Jordan Fong

Position:
Throws
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Kent, Wash.
High School:
Kentlake
Prev School:
Stanford

2023 T&F: A graduate transfer from Stanford University, where she earned a degree in biomedical engineering, MedTech innovation and entrepreneurship ... Won the weight throw with a distance of 19.16 meters in her first indoor meet as a Tar Heel at the Dick Taylor Challenge ... In outdoor season, had a lifetime-best performance in the hammer throw at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Her throw of 208-3 (63.49m) won the hammer title in the meet and moved her to No. 2 on UNC's all-time top-10 performers list in the hammer ... Earned first-team All-ACC honors during outdoor season in the hammer throw ... Finished third at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a hammer throw of 62.14m (203-10) ... Finished 19th at the NCAA East First Round in the hammer at 60.21m.

At Stanford: MPSF All-Academic (2020) ... Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Personal bests: hammer: 190-1, weight throw: 56-7 1/4, discus: 144-5, shot put: 43-11 1/4 ... Departed Stanford ranked third in school history in the hammer ... Director of programming for Chi Omega Nu Alpha.

Prep: Threw a best of 177-7 (54.12m) to set a Washington state record ... The 2018 Washington state 4A discus champ ... The 2017 state hammer champ ... Student body president at Kentlake HS.

Personal: Is the daughter of Lisa and Chester Fong ... Enjoys listening to country music, drinking coffee and dog sitting ... Favorite non-track sport is volleyball ... Favorite food is street tacos ... She used to work on a Christmas tree farm ... Most admired athlete is DeAnna Price ... Her dream job would be working on prosthetics.