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Angel Nkwonta
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pullman, Wash.
- High School:
- Pullman
2020 MPSF Weight Throw Runner-Up
NkwontaΒ Features
Field Reports With Angel NkwontaΒ (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 β¦ 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 β¦ was the MPSF Championships runner-up in the weight at 68-9 1/4 β¦ opened the season with her first School Record with a throw of 66-0 1/4 β¦ broke it again at the UW Invitational, getting the win at 68-3 β¦ third in the weight at the Don Kirby Invite at 66-8 3/4 β¦ had an indoor shot put PR of 50-11 1/2 at the UW Last Chance Meet, going to No. 5 in school history β¦ 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 β¦ 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 β¦ 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 β¦ improved her hammer PR to 182-6 at the Beach Invitational β¦ also was second in the hammer at the Ken Shannon Invite at 182-4 β¦ qualified for NCAA Prelims in the shot put and finished 44th overall at 47-2 1/2 β¦ second in the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual at 46-1 1/4 and third in the hammer at 177-2 β¦ 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 β¦ outdoors, had a hammer throw best of 180-11 at the Trojan Invitational, moving to No. 5 in school history β¦ finished 15th in both the hammer and shot put at the Pac-12 Championships β¦ transitioned from glide to spin technique in the shot put, with a season-best late in the year of 47-2 ΒΌ at the Ken Shannon Invite, taking second β¦ second in the hammer and the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual, throwing 170-10 in the hammer and 46-4 ΒΌ in the shot β¦ threw the hammer 174-0 at the Beach Invitational and 171-9 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate β¦ eighth in the hammer at the Pepsi Team Invite at 151-2 and fifth in the shot put at 42-5 Β½ β¦ 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 ΒΌ β¦ PR prior to MPSFs came at the UW Invitational where she threw the weight 60-8 ΒΎ β¦ best indoor shot put mark of 43-8 Β½ 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 β¦ ranked second on the team in the shot put, throwing a PR of 48-10 ΒΌ to win the Ken Shannon Invitational and going to the No. 9 spot in UW history with that mark β¦ at the Pac-12 Championships, placed 10th overall with a best put of 47-2 ΒΌ β¦ went on to compete at the U.S. Junior Outdoor Championships in the shot put, finishing 16th with a mark of 44-6 ΒΌ β¦ raised her PR by four-feet at the Beach Invitational when she threw 48-6 for 11th β¦ won the collegiate section at the Stanford Invitational with a mark of 44-6 β¦ second in the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual at 45-8 Β½ and was fourth in the hammer at 151-3 β¦ best hammer throw of the season was 161-9 at the OSU High Performance Meet, good for 10th on the school top-10 list β¦ did not compete during the indoor season.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon β¦ parents are Adi and Francis Nkwonta β¦ has one older brother, Kingsley, one younger brother, Kamcy, and two younger sisters, Ginika and Kosie β¦ 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 β¦ won the 2A state title in the shot put as a senior in 2016 with a toss of 43-6 ΒΎ and set her PR earlier in the season with a throw of 45-3 β¦ ran her 100-meters PR of 12.24 seconds during her junior season β¦ 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 β¦ a nine-time Great Northern League individual track champion β¦ 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 β¦ also lettered two years in soccer β¦ 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 Putβ¦β¦.51-10
Hammer.......182-6
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......50-11 1/2
Weight.......69-8 1/4 (School Record)
NkwontaΒ Features
Field Reports With Angel NkwontaΒ (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 β¦ 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 β¦ was the MPSF Championships runner-up in the weight at 68-9 1/4 β¦ opened the season with her first School Record with a throw of 66-0 1/4 β¦ broke it again at the UW Invitational, getting the win at 68-3 β¦ third in the weight at the Don Kirby Invite at 66-8 3/4 β¦ had an indoor shot put PR of 50-11 1/2 at the UW Last Chance Meet, going to No. 5 in school history β¦ 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 β¦ 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 β¦ 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 β¦ improved her hammer PR to 182-6 at the Beach Invitational β¦ also was second in the hammer at the Ken Shannon Invite at 182-4 β¦ qualified for NCAA Prelims in the shot put and finished 44th overall at 47-2 1/2 β¦ second in the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual at 46-1 1/4 and third in the hammer at 177-2 β¦ 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 β¦ outdoors, had a hammer throw best of 180-11 at the Trojan Invitational, moving to No. 5 in school history β¦ finished 15th in both the hammer and shot put at the Pac-12 Championships β¦ transitioned from glide to spin technique in the shot put, with a season-best late in the year of 47-2 ΒΌ at the Ken Shannon Invite, taking second β¦ second in the hammer and the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual, throwing 170-10 in the hammer and 46-4 ΒΌ in the shot β¦ threw the hammer 174-0 at the Beach Invitational and 171-9 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate β¦ eighth in the hammer at the Pepsi Team Invite at 151-2 and fifth in the shot put at 42-5 Β½ β¦ 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 ΒΌ β¦ PR prior to MPSFs came at the UW Invitational where she threw the weight 60-8 ΒΎ β¦ best indoor shot put mark of 43-8 Β½ 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 β¦ ranked second on the team in the shot put, throwing a PR of 48-10 ΒΌ to win the Ken Shannon Invitational and going to the No. 9 spot in UW history with that mark β¦ at the Pac-12 Championships, placed 10th overall with a best put of 47-2 ΒΌ β¦ went on to compete at the U.S. Junior Outdoor Championships in the shot put, finishing 16th with a mark of 44-6 ΒΌ β¦ raised her PR by four-feet at the Beach Invitational when she threw 48-6 for 11th β¦ won the collegiate section at the Stanford Invitational with a mark of 44-6 β¦ second in the shot put at the UW-WSU Dual at 45-8 Β½ and was fourth in the hammer at 151-3 β¦ best hammer throw of the season was 161-9 at the OSU High Performance Meet, good for 10th on the school top-10 list β¦ did not compete during the indoor season.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon β¦ parents are Adi and Francis Nkwonta β¦ has one older brother, Kingsley, one younger brother, Kamcy, and two younger sisters, Ginika and Kosie β¦ 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 β¦ won the 2A state title in the shot put as a senior in 2016 with a toss of 43-6 ΒΎ and set her PR earlier in the season with a throw of 45-3 β¦ ran her 100-meters PR of 12.24 seconds during her junior season β¦ 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 β¦ a nine-time Great Northern League individual track champion β¦ 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 β¦ also lettered two years in soccer β¦ 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
Β
Outdoor Bests
Shot Putβ¦β¦.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
