Ohio State's Adelaide Aquilla sets program record, wins 4th NCAA championship in shot put

In the final round of her final meet as a Buckeye, Ohio State's Adelaide Aquilla captured a fourth NCAA championship in the shot put, breaking her own program record with a throw of 19.28 meters.

The former walk-on from Rocky River, Ohio, has now exhausted her eligibility.

"She has really persevered this year, but has never made excuses or retreated from the work," said Ohio State track and field director Rosalind Joseph. "She just shows up every day with the will of a champion, and that showed today. I’m so happy for her to close out her stellar career as a national champion."

Aquilla finishes as the collegiate record holder in women's shot put, thanks to a 19.64-meter throw in the 2022 outdoor NCAA championships. She also owns the OSU outdoors discus record (57.86 meters) as a result of her performance at the 2022 Big Ten Championships, and she represented the United States at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State track and field athlete Adelaide Aquilla wins championship