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Sacramento State

2021-22 Track & Field Roster

Shantel Nnaji

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Tracy, Calif.
  • Prev School West HS
  • Events Throws

Biography

 Indoor Career Bests
EventOutdoor Career Bests 
 49-02.50 at Lumberjack Challenge (1/21/22)SP49-04.25 at Big Sky Championships (5/14/22)
 ---DIS167-11 at Bryan Clay Invitational (4/15/22)
 58-02.00 at Big Sky Championships (2/29/20)WT/HAM191-06 at Sac State Invitational (4/9/22)

2022 Season

  • Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary in the hammer.
  • Earned all-Big Sky honors in the shot put (second), discus (second) and hammer (third).
  • Set the school record in the hammer with a throw of 191-06 to win the Sacramento State Invitational.
  • Ranks second in school history in the discus following a throw of 167-11 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
  • Had a shot put of 49-04.25 at the Big Sky Championships which moved her to fifth place all-time at Sacramento State.
  • Indoors, she was all-Big Sky in the shot put after finishing third and added a fourth-place finish in the weight throw.
  • Her shot put of 49-02.50 at the Lumberjack Challenge placed her fourth in program history.
  • Moved into fifth at Sacramento State following a weight throw of 59-05.75 at the Big Sky Championships.

2021 Season

  • Earned all-Big Sky honors in the discus after placing third at the conference outdoor championships.
  • Also qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the shot put and hammer.
  • Finished first in the discus at the Tri-Team Meet, Hornet Invitational, Sacramento State Open, Sacramento State Invitational and the Causeway Track Classic.
  • Best discus throw during the season was 159-10 at the Big Sky meet.
  • Set her PR in the shot put at the Causeway Track Classic with a best of 45-02.25.
  • Finished first in the event at the Tri-Team Meet and the Sacramento State Open.
  • Threw 185-00 at the Sacramento State Invitational to set the school record.
  • Won the individual title at that meet as well as the Tri-Team Met and the Causeway Track Classic.

2020 Season

  • Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing third in the shot put at the conference indoor championships.
  • Also placed fourth in the weight throw to score for the team.
  • Set career bests in both events at the Big Sky meet with a shot put of 47-11.75 and a weight throw of 58-02.00.
  • Her shot put ranks fifth in school history while her weight throw is the seventh best in program history.
  • Her weight throw at the Big Sky meet was nearly three feet beyond her previous best.

2019 Season

  • Was the Big Sky champion in the discus with a PR of 163-11.
  • That throw was 23 inches beyond her previous best and ranked third in program history.
  • Placed among the top three in the discus in five of six meets, including three victories.
  • Also competed at the Big Sky Championships in the shot put where she finished ninth following a career best of 43-09.75.
  • Longest hammer throw was 136-05 at the Woody Wilson Classic.
  • Indoors, she competed in the shot put in two meets and the weight throw in one.
  • Had a shot put of 40-04.25 at the Ed Jacoby Invitational and weight throw of 44-04.25 at the New Mexico Classic for her season bests.

High School

  • A 2018 graduate of Merrill West HS in Tracy, Calif.
  • Placed fourth at the CIF State Championships in the discus as a senior.
  • Threw 160-07 in the finals to set her career best.
  • Was also the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I and Masters and Tri-Cities Athletic League champion in the event.
  • Finished first in the shot put at the TCAL and SJS Div. I Championships.
  • Placed fourth at the SJS Masters meet in the event.
  • Set her PR with a put of 41-02.50 at the TCAL meet.
  • As a junior, she was the TCAL champion, placed second at the Masters meet and qualified for the state meet in both events.
  • Won her first conference title in the shot put as a sophomore.

Personal

  • Majoring in kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Junior

  • 2021-22Junior

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