Trista Fintel

Photo by: Owen Fink, BGSU Athletics

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS

Event	Time/Mark	Date/Meet
Shot Put (I)	16.08m	2/2/2024 at Jud Logan Light Giver Invitational (while at Findlay)
Shot Put (O)	15.86m	4/18/2025 at Virginia Challenge
Weight Throw (I)	20.34m	3/8/2024 at NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships (while at Findlay)
Discus (O)	47.66m	4/13/2024 at Beach Invitational (while at Findlay)
Hammer Throw (O)	59.84m	3/21/2025 at Blizzard Buster

AWARDS & HONORS (while at Findlay)

2023 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships Shot Put National Champion
2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships Shot Put National Champion
Three-time G-MAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (1/16/23, 2/20/23, 2/5/24)
Five-time G-MAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/10/23, 4/17/23, 4/24/23, 4/1/24, 4/15/24)
2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Shot Put (All-American)
2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Shot Put
2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw (All-American)
2023 NCAA Indoor Championships: Shot Put, Weight Throw (All-American, NCAA Champion)
2024 NCAA Indoor Championships: Shot Put, Weight Throw (All-American)
G-MAC indoor shot put record holder (16.08m at the Jud Logan Light Giver Open, 2/4/24)
G-MAC Indoor Championships shot put record holder (15.80m, 2/22/23)
20.34m at the NCAA Division II Championships is the G-MAC indoor weight throw record
2024 G-MAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
2024 G-MAC Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
2024 All-G-MAC First Team (outdoor)

2024-25 | Graduate Student
Indoor

Appeared in nine meets, competing in shot put and weight throw
Placed second in the shot put (15.56m) and won the weight throw (20.31m PR) at MAC Indoor Championships
Won shot put (15.79m) at Silverston Invitational
Placed second in shot put (15.22m) and won the weight throw (19.65m) at GVSU Big Meet
Placed third in both the shot put (15.46) and weight throw (19.14m)
Won the shot put (15.94m PR) and placed second in the weight throw (18.95m) at Meyo Invitational
Won the shot put (15.53m) and placed second in the weight throw (18.24m) at Al Campbell Invitational
Won both the shot put (15.17m) and weight throw (17.66m) at BGSU Early Bird Invitational
Won both the shot put (15.02m) and weight throw (17.15m) in her Division I debut at the Tom Wright Open

Outdoor

Competing in shot put and weight throw
Won shot put (14.96m) and finished second in hammer throw (59.84m PR) at Blizzard Buster
Won both shot put (14.43m) and hammer throw (57.34m) at Spartan Invitational
Won hammer throw (58.66m) and finished second in discus throw (45.16m) at We Fly Challenge
Notched fourth in the shot put (15.86m) at the Virginia Challenge
Took second in the shot put (16.08m) at the Clark Wood Open

Findlay, Ohio

2023-24 | Junior

National qualifier in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw during the outdoor season and national qualifier in the weight throw and shot put during the indoor season
Earned first team all-American in the shot put and hammer throw at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championship and first team all-American in the weight throw and shot put at the NCAA DII Indoor Championship
Named G-MAC Field Athlete of the Year during the indoor and outdoor seasons
Won the shot put at the Great Midwest Indoor Championship
Won the hammer throw, shot put, and discus throw at the Great Midwest Outdoor Championship
Named first team all-G-MAC during the indoor and outdoor seasons

2022-23 | Sophomore

Won the 2023 Division II Indoor National Championship in the shot put with a mark of 16.04m
Earned first team all-American in the shot put in both the indoor and outdoor seasons
Earned second team all-American during the outdoor season in the hammer throw
Named Midwest Region Field Athlete of the Year
Tabbed all-region by the USTFCCCA
Won the Great Midwest Athletic Conference title in the shot put with a mark of 15.80m
Named first team all-conference in both the indoor and outdoor seasons
Helped lead the Oilers to the 2023 G-MAC Indoor Championship, the second-consecutive title
Won both the shot put and weight throw at the Flag City Open
Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

2021-22 | Freshman

Earned all-American status during the outdoor season
Tabbed all-region by the USTFCCCA during the outdoor campaign
Finished eighth in the shot put at the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championship
Took fourth in the shot put at the Great Midwest Outdoor Championship
Came in fifth in the hammer throw at the Monday Meet at Indiana Tech
Named Division II All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)

Hamler, Ohio

Was a four-year letterwinner in track & field at Patrick Henry High School for head coach Jason Gubernath and throws coach Matthew Furko
Placed second in the shot put and third in the discus at the 2021 OHSAA Division III Championships
Finished third in the shot put at the 2019 OHSAA Division III Championships
Selected as a team captain
Also lettered in volleyball and basketball for the Patriots
Was a member of the National Honor Society and earned an Honors Diploma

Daughter of Daryl and Jennifer Fintel
Has an older brother, Mason, and an older sister, Kayla
Working on her Master's of Social Work
Aspires to become a social worker in a nursing home
Favorite athlete is Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher
Lists her sister, Kayla, as her biggest influence, "because she is always my biggest supporter and I have always looked up to her"
Born on January 25, 2003 in Bowling Green, Ohio