The Hottest Spring Bods in Women's Sports of 2021 Pt. 12

Deborah Bulai

A, 21-year-old powerhouse from Cedar Hill, Texas, Deborah Bulai is an All-American thrower who now competes for Ole Miss after starting her collegiate career at Cloud County Community College.

In 2018, during her first season at Cloud County, Bulai was a national runner-up in the weight throw competition at the NJCAA Championship meet during indoor season. During the outdoor season Bulai qualified for the discus throw and hammer throw where she placed eighth and sixth respectively at the NJCAA championship meet.

When she came to Ole Miss in 2020, Bulai won her first meet competing in the weight throw at the UAB Blazer Invitational in January of 2020. She scored points for her team during the SEC Indoor Championships in 2020 when she placed fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 20.84. She qualified for the NCAA Championships in weight throw but the meet was cancelled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Alexis Prater

Ok here is a true story. We saw Alexis Prater during an indoor track and field meet this year at Youngstown State and thought, she's got some star power. From there she was posted on the Track Stars App TikTok page and the video got over 200,000 views. Prater has that indescribable "it-factor," and when she puts it all together in her sport she is going to a very big star amongst her peers. Prater competes mainly as a long jumper and hurdler. The sophomore had her first top three collegiate finish in the 100-meter hurdles this outdoor season when she placed third out of 21 competitors at the IUP Invitational. During her high school days at Ridgewood in Ohio, she was a runner-up finisher in the long jump at the 2019 state championship meet. Prater is a major in exercise science.

Emily Sullivan

This 6-4 forward from Evansville, Indiana has nearly half the number of the population of her hometown following her on Instagram. For those keeping score Evansville has a population of approximately 120,000 people and Sullivan has over 51,000 followers on her Instagram account. Supporters get to follow her basketball, modeling and life journey on her page.

During her senior year in high school at Reitz Memorial, Sullivan scored 18.2 points, grabbed 10.7 rebounds and blocked 6.4 shots per game as she was an All-State competitor. She started her collegiate career with a four-year stint at North Carolina. In her first two seasons she contributed as a role player. She shot a career best 51 percent from the field during her sophomore year in 2017-18. Sullivan's final two seasons at North Carolina was tough as she struggled with injuries.

This year she competed with Florida as a graduate student.

Selena Wright

Selena Wright does it all. She is currently a Master of Health Administration student who also runs her own beauty, cosmetic and personal care business known as Slayed Hair by Selena.

As an athlete she is a hurdler and sprinter for the University of Central Florida. Wright is from Elgin, Texas and she began her collegiate career at Sam Houston State where she shined in the classroom making the Dean's List three times. On the track she won her first race when she captured a 60-meter hurdles win at the Aggie Team Invitational in 2017. In 2018 she scored points for Sam Houston State with fourth and fifth place finishes in the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles respectively at the Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

This year was her first season at Central Florida. Wright got her first win at her new school at the H-Town SpeedCity Series III in the 60-meter hurdles. She qualfied for the 400-meter hurdles final at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships and placed sixth overall.