Giavonna Meeks
Texas Track & FieldHammer & Weight Throw
giameeks22@gmail.comgiavonna-meeks.vercel.appAustin, TX
Summary
Communication & Leadership student and SEC champion thrower with Project Manager Intern experience at Feniex Industries. Four-time First-Team All-American who performs under pressure, adapts quickly across organizations and keeps teams aligned through clear, consistent communication.
Experience
Project Manager Intern
2026
Feniex Industries · Austin, TX
- Coordinated project tasks across engineering, production and sales teams at an American manufacturer of emergency-vehicle lighting, sirens and controllers.
- Prepared status updates and meeting notes to keep stakeholders aligned on schedules, open items and next steps.
- Documented team processes and standard operating procedures to make handoffs between departments clearer.
- Used Claude and other AI tools daily to draft communications, summarize project information and organize task lists.
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
2025–Present (expected May 2027)
Bachelor’s candidate, Communication & Leadership
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2026)First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2025–26)
Vanderbilt University; University of California, Berkeley
2022–2025
Undergraduate coursework before transferring to Texas
Vanderbilt University, 2022–2024UC Berkeley, 2025: All-ACC Academic; CSC Academic All-District
Athletics
Thrower (Hammer, Weight Throw, Shot Put)
2025–Present
University of Texas Track & Field, NCAA Division I (SEC)
- Won the 2026 SEC Indoor weight throw title (24.44m) and NCAA Indoor bronze (24.11m), the first women’s All-America honor in the event for Texas.
- Set Texas program records in the weight throw (24.49m) and hammer (68.23m, SEC Outdoor silver).
- Named 2026 USTFCCCA South Region Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year; All-SEC Indoor First Team.
Thrower
2022–2025
UC Berkeley (2025) and Vanderbilt University (2022–2024), NCAA Division I
- Won 2025 ACC titles in the weight throw (meet record) and hammer; placed 5th at NCAA Outdoors with a 68.94m lifetime best.
- Named 2024 SEC Indoor Co-Freshman Field Athlete of the Year; set Vanderbilt records in the weight throw and hammer.
- Won the 2023 Pan American U20 and USATF U20 hammer titles; competed at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Skills
- Core:
- Project Coordination, Scheduling & Status Tracking, Stakeholder Communication, Process Documentation, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Written & Presentation Communication, Organizational Leadership
- Tools:
- Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word & PowerPoint, Google Workspace, Claude (AI assistant)
Honors
- USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (4x)2024–2026
- SEC Indoor Weight Throw Champion2026
- ACC Champion, Weight Throw and Hammer2025
- SEC Indoor Co-Freshman Field Athlete of the Year2024
- Pan American U20 Hammer Champion2023
Reference
“Gia set a Texas record on her very first throw as a Longhorn, and that tells you who she is: prepared, steady and ready when it counts. She brought the same calm, self-directed focus to every project at Feniex.”