Niagara University Athletics

A four-year member of the track and field team, Palmer departs Niagara as one of the most accomplished throwers in school history. 

Palmer earned her first first-place finish by throwing a school-record 40.95 meters in the discus at the Geneseo Invite during her freshman season. She broke the discus record two more times that season, including at the 2017 MAAC Championships, where she earned a fourth-place finish with a distance of 42.30 meters. She also set PRs in shot put three times that year, and at season’s end was named the team’s Rookie of the Year.

As a sophomore, Palmer earned five top-five finishes between the discus and shot put over the course of the season, including a first overall finish in discus at the Alfred State Invite and a fifth-place finish at the MAAC Championships.

Palmer’s junior spring was a litany of podium finishes, including:

• First place in shot put at Brockport Multi Invite with PR (12.26m).
• Second in shot put (12.06) at RIT Last Chance Meet.
• Third in discus with PR and school record (42.99m) at Monmouth Invite.
• Third in shot put with PR (12.45m) and 1st in discus (42.50m) at Dave Labor Invite.
• Second in shot put, first in discus, and second in hammer at Alfred State Invite.
• Second in shot put, second in discus, and third in hammer (PR of 34.73m) at UB Invite.

She also finished in the top 10 at the MAAC Championships in shot put, coming up just 0.02 meters shy of her personal record.

Palmer is set to graduate with a double major in both Political Science and Criminal Justice.