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2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

Faith Deering

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Seneca, Ill.
  • High School Seneca
  • Major Recreation, Sport & Tourism
  • Instagram fables05
  • NIL faith-deering

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2025

Indoor

  • Holds ninth in program records and recorded a new personal-best in WT 17.96m (58-11 1/4) at the Fighting Illini Open

Outdoor

  • Holds seventh in program records and set a new personal-best in HT 57.48m (188-7) and placed fifth at USF Alumni Invitational 

2024

Indoor

  • Threw the program's eighth-best weight throw at the Illini Open, 17.23m (56-6 1/2)

Outdoor

  • Threw the program's sixth-best hammer throw at the Fighting Illini Tune-Up, 56.13m (184-2)

2023

Indoor

  • Threw the program's ninth-best weight throw in her debut at the Illini Classic, 15.66m (51-4 1/2), she placed fourth

Outdoor

  • Threw the program's sixth-best hammer throw at the Fighting Illini Challenge and placed sixth, 51.20m (168-0)

High School

  • NHSSCA All-American 2022
  • Holds school record in discus (42.75m)
  • Part of the 4x2 team that placed 5th at state in 2021
  • Part of the 4x1 team that placed 5th at state in 2022

Personal

Daughter of Jonathon and Sandy Deering. Coached and inspired by Terry Maxwell and Marty Harig.

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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