Celine Markert

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Class:
Junior
High School:
Yoakum
Hometown:
Yoakum, Texas

Career best marks:
Shot Put (indoor) – 50-7 ½ (15.43), ranks third performer on Aggie all-time list
Shot Put (outdoor) – 47-6 ¼ (14.48), ranks 10^th performer on Aggie all-time list
Discus –167-7 (51.08), ranks eighth performer on Aggie all-time list
Hammer – 163-10 (49.95), ranks ninth performer on Aggie all-time list

2017: Bettered her indoor PR in shot put as she opened season with a 47-2 ½ (14.39) victory at the Reveille Invitational … Produced a career best of 50-7 ½ (15.43) in placing third at Texas A&M Team Invitational … Runner-up at Texas A&M Aggie Invitational (49-3 ¾ / 15.03), placed fifth at Razorback Invitational (48-10/14.88) … Finished seventh at Charlie Thomas Invitational (46-4 ¼ / 14.13) and Clemson Tiger Paw (46-6 ¾ / 14.19) while placing fourth at Aggie Twilight (47-10/14.58) … 12^th in shot put at SEC Indoor (46-4 ¼ /14.13) … Outdoors, opened with a 157-8 (48.07) for seventh place in discus at Castillo Invitational and improved to 163-10 (49.95) in the hammer … Finished fourth in shot put at UTSA Roadrunner Invitational (47-2 ½ / 14.39) and third in discus (162-0/49.37) … Third in ‘B’ division of discus at Texas Relays (161-5/49.19) … Placed fourth in discus (160-9/48.99) and sixth in shot put (47-6 ¼ / 14.48) at Michael Johnson Invitational … Finished sixth in discus (163-0/49.68) and 11^th in shot (44-3 ¼ / 13.49) in SEC Relays … 13^th in shot put at SEC Championships (44-1 ½ / 13.45), and had three fouls in discus.

2016: Debut performance as an Aggie came in December 2015 Reveille Invitational, where she set a career best of 44-5 ½ (13.55) as runner-up in the shot put and produced a mark of 48-6 ¾ (14.80) in her first competition with the weight throw … Improved shot put best to 44-10 ¼ (13.67) weight throw best to 47-3 ½ (14.41) at Texas A&M Team Invitational … Placed 10^th in SEC Indoor Championships shot put with another personal best of 44-11 (13.69) … Opened outdoor season with marks of 44-6 ¾ (13.58) in shot put and 162-0 (49.37) in discus to place ninth and eighth, respectively, at Arizona State’s Buddy Castillo Invitational … Won ‘B’ division of discus at Texas Relays (159-2/48.52) … Improved career best in discus to 165-11 (50.58) for third place at Sun Angel Classic … Competed in three throwing events during dual meet with UCLA, placing third in discus (154-2/46.99), fourth in shot put (47-3 ½ / 14.41) and fifth in hammer (154-2/46.99) … Improved in discus and hammer during Michael Johnson Classic, placing fifth in discus (167-7/51.08) and seventh in hammer (161-4/49.18) … Also placed fifth and seventh at LSU Invitational in shot put (46-11 ¾ / 14.32) and discus (162-0/49.38) … Finished 10^th in SEC Championships shot put with a mark of 45-6 ¼ (13.87) and had three fouls in the discus.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Yoakum High School in 2015 … Coached by her father, David, as she competed in shot put, discus, 100m hurdles, pole vault and high jump … Also competed in volleyball and basketball … Set best marks of 42-2 ¾ in shot put and 160-1 in discus as a prep … Won three consecutive State titles in discus, Class 4A in 2015, Class 3A in 2013 and 2014 … State 4A runner-up in shot put in 2015 and placed third in State 3A final during 2014.

PERSONAL: Celine Marie Markert was born December 27, 1996 in Yoakum, Texas … Daughter of David Markert and the late Virginia Markert … Has three older siblings, Amber Seale, Lena Manning and William Markert … Father competed in track and field at Baylor as well as sister Amber … Chose Texas A&M due to atmosphere and feeling of home, along with successful program and knowing I was going to work with a great coach … Ultimately, decision to attend Texas A&M came down to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, which she attended during recruiting visit … Started competing in track and field at age 7 … Community service and extracurricular activities include Yoakum FCA, Upward Basketball, St. Joseph Catholic Church CCD and National Honor Society … Majoring in Kinesiology.

TIDBITS: Career goal is to graduate from Texas A&M and become a coach and teacher … Chose to compete in track and field since she loves the sport as a whole.

Something most people don't know about me: I love CBS reality tv shows.
Top three things on my bucket list: Travel to Rome and visit St. Peter’s Basilica, celebrate a Catholic mass with the Pope, and travel to Germany
Hobbies or activities: Hunting, fishing, adoration, cooking, anything in the country with my family and friends.

Favorite quote from a coach: “Adversity is an opportunity to do something great.”
Favorite Pro Track & Field Athlete: Maggie Malone, Demi Payne, and Sandra Perkovic
Favorite Pro Sports Team: Houston Texans, Chicago Blackhawks
Favorite Non-T&F Pro Athlete: JJ Watt and Von Miller

Favorite city I have visited: Los Angeles, California
City I most want to visit: Chicago, Illinois
Favorite Track & Field venue: Texas A&M’s Indoor
Track & Field venue I want to visit: The location of the first Olympic games in Athens, Greece

My spirit animal is: Whales
Most-used app on my phone: Podcasts
Favorite social media app: Instagram
Favorite meal or restaurant: Pasha’s Mediterranean food
Reality show I could be on: Big Brother

Favorite Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean Series
Favorite TV Show: Big Brother, Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, The Amazing Race
Favorite Actor/Actress: Cameron Diaz, Johnny Depp
Favorite Pre-Meet Warm-Up Song/Artist: Texas Country mixed with Christian Worship
Favorite Song: I Surrender by Hillsong
Favorite Musical Artist of All-Time: Ed Sheeran, Audrey Assad, Joe Koenig, Cody Johnson
Favorite Book: Me Before You