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McArthur, Joy
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Joy McArthur
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Dana Hills
- Hometown:
- Dana Point, Calif.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Graduate student Joy McArthur is in her final season with the Track & Field program as a hammer thrower. She is a former USATF Junior hammer throw champion and ranked second all-time on the high school girls hammer throw list when she graduated. She ranks 5th on USC's all-time woman's hammer throw list and second on its all-time weight throw list.
2021: McArthur won the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational with a PR and fifth-farthest mark in school history of 214-8 (65.43m). She placed sixth in the hammer throw at the Pac-12 Championships (194-259.28m), eighth at the West Preliminary Rounds (208-1/63.43m) and 20th at the NCAA Championships (209-9/63.94m) in the hammer throw.
2020: Indoors McArthur won the weight throw with a PR and moved into second on USC's all-time list with a mark of 61-11.75 (18.89m) at the MLK Invitational. Outdoors she competed at the Beach Opener, but had fouls and the rest of the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
2019: McArthur had a collegiate-best hammer throw of 202-11 (61.85m) to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships...that throw came in her final attempt and bettered her 10th-place standing on USC's all-time list. She had a mark of 194-6 (59.29m) to place 21st at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. She won the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational with a mark of 201-2 (61.33m). Indoors, she had a PR of 57-5.00 (17.50m) to finish fifth at the Texas Tech Classic and tie for second on USC's all-time weight throw list.
2018: Opened her USC outdoor career by winning the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational with a mark of 197-1 (60.07m). She then finished third at the Power 5 Challenge with the then-10th-farthest hammer throw in school history of 201-9 (61.49m). She had a throw of 191-9 (58.44m) to place second in the hammer throw at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet. She placed seventh in the event at the Pac-12 Championships with her final throw of 192-3 (58.61m). She threw 182-10 (55.74m) at the NCAA West Regional and did not advance to nationals.
HIGH SCHOOL: McArthur graduated in 2017 from Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, Calif. She began throwing the hammer two years ago. She had a best hammer throw of 201-9 as a senior, the top high school mark in 2017, and was named to the 2017 All-USA Girls First Team by USA Today. As a junior, she won the 2016 USATF Junior hammer throw title with a PR of 203-8 (62.07m) in just her fifth career meet in the discipline. Her mark of 203-8 ranks second on the USA girls all-time hammer throw list. McArthur went on to place ninth at the 2016 IAAF U20 World Championships in Poland with a throw of 187-2 (57.04m). She was named to the 2016 USA Today All-USA Girls Track & Field second team.
PERSONAL: Joy was born on July 5, 1999 to Eric Sr. and Akiko McArthur…She has an older brother, Eric Jr., and a younger sister, Maya…She is currently majoring in Communication…Her favorite musical artists are Jhene Aiko and Summer Walker…Someday would like to travel to Europe and Asia...Hopes to continue her athletic career after graduation.
CAREER BESTS: Hammer Throw - 214-8 (65.43m)
2021: McArthur won the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational with a PR and fifth-farthest mark in school history of 214-8 (65.43m). She placed sixth in the hammer throw at the Pac-12 Championships (194-259.28m), eighth at the West Preliminary Rounds (208-1/63.43m) and 20th at the NCAA Championships (209-9/63.94m) in the hammer throw.
2020: Indoors McArthur won the weight throw with a PR and moved into second on USC's all-time list with a mark of 61-11.75 (18.89m) at the MLK Invitational. Outdoors she competed at the Beach Opener, but had fouls and the rest of the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
2019: McArthur had a collegiate-best hammer throw of 202-11 (61.85m) to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships...that throw came in her final attempt and bettered her 10th-place standing on USC's all-time list. She had a mark of 194-6 (59.29m) to place 21st at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. She won the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational with a mark of 201-2 (61.33m). Indoors, she had a PR of 57-5.00 (17.50m) to finish fifth at the Texas Tech Classic and tie for second on USC's all-time weight throw list.
2018: Opened her USC outdoor career by winning the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational with a mark of 197-1 (60.07m). She then finished third at the Power 5 Challenge with the then-10th-farthest hammer throw in school history of 201-9 (61.49m). She had a throw of 191-9 (58.44m) to place second in the hammer throw at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet. She placed seventh in the event at the Pac-12 Championships with her final throw of 192-3 (58.61m). She threw 182-10 (55.74m) at the NCAA West Regional and did not advance to nationals.
HIGH SCHOOL: McArthur graduated in 2017 from Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, Calif. She began throwing the hammer two years ago. She had a best hammer throw of 201-9 as a senior, the top high school mark in 2017, and was named to the 2017 All-USA Girls First Team by USA Today. As a junior, she won the 2016 USATF Junior hammer throw title with a PR of 203-8 (62.07m) in just her fifth career meet in the discipline. Her mark of 203-8 ranks second on the USA girls all-time hammer throw list. McArthur went on to place ninth at the 2016 IAAF U20 World Championships in Poland with a throw of 187-2 (57.04m). She was named to the 2016 USA Today All-USA Girls Track & Field second team.
PERSONAL: Joy was born on July 5, 1999 to Eric Sr. and Akiko McArthur…She has an older brother, Eric Jr., and a younger sister, Maya…She is currently majoring in Communication…Her favorite musical artists are Jhene Aiko and Summer Walker…Someday would like to travel to Europe and Asia...Hopes to continue her athletic career after graduation.
CAREER BESTS: Hammer Throw - 214-8 (65.43m)
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