Career Records
Accolades
- Second Team All-WAC (2022)
School Records
- 10th in the weight throw (17.61m; 2023 Corky Classic)
Junior (2023): Competed in six meets for the Aggies… opened the season with a sixth place finish in the weight throw at the TTU Corky Classic (Jan. 13-14), posting a mark of 16.66m (54-8”)… improved to a distance of 16.95m (55-7.5”), taking sixth at the New Mexico Team Open (Jan. 27-28); also finished 11
th in the shotput (12.78m [41-11.25”])… took third place in the hammer throw at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (Feb. 3-4), tallying a mark of 52.94m (173-8”)… posted a personal best in the weight throw at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (Feb. 10-11), taking 15
th with a time of 17.61m (57-9.5”) – the tenth best mark in program history… captured ninth place in the weight toss at the 2023 WAC Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 24-25), posting a final distance of 17.14m (56-3”).
Sophomore (2022): Opened the season with a seventh place finish in the weight throw at the Corky Classic (Jan. 14) with a toss of 17.00m... Set a personal best in the shot put with a toss of 11.88 in the finals... Recorded a second consecutive top ten finish in the weight throw with a toss of 16.34m at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational (Jan. 22)... Finished a season best ninth in the shot put with a toss of 11.48m at the New Mexico Classic (Feb. 4)... Took fifth place in the weight toss with a mark of 16.93m... Captured tenth at the Don Kirby Open & Elite (Feb. 11) with a toss of 17.22m at the weight throw... Set a personal best with a toss of 17.31m at the weight throw, placing third at the 2022 WAC Indoor Track & Field Championships and earning her a Second Team All-WAC selection.
Freshman (2021): Season canceled due to COVID-19.
High School: 2018 and 2019 Arizona state champion in the discus... Finished second in the shot put at the Arizona State Championships... 2018 MVP in field events at Arcadia High School... 2019 MVP in field events at Queen Creek High School... School record holder in the Discus at Arcadia and Queen Creek... Was a member of the honor roll all four years in high school.
Personal: Makiya is the daughter of Kevin Moore and Michelin Smith... She has one sister, Mazaree... Makiya will be majoring in Kinesiology at NM State.