2021-22 Track and Field Roster
Scheifele, Natalie

Natalie Scheifele
- Position:
- Javelin
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Mary's Hall '18
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
Bio
Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 8/12/22
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2019 Javelin - 137-10/42.01m (42nd)
Academic Honors
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2022: Outdoor - Opened the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a javelin mark of 140-8/42.88m...Placed third at the Texas A&M vs. Texas dual meet at a season best throw at 142-9/43.52m...Recorded a mark of 136-10/41.71m at the UF Tom Jones Memorial...Placed fifth at the Alumni Muster with a mark of 142-0/43.28m...Finished 12th at the SEC Championships at 149-6/45.56m.
2021: Outdoor - Injured, did not compete.
2020: Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Outdoor - Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary rounds in javelin, throwing 137-10 (42.01) in Sacramento to place 42nd … Finished 13th at SEC Championships with a toss of 135-4 (41.24) … Debut meet for Aggies camlie at Baldy Castillo Invitational, placing eighth in javelin with a mark of 141-2 (43.03) … Set career best of 151-8 (46.22) as runner-up in UTSA Roadrunner Invitational as she competed in her home town … Placed fifth at Reveille Meet (145-7 | 44.38), fifth in Texas A&M Invitational (141-4 | 43.07), ninth at Michael Johnson Invitational (134-1 | 40.88) and seventh in A&M Alumni Muster (135-11 | 41.43).
High School: 2018 graduate of Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, Texas … Coached by David Thurchak, Todd Rowan and Mike Sanchez … Established personal best marks of 41-3 (shot put), 134-6 (discus) and 122-8 (javelin) … Saint Mary’s Hall Senior Athlete of the Year (2017-2018), only high school girl to qualify for 2018 Texas Relays in all three throwing events (shot put, discus, javelin) … Two-time gold medalist in discus and shot put at TAPPS 5A State Championship … Gold medalist in discus at 2016 SPC Championship, after earning silver medal as a freshman in 2015 SPC meet … Earned TAPPS Academic All-State in 2017-2018 … Placed fifth in javelin at 2018 Texas Relays with her career best of 122-8, finished sixth in Texas Relays javelin in 2017 … Finished eighth in discus, ninth in javelin and 11th in shot put at 2017 Great Southwest Classic … Earned bronze medal in javelin at 2017 TTFCA Meet of Champions and placed fifth in shot put … Also sprinted and ran on relays in high school … Member of 4x100 relay that finished eighth in 2017 TAPPS 5A State meet after earning a bronze medal in the TAPPS South Regional …
Earned National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation … Saint Mary’s Hall Science (2017-2018), Certificate of Award 2-D Art (2017-2018), Certificate of Award Rhetoric, Composition, and Literature (2017-2018), Geometry Honors Award (2014-2015), Science National Honor Society member, National Art Honor Society, Cum Laude Society, National Latin Honor Society … Community service and leadership included President’s Volunteer Service Award (silver-2014-2017, gold 2018), Saint Mary’s Hall Lead Ambassador, and Saint Mary’s Hall 10 Varsity Letter Award … Also competed in volleyball, basketball, soccer, and softball.
Personal: Natalie Marie Gabriele Scheifele is the daughter of Dr. Bernhard and Nancy Scheifele, born in Princeton, New Jersey, on August 27, 1999 … Hometown is San Antonio, Texas … Has dual nationality with United States and Germany … Has an older sibling, Benedikt, who is Texas A&M Class of ’18 … Mother was Class of ’85 while uncle, Carter Crites, was Class of ’82 … Cousin who have attended Texas A&M include Patrick Reeves (’12), Nancy Crites (’13) and Katie Crites (’16) …
Chose Texas A&M – “Ever since I was a little girl, I had looked up to my older cousins and relatives that have gone to Texas A&M, and I’ve seen the amazing opportunities and relationships they have created from this university. I’m blessed to call myself the third cousin who ended up only applying to Texas A&M and being able to attend this great institution …
Started competing in track and field during the eighth grade, and started competing in the javelin during her junior season of high school … Majoring in Biomedical Science.
Tidbits: Career goal is to become a dentist.
Something most people don’t know about me: When I lived in Germany, I was on a competitive downhill ski team.
Top three things on my bucket list: skydiving, watch the Olympics in person, go on a mission trip to Asia
*Last Updated 8/12/22
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2019 Javelin - 137-10/42.01m (42nd)
Academic Honors
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2022: Outdoor - Opened the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a javelin mark of 140-8/42.88m...Placed third at the Texas A&M vs. Texas dual meet at a season best throw at 142-9/43.52m...Recorded a mark of 136-10/41.71m at the UF Tom Jones Memorial...Placed fifth at the Alumni Muster with a mark of 142-0/43.28m...Finished 12th at the SEC Championships at 149-6/45.56m.
2021: Outdoor - Injured, did not compete.
2020: Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Outdoor - Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary rounds in javelin, throwing 137-10 (42.01) in Sacramento to place 42nd … Finished 13th at SEC Championships with a toss of 135-4 (41.24) … Debut meet for Aggies camlie at Baldy Castillo Invitational, placing eighth in javelin with a mark of 141-2 (43.03) … Set career best of 151-8 (46.22) as runner-up in UTSA Roadrunner Invitational as she competed in her home town … Placed fifth at Reveille Meet (145-7 | 44.38), fifth in Texas A&M Invitational (141-4 | 43.07), ninth at Michael Johnson Invitational (134-1 | 40.88) and seventh in A&M Alumni Muster (135-11 | 41.43).
High School: 2018 graduate of Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, Texas … Coached by David Thurchak, Todd Rowan and Mike Sanchez … Established personal best marks of 41-3 (shot put), 134-6 (discus) and 122-8 (javelin) … Saint Mary’s Hall Senior Athlete of the Year (2017-2018), only high school girl to qualify for 2018 Texas Relays in all three throwing events (shot put, discus, javelin) … Two-time gold medalist in discus and shot put at TAPPS 5A State Championship … Gold medalist in discus at 2016 SPC Championship, after earning silver medal as a freshman in 2015 SPC meet … Earned TAPPS Academic All-State in 2017-2018 … Placed fifth in javelin at 2018 Texas Relays with her career best of 122-8, finished sixth in Texas Relays javelin in 2017 … Finished eighth in discus, ninth in javelin and 11th in shot put at 2017 Great Southwest Classic … Earned bronze medal in javelin at 2017 TTFCA Meet of Champions and placed fifth in shot put … Also sprinted and ran on relays in high school … Member of 4x100 relay that finished eighth in 2017 TAPPS 5A State meet after earning a bronze medal in the TAPPS South Regional …
Earned National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation … Saint Mary’s Hall Science (2017-2018), Certificate of Award 2-D Art (2017-2018), Certificate of Award Rhetoric, Composition, and Literature (2017-2018), Geometry Honors Award (2014-2015), Science National Honor Society member, National Art Honor Society, Cum Laude Society, National Latin Honor Society … Community service and leadership included President’s Volunteer Service Award (silver-2014-2017, gold 2018), Saint Mary’s Hall Lead Ambassador, and Saint Mary’s Hall 10 Varsity Letter Award … Also competed in volleyball, basketball, soccer, and softball.
Personal: Natalie Marie Gabriele Scheifele is the daughter of Dr. Bernhard and Nancy Scheifele, born in Princeton, New Jersey, on August 27, 1999 … Hometown is San Antonio, Texas … Has dual nationality with United States and Germany … Has an older sibling, Benedikt, who is Texas A&M Class of ’18 … Mother was Class of ’85 while uncle, Carter Crites, was Class of ’82 … Cousin who have attended Texas A&M include Patrick Reeves (’12), Nancy Crites (’13) and Katie Crites (’16) …
Chose Texas A&M – “Ever since I was a little girl, I had looked up to my older cousins and relatives that have gone to Texas A&M, and I’ve seen the amazing opportunities and relationships they have created from this university. I’m blessed to call myself the third cousin who ended up only applying to Texas A&M and being able to attend this great institution …
Started competing in track and field during the eighth grade, and started competing in the javelin during her junior season of high school … Majoring in Biomedical Science.
Tidbits: Career goal is to become a dentist.
Something most people don’t know about me: When I lived in Germany, I was on a competitive downhill ski team.
Top three things on my bucket list: skydiving, watch the Olympics in person, go on a mission trip to Asia
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