CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Finished eighth in 20 lb. weight throw at 2009 SEC Indoor Championship

HIGH SCHOOL:
Won three Mississippi State Championships while at Oscar Wingfield High in Jackson, Miss. ... by coach Nutter and coach Korumph... State Championships came in both discus and shot put ... Also played volleyball and basketball.

PERSONAL:
Born Favian Cowards on May 11 ... Daughter of Amy Cowards and the late Steve Dottery.