2016-17 Track & Field / XC Roster
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Scarvelis, Stamatia

Stamatia Scarvelis
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
- High School:
- Dos Pueblos
Bio

One of the best throwers in program history, Stamatia Scarvelis earned a spot on the Greece track & field roster for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the hammer. The 2019 SEC Outdoor Commissioner's Trophy winner owns the program record in the hammer with a distance of 71.33 meters and won the SEC title in the event in 2018 and 2019. She finished inside the top 10 in the event at NCAAs both seasons to earn USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-America status.
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- Shot Put: 17.77m (2017) - SCHOOL RECORD
- Weight Throw: 24.06m (2019) - SCHOOL RECORD
Outdoor Track
- Shot Put: 17.23m (2018)
- Hammer: 69.10m (2018) - SCHOOL RECORD
- Discus: 56.41m (2018)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2019 - Shot Put - 8th - 15.78m
- 2019 - Weight Throw - 1st - 24.06m
- 2018 - Shot Put - 4th - 16.63m
- 2018 - Weight Throw - 3rd - 21.20m
- 2017 - Shot Put - 5th - 16.37m
- 2017 - Weight Throw - 3rd - 21.49m
Outdoor Track
- 2019 - Shot Put - 4th - 16.56m
- 2019 - Discus - 2nd - 53.16m
- 2019 - Hammer Throw - 1st - 68.32m
- 2018 - Shot Put - 3rd - 17.23m
- 2018 - Discus - 6th - 49.39m
- 2018 - Hammer Throw - 1st - 66.19m
- 2017 - Shot Put - 8th - 14.50m
- 2017 - Hammer Throw - 2nd - 63.79m
NCAA Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2019 - Weight Throw - 6th - 22.21m
- 2018 - Weight Throw - 5th - 22.17m
Outdoor Track
- 2019 - Hammer Throw - 8th - 67.59m
- 2018 - Hammer Throw - 3rd - 69.10m
HONORS
- 2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American - Hammer Throw
- 2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-American - Discus
- 2019 SEC Outdoor Commissioner's Trophy
- 2019 Outdoor All-SEC First Team
- 2019 Outdoor SEC Champion - Hammer Throw
- 2019 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American - Weight Throw
- 2019 Indoor All-SEC First Team
- 2019 SEC Indoor Champion - Weight Throw
- SEC Women's Field Athlete of the Week (3/26/2019, 1/15/2019)
- 2018 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American - Hammer Throw
- 2018 Outdoor All-SEC First Team
- 2018 Outdoor SEC Champion - Hammer Throw
- 2018 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American - Weight Throw
- 2018 USTFCCCA Indoor Second Team All-American - Shot Put
- 2018 Indoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-American - Hammer Throw
- 2017 Outdoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2017 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Individual
- 2017 USTFCCCA Indoor Second Team All-American - Weight Throw
- 2017 Indoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Placed sixth in the weight throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (3/9) with a mark of 22.21m (72-10.5)
- Broke a school record in the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23) with a personal-best toss of 24.06m (78-11.25); also took eighth in the shot put with a mark of 15.78m (51-9.25)
- Competed in two events at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9), including a second-place finish in the weight throw (22.21m/72-10.5) and third in the shot put (15.96m/52-4.5)
- Threw a mark of 21.70m (71-2.5) and placed first at the Hokie Invitational (1/19)
- At the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/11), took second in the weight throw with a mark of 22.54 (73-11.5)
- Placed first in the weight throw with a toss of 22.08m (72-5.25) at the Indiana vs. Tennessee Duals (1/5)
- Finished eighth in the hammer at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/8) with a throw of 67.59m (221-9)and 17th in the discus with a mark of 52.78m (173-2)
- At the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/25), placed first in the hammer with a throw of 68.33m (224-2) along with 10th in the discus (53.13m/174-4) and 13th in the shot put (16.21m/53-2.25)
- Placed first in the hammer at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) with a throw of 68.32m (224-2); also competed in two other events, including a second-place finish in the discus with a mark of 53.16m (174-5) and fourth in the shot put with a toss of 16.56m (53-2.25)
- At the Virginia Challenge (4/20), placed first in both the discus (53.83m/176-7) and the hammer throw (66.45m/218-0)
- Finished fourth in the shot put at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) with a mark of 16.26m (53-4.25)
- Took first in two events at the Stanford Invitational (3/30), including the discus with a throw of 54.74m (179-7) and the hammer with a mark of 67.21m (220-6)
- Competed in three events at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (3/23), including first in the shot put (16.96m/55-7.75), second in the discus (53.72m/176-3) and first in the hammer (67.71m/222-2)
2018 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- At the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/10), placed fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 22.17m (72-9) along with 13th in the shot put, tossing 15.55m (51-0.25)
- Placed third in the weight throw with a mark of 21.20m (69-6.75) and fourth in the shot put with 16.63m (54-6.75) at the SEC Indoor Championships (3/10)
- Won the weight throw (21.33m) and took fourth in the shot put (16.36m) at Clemson's Tiger Paw Invite (2/9)
- At Clemson's Bob Pollock Invitational (1/26), won both the weight throw (21.33m) and the shot put (16.09m)
- At UAB Vulcan Invite, set Tennessee record in the weight throw, tossing 22.27m (73-0.75); also won the shot put with throw of 17.03m
- Opened season at Hoosier Open (12/8), placing second in weight throw (21.05m) and setting a UT program record in the shot put at 17.77m (58-3.75)
- Set a school record in the hammer throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7) with a mark of 69.10m and took third overall
- At the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11), competed in the shot put (17.23m, third), discus (49.49m, sixth) and hammer throw (66.19m, first), setting a personal best in the shot put
- Achieved three straight wins in the hammer throw at the National Relays (65.82m), Tennessee Challenge (67.78m) and SEC Outdoor Championships (66.19m)
2017 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Took 10th place at the NCAA Indoor Championship with the second best weight throw of the season at 20.50m (67-3.25)
- Set the school record in the weight throw and the Greek national record as she placed third at the SEC Championship with a mark of 21.49m, also set a personal best and finished fifth in the shot put with a mark of 16.37m
- Finished third in the weight throw and second in the shot put at the VT "Doc Hale" Elite Meet
- Recorded a weight throw of 20.24m (66-5) at the Razorback Invitational
- Recorded a weight throw of 19.73m (64-8.75) at the Commodore Invitational
- Notched the sixth best shot put in Tennessee program history with a 16.31m (53-6.25) toss at the Commodore Invitational
- Set two personal bests in the shot put and the weight throw at the Commodore Invitational
- Picked up a pair of event victories with a weight throw of 19.05m and a shot put of 16.03m at the Indiana-Tennessee Dual
- Posted a weight throw of 18.89m (61-11.75) at the Hoosier Open.
- Also took the ninth spot on the school's all-time top 10 in the shot put with a throw of 15.21m (49-11) at the Hoosier Open.
- Recorded three fouls in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championship, but was named Honorable Mention All-America
- Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the hammer as she had a throw of 60.48m to finish seventh despite rainy conditions at the NCAA East Prelims
- Scored 13 points at the SEC Outdoor Championship as she took second place in the hammer throw (63.79m) and fourth place in the shot put (16.25m)
- Posted a school record in the hammer throw for the third time in 2017 with a toss of 65.26m to win the competition at the SEC Relays while also setting a personal record in the discus (54.07m, 3rd) and a season best in the shot put (16.56m, 4th)
- Notched an event win in the hammer throw (63.62m) and a second place finish in the shot put (16.20m) at the USC Open
- Posted top-five finishes in the shot put and the hammer at the 2017 Tennessee Relays
- Set the school record in the hammer throw for the second time this year with a throw of 64.86m at the Florida Relays
- Set a school record and finished in first place in the hammer throw with a mark of 61.30 while also taking second place in both the discus and the shot put with marks of 51.98m and 16.18m
2015-2016 TRACK & FIELD at UCLA
- Redshirted 2015 season
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, Calif., where she earned four letters and was a team captain
- Rated as the No. 1 shotputter in the country
- USA Track and Field Junior National Champion and Pan American Games gold medalist
- A three-time CIF State Champion in the shot put
- First California female prep athlete to win three straight state titles in the shot put
- Won the state title in the discus in 2014 as well
- Finished 2014 season ranked #1 nationally in the discus with a throw of 172-7 and #2 in the shot put with a mark of 53-3.5
- Placed third in the discus at the CIF state championship in 2013
PERSONAL
- Stamatia Scarvelis is the daughter of George and Alexandra Scarvelis
- Has two brothers named Steven and Nicholas who both were collegiate track and field athletes. Nicolas represented Greece in the shot put at the Rio Olympics.
- Attended Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, Calif., where she earned four letters and was a team captain
- Rated as the No. 1 shot putter in the country in high school
- USA Track and Field Junior National Champion and Pan American Games gold medalist
- A three-time CIF State Champion in the shot put
- First California female prep athlete to win three straight state titles in the shot put
- Won the state title in the discus in 2014 after finishing 2013 in third place
- Redshirted her freshman year at UCLA and then competed in 2016 finishing as the fifth ranked hammer thrower and 10th ranked shot putter in school history
- Named to the Greek national track and field team in 2015
- Recipient of the Harold Phillips Women's Track Scholarship Endowmentt
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