Collins threw her way to the top of the NEC leader board during the season’s opening week. The third-year Red Flash weight thrower tossed the 20 lb. implement 17.04m (55’ 11”) to secure a silver medal at the Bucknell Bison Opener. The distance landed Collins in third place on the early-season ECAC performance list and automatically qualified the Empire State product for the ECAC Championships in March. In terms of NCAA Division I weight throwers, Collins accounted for a top-30 national performance to start the season.