South Beauregard javelin thrower Trinity Spooner entered her final high school track and field season with a long list of accomplishments, including a pair of state championships. But the LSU signee keeps pushing the envelope.

She started the season with a goal of throwing 165 feet. Her previous best was a 161-11 at the Nike Outdoor National in Eugene, Oregon, in June 2022.

She came close at the Pete Boudreaux Invitational hosted by Catholic-Baton Rouge on March 25 with a distance of 161-7.

Six days later she even stunned herself at the Texas Relays in Austin with the best throw in the nation for a high school girl at 171-11. The next closest high school throw is 11 feet behind her.

If she were competing in the college ranks this season, her throw would rank 15th in the nation, according to Track and Field Results Reporting System which collects college results.

“It has been pretty chaotic,” Spooner said. “I have been doing a lot of traveling. “I went to Catholic’s meet that Saturday, then turned around and had some school field trip stuff that I had to go on. I didn’t really get to train as much as I would like to.

“Usually, I thought a lot more during the week, but because I was in a hotel all I could really do was small workout stuff. It took me a day of traveling to Austin, then the day of the meet there was nowhere you could really go throw the javelin around to practice.”

Her personal best came on the second of six attempts.

“It truly felt no different from any other throw,” Spooner said. “That is why I was just so baffled. It didn’t take any more effort, any more speed or anything. It just took my feet landing to a closer synchronized time. That was it. That was a 10-foot difference. (The Texas Relays) was pretty spectacular. It kind of reminded me of Oregon and the Nike Outdoor Nationals. There is a lot going on constantly. The track meet never really died out.”

Spooner is undefeated this season after seven meets. All her winning throws were 148-5 or better.

She says she’s been working to better synchronize her speed and throwing motion on the runway.

“I have definitely improved on a lot of my physical capabilities, my explosiveness, my body control and overall rhythm,” Spooner said. “The main thing that got me to the 171 was my timing with my legs and stuff on my throw.

“It is hard to explain. There is a certain speed you should pick up, then there is a certain speed that you should turn at, then once you have hit your maximum speed that is when you want to throw it. From there you want your feet to land at the same time, so then you don’t have a vaulting action. A lot of time I have this vaulting action, and when my feet land at the same time I don’t do that.”

Her throw in Austin would be a state record, but the Louisiana High School Athletic Association only recognizes record marks set at the state meet, which will run May 4-6 at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium. The state composite record is 164-4 by Benton’s Rachel Walker in 2002.

“I would like to throw very well at state,” Spooner said. “I would like to beat the state record at state and have that put in the books.

“Honestly, I don’t have any huge expectations for the rest of the year. I am content with what I have completed. I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself and start overworking my body and trying too hard. I am just trying to stay regular, fluid and take baby steps.