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Neal Earns All-America Honors at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship
March 12, 2022 | Women's Track and Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Bowling Green State University's Zaresha Neal earned second-team All-America honors in the shot put on Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex. She was BGSU's lone competitor at the championship event.
Neal (Sr., Findlay, Ohio) placed No. 13 at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 16.37m (53-8.50). It was her fourth-best throw on the season. She had entered the championship with the 13th-best shot put distance this season with her throw of 17.19m at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier on Feb. 11, 2022. She won the event at the MAC Championships two weeks ago.
Throws
• Neal is the third-different Falcon to earn All-America honors in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, joining Aliyah Gustafson (2019) and Nikki Lessig (1994, 1995).
BGSU Field Results
Shot Put – No. 13 Zaresha Neal 16.37m (53-8.50)
From the Locker Room
"What a positive experience finishing 13th in the country. It is so hard to manage the nerves at your first national championship, you just have to experience it. We're super proud and looking forward to where Z can go from here. – Lou Snelling, BGSU head track & field coach.
"I couldn't be prouder of Zaresha! She had a fantastic indoor season and to cap it off at the NCAA Indoor Championship was a great way to end it!" – Derrick Vicars, BGSU throws coach.
Up Next
BGSU starts the outdoor season on Fri., March 18 at Miami's (OH) Blizzard Buster.
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Neal (Sr., Findlay, Ohio) placed No. 13 at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 16.37m (53-8.50). It was her fourth-best throw on the season. She had entered the championship with the 13th-best shot put distance this season with her throw of 17.19m at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier on Feb. 11, 2022. She won the event at the MAC Championships two weeks ago.
Throws
• Neal is the third-different Falcon to earn All-America honors in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, joining Aliyah Gustafson (2019) and Nikki Lessig (1994, 1995).
BGSU Field Results
Shot Put – No. 13 Zaresha Neal 16.37m (53-8.50)
From the Locker Room
"What a positive experience finishing 13th in the country. It is so hard to manage the nerves at your first national championship, you just have to experience it. We're super proud and looking forward to where Z can go from here. – Lou Snelling, BGSU head track & field coach.
"I couldn't be prouder of Zaresha! She had a fantastic indoor season and to cap it off at the NCAA Indoor Championship was a great way to end it!" – Derrick Vicars, BGSU throws coach.
Up Next
BGSU starts the outdoor season on Fri., March 18 at Miami's (OH) Blizzard Buster.
Follow The Falcons
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bg_xctrack'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
Website – BGSUFalcons.com
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