Evelyn Bliss

Evelyn Bliss
At the 2025 Summer World University Games
Personal information
Born (2005-06-14) June 14, 2005
Rimersburg, Pennsylvania
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsJavelin: 61.34[1] m (Bison Outdoor Classic, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 FreeportJavelin throw
Summer World University Games
Silver medal – second place2025 BochumJavelin
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 LimaJavelin throw
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 MayagüezJavelin throw

Evelyn Bliss (born June 14, 2005) is an American javelin thrower at Bucknell University. She won the 2025 USA Championships and a silver medal at the 2025 University Games, and a bronze medal at the 2024 World Junior Championships.[2]

Early life

From Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Union High School in 2023 before attending Bucknell University.[3][4]

Career

In May 2023, she threw personal beats on consecutive weeks and won the Pennsylvania age-group championships with a meet record, and moved to third on the state all-time list.[5] In July 2023, she won the American under-20 championships in Eugene, Oregon with a throw of 51.79 metres.[6][7] In August 2023, she won a silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2023 Pan American U20 Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, with a throw of 52.73 metres.[8]

Bliss won the javelin throw at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships in 2024.[9] She went on to have a sixth place finish at the US Olympic Trials in June 2024 with a personal best 55.82 metres, despite being the youngest competitor in the field.[10] She won the bronze medal in the javelin at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, with a throw of 54.01 metres.[11]

She placed twelfth at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, an improvement of one place on her thirteenth place finish the year before, becoming the second two-time All-American for Bucknell University.[12] She threw a personal best 60.81 metres to qualify for the final of the javelin throw at the 2025 Summer World University Games, before winning the silver medal in the final with a throw of 57.37 metres.[13] Her throw in the preliminary round moved her to tenth on the American all-time list.[14]

She threw 57.77 metres to win the javelin throw at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon for her first senior national title.[15] She was named in the United States squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships, winning the gold medal with a throw of 58.62 metres to finish ahead of compatriot Madison Wiltrout and Rhema Otabor of the Bahamas.[16] She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, throwing 58.88 metres without advancing to the final.[17][18]

On 28 March 2026, she placed third behind Madison Wiltrout and Maddie Harris in the javelin throw at the USATF Winter Long Throws National Championship in Arizona with a throw of 54.70 metres.[19] On 23 July 2026, competing in the women's javelin she had a best throw of 60.41 metres to place second defending her title at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New York, finishing runner-up to Madison Wiltrout.[20]

References

  1. ↑ https://bucknellbison.com/news/2026/4/12/womens-track-and-field-evelyn-bliss-facility-meet-and-school-record-headlines-spectacular-day-for-bison-women
  2. ↑ "Evelyn Bliss". World Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "WHAT'S NEXT FOR BLISS?: After Finishing 12th in the Javelin at the NCAA Nationals, Union Grad Evie Bliss Has Two More Big Meets Coming Up". exploreClarion. June 20, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Evelyn Bliss 2nd Place Women's Javelin Throw - Pan American U20 Athletics Championships 2023". Runnerspace. August 8, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ Davern, John (May 28, 2023). "Bliss Launches 170 Footer, Sets Javelin Record & US No. 2". Mile Split. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ekpone, Olivia (July 9, 2023). "Evelyn Bliss Wins USA U20 Javelin Title". Mile Split. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "USA U20 Championships". World Athletics. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pan American U20 Championships". World Athletics. August 4, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ Dursee, Charlotte (September 6, 2024). "Athlete of the Week: Evelyn Bliss '27". Bucknellian.net. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bucknell's Bliss finishes 6th at Olympic Trials in Oregon in javelin competition". Sungazette. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Jarvinen threatens world U20 decathlon record to get gold in Lima". worldathletics.org. August 31, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Evelyn Bliss Repeats as All-American in Javelin". Patriot League. June 15, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Evelyn Bliss Wins Silver at the 2025 FISU World University Games". Patriot League. July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  14. ↑ Hof-Mahoney, Paul (July 30, 2025). "USATF Outdoor Championships: Event-By-Event Throws & Heptathlon Preview". Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Women's Javelin Throw Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". World Athletics. July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. August 16, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  17. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  19. ↑ "SIX CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT FIRST USATF WINTER LONG THROWS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". usatf.org. March 28, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  20. ↑ "KINCAID'S KICK HIGHLIGHTS OPENING DAY OF TOYOTA USATF OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. July 23, 2026. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
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