Candra King

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Position:
Throws
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Palmyra
Hometown:
Palmyra, Mo.

Awards and Honors
CSC Academic All-District (26)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (26)
Academic All-Big 12 (26)

Personal Records

Shot Put	47-4 1/2 (14.44m)	2026 Indoor
	45-9 3/4 (13.96m)	2026 Outdoor
Weight Throw	67-8 (20.62m)	2026 Indoor
Hammer Throw	219-10 (67.02m)	2026 Outdoor

2025-26
Outdoor: Finished 13th at NCAA West Prelims in the hammer (204-8, 62.39m), one spot short of advancing to nationals … threw a personal best of 219-10 (67.02m) at Big 12 Championships, resetting her school record and taking the silver medal … first took down the school record with 211-6 (64.48m) to win at the Triton Invite … also won at the Central Dutch Invite (207-4) and Badger Challenge (204-6) … placed sixth at Mt. SAC Relays (211-3) … took eighth at Drake Relays with 191-3 … competed in the shot put at the Triton Invite (45-9 3/4, 13.96m).
Indoor: Big 12 weight throw silver medalist (66-11 1/2, 20.41m) … put up the second-ranked ISU performance at the Tyson Invite with 67-8 (20.62m) … had a shot put best of 47-4 1/2 (14.44m) at the DeLoss Dodds Invite … won the weight throw at the Bill Bergan Classic (65-6 1/4) and ISU Holiday Invite (60-4) … also threw at the Iowa State Classic and Cyclone Open.

2024-25
Outdoor: Placed 11th in the hammer at Big 12 Championships with a PR of 178-3 (54.33m) and 21st in the shot put with 43-11 3/4 (13.40m), also a PR ... also threw hammer at the Desert Heat Classic, Kansas Relays and Jim Duncan Invite ... took seventh in the shot put (43-5 3/4, 13.25m) at the Cyclone Twilight.
Indoor: Took fourth in the shot put (43-7 3/4, 13.30m) and fifth in the weight throw (51-9 1/4, 15.78m) at the Bill Bergan Open.