Ohio State’s Adelaide Aquilla breaks NCAA shot put record, defends national title
Ohio State track and field star Adelaide Aquilla has done it again, this time in an even more impressive fashion. Aquilla won her second-straight NCAA title in the shot put by breaking the collegiate record with a throw of 19.64m.
Last year’s Olympic bronze medalist also had the top four throws in the entire competition to dominate the field and help place Ohio State No. 6 in the overall women’s NCAA championships after the first day of events. Aquilla beat the second-place finisher by more than a whole meter.
Perhaps even more impressive, Aquilla’s winning throw is the fourth-best in the entire world this year. In other words, the current Buckeye athlete is a star in the making on the world stage.
A HUGE congratulations to @adelaideaquilla on breaking the collegiate record and her own program record to defend her NCAA outdoor shot put title!! She earns 10 points for the team after beating the field by more than one meter and having the FOUR best throws!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/FvMEmDeviN
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioStateTFXC) June 10, 2022
Keep an eye on the senior shot-putter as she no doubt begins to have more time to train even more intensely after college and perhaps make a run at some pretty special things in the next Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.
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