In what has become an annual tradition, Adelaide Aquilla was crowned shot put national champion once again.
On the second and final day of the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, a familiar face brought some more hardware back to Columbus. Aquilla further cemented herself as one of the greatest athletes in school history by winning the fourth national shot put title of her storied career.
On her final throw of the event, Aquilla shattered her own indoor school record with a throw of 19.28 meters, edging out Axelina Johansson of Nebraska for first place. The Buckeye legend sat in fifth place entering the last round.
NCAA Shot Put Champion@adelaideaquilla wins the FOURTH national shot put title of her career with an indoor PR (19.28m) to break her previous program record!! Congratulations Adelaide #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/UMsLjIXCsy
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioStateTFXC) March 12, 2023
Aquilla, who represented Team USA at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, adds to a collegiate trophy case that already included indoor NCAA titles in 2020 and 2021 as well as an outdoor championship in 2022. The Rocky River, Ohio native broke the collegiate record in the shot put with her throw of 19.64 meters at last year’s NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Saturday’s meet marked the end of her Buckeye career, as she exhausted her outdoor track and field eligibility last season.
All the feels for my last meet as a buckeye https://t.co/mUQ5d6Yoak
— adelaide aquilla (@adelaideaquilla) March 12, 2023
