-00.50) to finish 10th...Improved her mark in the shot put at the Red Raider Open to 13.62m (44'8.25") to finish 11th overall... Recorded a personal-best in the shot put with a throw of 14.82m (48-7.50)... Competed in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championships and finished with a throw of 12.19m (40-0) to end the indoor season.
Prior to Texas: Lettered all four years in high school in track and field... Personal bests in the shot put at 47'5 and discus at 169'8... A three-time medalist at the state meet... Competed at the Junior Olympics in both the shot put and discus...
Personal: Daughter of Christopher Vincent II and Bridgette Friday... One of four siblings... Brother Christopher Vincent III and sisters Kylie and Victoria Herpin... Born in Port Arthur, Texas.
