Swoopes, who hails from Whitewright, Texas, was named the National Women’s Field Athlete of the Year. She scored 23 points in field events at the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with victories in both the shot put and discus and a sixth-place effort in the hammer. Swoopes starred in the shot put this season, tallying five marks that reside in the all-time top-15 in NCAA DII history. Two of those marks came during championship season: 17.71m (58-1¼) to win the event at the Lone Star Outdoor Championships; 17.59m (57-8½) to win the NCAA crown and shatter an 18-year-old meet record held by Adriane Blewitt.