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University of Montevallo Athletics

2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Kadejia Cheatom

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Leighton, Ala.
  • High School Colbert County

Biography

2016... Was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... was a recipient of the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award... was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... competed in four indoor events and seven outdoor events for the Falcons during her junior season... participated in the shot put competition, discus throw competition, hammer throw competition and javelin throw competition... claimed the individual title in the discus throw competition at the Falcon Classic with a career-best mark of 37.07 meters... posted a career-best mark of 11.36 meters in the shot put competition at the Heart of Dixie Brawl, which placed her third overall in individual standings... recorded a career-best mark of 37.07 meters in the hammer throw competition at the Peach Belt Conference Championship, which placed her sixth overall in individual standings... posted a career-best mark of 25.40 meters in the javelin throw competition at the Falcon Classic, which placed her seventh overall in individual standings.

2015... Was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... competed in three indoor events and five outdoor events for the Falcons during her sophomore season... participated in the shot put competition, discus throw competition, hammer throw competition and weight throw competition... posted a season-best second-place finish in the shot put competition at the UAB Green and Gold Invitational with a mark of 9.36 meters... posted a season-best mark of 10.04 meters in the shot put competition at the Hilltop Twilight Classic, which placed her 10th overall in individual standings... posted a career-best mark of 28.97 meters in the discus throw at the Hilltop Twilight Classic, which placed her fifth overall in individual standings... posted a career-best mark of 26.47 meters in the hammer throw competition at the Hilltop Twilight Classic, which placed her 13th overall in individual standings.

2014... Was named a Silver Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... competed in four events for the Falcons during her freshman season... participated in shot put and discus throw... posted a season-best fifth-place finish in the discus throw competition at the Mississippi College Invitational... also finished sixth in the shot put competition in the event.

High School... Graduated from Colbert County High School in Leighton, Ala... earned the Bryant-Jordan Achievement Award and Army National Guard Student-Athlete Award... was named to the Honor Roll.

Personal... Is a kinesiology major at Montevallo... is the daughter of the late James Cheatom and the late Sabrena Mason... has four sisters, Kabreshia, Wendy, Christine, and Cherrell, and one brother, Quinton.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'5"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'5"