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Angel Nkwonta
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pullman, Wash.
- High School:
- Pullman
2020 MPSF Weight Throw Runner-Up
Nkwontaย Features
Field Reports With Angel Nkwontaย (GoHuskies.com; March 2, 2018)
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Shattered the School Record several times in the weight throw in her final season and also climbed the Top-10 list in the shot put โฆ set the School Record for the third and final time at the UW Last Chance Meet where she threw 69-feet, 8.25-inches, a mark that wound up ranking 20th in the NCAA in 2020 โฆ was the MPSF Championships runner-up in the weight at 68-9 1/4 โฆ opened the season with her first School Record with a throw of 66-0 1/4 โฆ broke it again at the UW Invitational, getting the win at 68-3 โฆ third in the weight at the Don Kirby Invite at 66-8 3/4 โฆ had an indoor shot put PR of 50-11 1/2 at the UW Last Chance Meet, going to No. 5 in school history โฆ also was fifth in the shot put at MPSFs with a best of 50-2.
2019: Improved her personal-bests in the shot put and hammer and became a Pac-12 scorer and West Prelims qualifier for the first time โฆ a huge PR in the shot put came at the Ken Shannon Invitational as she threw 51-10 for the best toss by a Husky since 1988 and the No. 4 mark in school history โฆ took seventh in the shot put at Pac-12s in Tucson with a best of 49-1 1/2 and was 12th in the hammer throw at 176-6 โฆ improved her hammer PR to 182-6 at the Beach Invitational โฆ also was second in the hammer at the Ken Shannon Invite at 182-4 โฆ qualified for NCAA Prelims in the shot put and finished 44th overall at 47-2 1/2 โฆ second in the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual at 46-1 1/4 and third in the hammer at 177-2 โฆ competed just once indoors, finishing 17th in the weight throw at the MPSF Championships.
2018: Improved her PRs in the hammer outdoors and had the No. 2 weight throw mark in school history indoors โฆ outdoors, had a hammer throw best of 180-11 at the Trojan Invitational, moving to No. 5 in school history โฆ finished 15th in both the hammer and shot put at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ transitioned from glide to spin technique in the shot put, with a season-best late in the year of 47-2 ยผ at the Ken Shannon Invite, taking second โฆ second in the hammer and the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual, throwing 170-10 in the hammer and 46-4 ยผ in the shot โฆ threw the hammer 174-0 at the Beach Invitational and 171-9 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate โฆ eighth in the hammer at the Pepsi Team Invite at 151-2 and fifth in the shot put at 42-5 ยฝ โฆ indoors, had a big PR of over two feet at the MPSF Championships as she scored in the weight throw, taking fifth at 63-0 ยผ โฆ PR prior to MPSFs came at the UW Invitational where she threw the weight 60-8 ยพ โฆ best indoor shot put mark of 43-8 ยฝ at the UW Indoor Open.
2017: Finished top-10 in the Pac-12 in the shot put and broke into the Husky top-10 lists in her first season and gained experience in the hammer throw โฆ ranked second on the team in the shot put, throwing a PR of 48-10 ยผ to win the Ken Shannon Invitational and going to the No. 9 spot in UW history with that mark โฆ at the Pac-12 Championships, placed 10th overall with a best put of 47-2 ยผ โฆ went on to compete at the U.S. Junior Outdoor Championships in the shot put, finishing 16th with a mark of 44-6 ยผ โฆ raised her PR by four-feet at the Beach Invitational when she threw 48-6 for 11th โฆ won the collegiate section at the Stanford Invitational with a mark of 44-6 โฆ second in the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual at 45-8 ยฝ and was fourth in the hammer at 151-3 โฆ best hammer throw of the season was 161-9 at the OSU High Performance Meet, good for 10th on the school top-10 list โฆ did not compete during the indoor season.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon โฆ parents are Adi and Francis Nkwonta โฆ has one older brother, Kingsley, one younger brother, Kamcy, and two younger sisters, Ginika and Kosie โฆ one of the fastest and strongest athletes in Washington, had the rare distinction of being a state champion in the shot put and 100-meter dash โฆ won the 2A state title in the shot put as a senior in 2016 with a toss of 43-6 ยพ and set her PR earlier in the season with a throw of 45-3 โฆ ran her 100-meters PR of 12.24 seconds during her junior season โฆ also took first at state in the shot put as a junior in 2015 and was second in the 100m and fourth in the 200m โฆ a nine-time Great Northern League individual track champion โฆ competed twice at the Arcadia Invite in California, taking sixth in the shot put in 2016 with a mark of 42-7 and was 12th in the 100-meters in 2015 going 12.28 โฆ also lettered two years in soccer โฆ graduated with a 3.6 grade point average.
Major Meets
2017 Pac-12 - 10th, Shot Put | Foul, Hammer
2017 U.S. Junior Champs - 16th, Shot Put
2018 MPSF - 5th, Weight
2018 Pac-12 - 15th, Shot Put | 15th, Hammer
2019 Pac-12 - 7th, Shot Put | 12th, Hammer
2019 NCAA Prelims - 44th, Shot Put
2020 MPSF - 5th, Shot Put | 2nd, Weight
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Outdoor Bests
Shot Putโฆโฆ.51-10
Hammer.......182-6
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......50-11 1/2
Weight.......69-8 1/4 (School Record)
Nkwontaย Features
Field Reports With Angel Nkwontaย (GoHuskies.com; March 2, 2018)
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Shattered the School Record several times in the weight throw in her final season and also climbed the Top-10 list in the shot put โฆ set the School Record for the third and final time at the UW Last Chance Meet where she threw 69-feet, 8.25-inches, a mark that wound up ranking 20th in the NCAA in 2020 โฆ was the MPSF Championships runner-up in the weight at 68-9 1/4 โฆ opened the season with her first School Record with a throw of 66-0 1/4 โฆ broke it again at the UW Invitational, getting the win at 68-3 โฆ third in the weight at the Don Kirby Invite at 66-8 3/4 โฆ had an indoor shot put PR of 50-11 1/2 at the UW Last Chance Meet, going to No. 5 in school history โฆ also was fifth in the shot put at MPSFs with a best of 50-2.
2019: Improved her personal-bests in the shot put and hammer and became a Pac-12 scorer and West Prelims qualifier for the first time โฆ a huge PR in the shot put came at the Ken Shannon Invitational as she threw 51-10 for the best toss by a Husky since 1988 and the No. 4 mark in school history โฆ took seventh in the shot put at Pac-12s in Tucson with a best of 49-1 1/2 and was 12th in the hammer throw at 176-6 โฆ improved her hammer PR to 182-6 at the Beach Invitational โฆ also was second in the hammer at the Ken Shannon Invite at 182-4 โฆ qualified for NCAA Prelims in the shot put and finished 44th overall at 47-2 1/2 โฆ second in the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual at 46-1 1/4 and third in the hammer at 177-2 โฆ competed just once indoors, finishing 17th in the weight throw at the MPSF Championships.
2018: Improved her PRs in the hammer outdoors and had the No. 2 weight throw mark in school history indoors โฆ outdoors, had a hammer throw best of 180-11 at the Trojan Invitational, moving to No. 5 in school history โฆ finished 15th in both the hammer and shot put at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ transitioned from glide to spin technique in the shot put, with a season-best late in the year of 47-2 ยผ at the Ken Shannon Invite, taking second โฆ second in the hammer and the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual, throwing 170-10 in the hammer and 46-4 ยผ in the shot โฆ threw the hammer 174-0 at the Beach Invitational and 171-9 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate โฆ eighth in the hammer at the Pepsi Team Invite at 151-2 and fifth in the shot put at 42-5 ยฝ โฆ indoors, had a big PR of over two feet at the MPSF Championships as she scored in the weight throw, taking fifth at 63-0 ยผ โฆ PR prior to MPSFs came at the UW Invitational where she threw the weight 60-8 ยพ โฆ best indoor shot put mark of 43-8 ยฝ at the UW Indoor Open.
2017: Finished top-10 in the Pac-12 in the shot put and broke into the Husky top-10 lists in her first season and gained experience in the hammer throw โฆ ranked second on the team in the shot put, throwing a PR of 48-10 ยผ to win the Ken Shannon Invitational and going to the No. 9 spot in UW history with that mark โฆ at the Pac-12 Championships, placed 10th overall with a best put of 47-2 ยผ โฆ went on to compete at the U.S. Junior Outdoor Championships in the shot put, finishing 16th with a mark of 44-6 ยผ โฆ raised her PR by four-feet at the Beach Invitational when she threw 48-6 for 11th โฆ won the collegiate section at the Stanford Invitational with a mark of 44-6 โฆ second in the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual at 45-8 ยฝ and was fourth in the hammer at 151-3 โฆ best hammer throw of the season was 161-9 at the OSU High Performance Meet, good for 10th on the school top-10 list โฆ did not compete during the indoor season.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon โฆ parents are Adi and Francis Nkwonta โฆ has one older brother, Kingsley, one younger brother, Kamcy, and two younger sisters, Ginika and Kosie โฆ one of the fastest and strongest athletes in Washington, had the rare distinction of being a state champion in the shot put and 100-meter dash โฆ won the 2A state title in the shot put as a senior in 2016 with a toss of 43-6 ยพ and set her PR earlier in the season with a throw of 45-3 โฆ ran her 100-meters PR of 12.24 seconds during her junior season โฆ also took first at state in the shot put as a junior in 2015 and was second in the 100m and fourth in the 200m โฆ a nine-time Great Northern League individual track champion โฆ competed twice at the Arcadia Invite in California, taking sixth in the shot put in 2016 with a mark of 42-7 and was 12th in the 100-meters in 2015 going 12.28 โฆ also lettered two years in soccer โฆ graduated with a 3.6 grade point average.
Major Meets
2017 Pac-12 - 10th, Shot Put | Foul, Hammer
2017 U.S. Junior Champs - 16th, Shot Put
2018 MPSF - 5th, Weight
2018 Pac-12 - 15th, Shot Put | 15th, Hammer
2019 Pac-12 - 7th, Shot Put | 12th, Hammer
2019 NCAA Prelims - 44th, Shot Put
2020 MPSF - 5th, Shot Put | 2nd, Weight
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Outdoor Bests
Shot Putโฆโฆ.51-10
Hammer.......182-6
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......50-11 1/2
Weight.......69-8 1/4 (School Record)
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
