University of South Alabama Athletics

2023: Outdoor — Sun Belt Conference Champion and school record breaking throw of 16.86m (55'3.75") in the shot put... Started the outdoor season with a monstrous throw of 53.24m to take first place in the shot put at the Jaguars Throwers and Pole Vault Opener...Seven events wins in the shot put and hammer throw...14 combined podium finishes in the shot put, weight throw, and hammer throw... Indoor —  Sun Belt Conference champion in the shot put with a school record breaking and personal best throw of 16.13 meters (52'11") ...Took first place at the South Alabama Invitational in the shot put with a throw of 15.90 meters (52'2")... Dominated the shot put with a throw of 15.42 meters (50'7.25") at the UAB Blazer Invite...Three first place finishes in the shot put... Personal best in the weight throw with a mark of 18.90 meters (62' 2.25") at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships... Placed in the Top 5 in the weight throw and the shot put in all eight events that she competed in...

2022: Outdoor — Named second-team all-conference … Had the team’s eight best shot put throws on the season … Set a new shot put PR and second highest in school history with her second-place finish at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (15.69m) … Placed third at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship in discus (51.80m) and fourth in the hammer throw (55.96m) … Set a new discus PR and second in program history of 52.63m at the 2022 UCSD Triton Invitational … Threw shot put(14.52m), discus (48.97m), and hammer (57.99m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … At the Tiger Track Classic, placed second in shot put (15.69m), third in the discus (51.62m), and twelfth in the hammer (49.06m). Indoor — Placed second in shot put at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (15.42m), and ninth in the weight throw and a new PR(16.99m). 

2021: Outdoor— Won the discus with a 48.27m throw and took third in the hammer throw (51.46m) at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up ... Set personal records in the shot put (14.87m) and the hammer throw (56.09m) while finishing fourth in both events at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships ... Marked a PR and took third in the discus (50.47m) at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays ... Placed third in the discus with a 49.66m throw at the USA Invitational. Indoor— Threw for fifth place in the shot put (12.78m) at the UAB Blazer Invitational ... Set a PR in the weight throw (15.93m) at the Jaguar Invitational.
 
University of the Free State: Competed at the University of the Free State in track and field and volleyball for two years.
 
High School: Lettered in track and field and netball for four years at Riebeeckstad High School in Riebeeckstad, South Africa ... Helped her team to national championships in all four years ... Earned a southern region championship in discus.
 
Personal: Full name is Collette Uys ... Born April 20, 2000, in Welkom, Free State, South Africa ... Daughter of Francois and Louette Uys ... Oldest of three children.
 
Major: Interdisciplinary studies