Donovan Catholic's (NJ) 2017 graduate Alyssa Wilson set a high standard for her high school career. She was a multiple state and national champion in the shot put, holds the indoor and outdoor state records in the shot put, and is the state record holder in the discus.
As a senior in May 2017, at the Ocean County Championships, Wilson threw 57-1.25 to break the national shot put record previously held by Burke's Raven Saunders. A couple months later, Wilson competed at the Pan-American Junior Athletics Championships, winning gold and breaking her national record on her third throw of 58-1.
Wilson led the country in 2016 in the shot put. During her senior year, she led the nation in the discus with a throw of 182-0 and in the shot put with her national record. Wilson now competes for UCLA.
Event 117 Womens Shot Put
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Jr. World: $ 20.54m 7/1/1989 Astrid KUMBERNUSS, GDR
PanAm U20: @ 18.27m 2015 RAVEN SAUNDERS, USA
Comp# Name Age Team Finals Alternate
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Finals
1 # 505 Alyssa Wilson 18 United States 17.70m 58-01.00
16.50m FOUL 17.70m 16.97m 16.11m FOUL
2 # 375 Maria F Orozco Ca 19 Mexico 16.57m 54-04.50
16.57m 16.27m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL
3 # 491 Samantha Noening 19 United States 15.66m 51-04.50
15.35m FOUL 14.53m 15.66m 15.40m 15.18m
4 # 374 Liliana N Mojica 19 Mexico 15.20m 49-10.50
15.20m 14.90m 15.11m 15.17m 15.01m 15.15m
5 # 200 Grace Tennant 18 Canada 14.44m 47-04.50
13.74m 13.58m FOUL 13.70m 14.26m 14.44m
6 # 282 Rosa A Ramirez 18 Dominican Republic 13.83m 45-04.50
12.67m FOUL 12.77m 13.83m FOUL 13.82m
7 # 101 Ailen Armada 19 Argentina 13.76m 45-01.75
FOUL 13.17m 12.78m FOUL FOUL 13.76m
8 # 116 Laquell Harris 19 Bahamas 11.55m 37-10.75
9.70m 9.97m 11.41m FOUL 11.55m FOUL