2018 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2019
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019
- Competed in the weight throw during the indoor season.
- Placed third at the Texas Tech Open (2/1) with a mark of 58-05.25 (17.81m).
- Took home first place at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (1/11), recording a mark of 59-02.75 (18.05m).
- Registered a season-best mark of 59-08.50 (18.20m) at the KMS Invitational (1/27), finishing runner-up.
- Finished 11th at the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/16) with a mark of 56-08.75 (17.29m).
2018
- Competed twice in the weight throw for the Lady Techsters during the indoor season.
- Claimed first place in the weight throw at the A-State Kickoff Klassic (12/3) with a season-best mark of 56-8.5 (17.28m).
- Placed fourth in the weight throw at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12) with a throw of 54-1.75 (16.50m).
2017
- Did not compete for the Lady Techsters during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
2016
- Opened the year with an eighth-place finish in the weight throw at the Purple Tiger Invitational (1/8) with a mark of 54-11.25 (16.74m).
- Was the runner-up in the weight throw at the Aggie Team Invitational (1/15) with a throw of 55-1 (16.79m).
- Registered the second-best weight throw mark in school history with a throw of 59-11 (18.26m) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/29-30), placing ninth.
- Finished sixth in the weight throw at the Samford Invitational (2/12) with a mark of 58-1.25 (17.71m).
- Threw the weight 58-1 (17.70m) at the Conference USA Indoor Championships (2/24-25) to place fifth.
- Opened the outdoor season by winning the hammer throw at the Louisiana Tech-hosted Jim Mize Invitational (3/18-19), throwing 172-1 (52.46m).
- Was the runner-up at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25-26) with a mark of 178-1 (54.29m), setting a new school record.
- Topped that with a new school record at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/8-9), throwing 180-11 (55.15m) to finish second.
- Claimed bronze at the Southeastern Lion Invitational (4/15-16) with a hammer throw of 171-5 (52.26m).
- Posted the second-best hammer throw in school history as she finished fourth at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23) with a throw of 178-10 (54.50m).
- Also finished fourth in the hammer at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30), throwing 173-7 (52.90m).
- Finished the season by placing ninth in the hammer throw at the 2016 Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5/12-15) with a throw of 168-2.5 (51.26m).
2015
- Finished 12th in the weight throw in her first collegiate meet with a mark of 53-3.75 (16.25m) and finished 31st in the shot put with a throw of 38-1.5 (11.62m) at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/9-10).
- Finished 10th in the weight throw at the Texas A&M Team Invitational (1/17) with a throw of 50-9.5 (15.48m).
- Threw 50-2.5 (15.30m) in the weight throw to finish 18th at the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational (1/23-24).
- Finished fourth in the weight throw at the LSU High Performance Meet (2/14) with a throw of 51-9.25 (15.78m).
- At the Conference USA Indoor Championships (2/26), threw 51-10.5 (15.71m) in the weight throw to place 15th.
- Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/20-21) where she threw the hammer 145-0 (44.20m) to place fifth and finished 13th in the discus with a mark of 91-9 (27.97m).
- At the Demon Invitational (4/11), finished third in the hammer with a throw of 157-3 (47.94m) and placed 10th in the discus with a throw of 103-1 (31.43m).
- Set a new school record in the hammer with a throw of 166-9 (50.83m) to place second at the Leon Johnson Invitational (4/25).
- At the Conference USA Championships (5/14-17), finished 13th in the hammer with a throw of 154-9 (47.18m).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Waverly High School in 2014 … Lettered in track and field, softball and power lifting … 2014 state champion in the weight throw … 2013 state hammer throw champion … Two-time state runner-up in the weight throw (2012, 2013) … Also placed fifth in the hammer at the state meet in 2014 … Finished second in the state in powerlifting, winning the “Top Squat” award … Was a member of the National Honor Society … Coached by John Dyke, Chris Crabtree, Bill Maloy and Byron Green.
PERSONAL
Full name is Liza Jane Wall … Daughter of Sandra Wall … Born on July 1, 1996 in Chillicothe, Ohio … Has seven siblings … Chose Louisiana Tech over Ohio State, Ohio and Vermont.
Historical Player Information
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2014-15Freshman
Throws
5'9"
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2015-16Sophomore
Throws
5'9"
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2016-17Junior
Throws
5'9"
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