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Akealy Moton

  • Position Throws
  • Indoor Junior
  • Outdoor So.
  • Hometown West Fargo, N.D.
  • High School West Fargo HS

Biography

Moton's Performance History & Personal Bests

2020-21 SEASON

 
Indoor: First Team All-American in the shot put, placing 5th at the NCAA Indoor Championships … Summit League Field Athlete of the Year … Extended her NDSU school record for the indoor shot put to 59-03.00 (18.06m) at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13 … Summit League shot put champion … Also placed 7th in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships, throwing a personal-best 60-06.50 (18.45m) … Unbeaten in the shot put from December through February, winning all six meets she entered … Holds the NDSU facility record and Dakota Duals meet record in the shot put.
Outdoor (Sophomore): First Team All-American in the shot put, placing 3rd at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Second Team All-American in the javelin, taking 13th at the NCAA Championships … Summit League Field Athlete of the Year … NDSU school record and personal-best shot put of 59-05.00 (18.11m) on her final attempt at the national meet, moving up to 3rd place … Personal-best javelin throw of 179-1 (54.58m) at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, posting the top mark in the field … Ranked 3rd all-time at NDSU in the javelin … Summit League champion in the shot put and conference runner-up in the javelin … Won the shot put at five meets, including the Drake Relays … Qualified for the shot put final at the U.S. Olympic Trials and finished 8th.

2019-20 SEASON

Indoor (Sophomore):
NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier and named an All-American … Ranked 4th in the NCAA in the shot put … School record shot put mark of 57-09.50 (17.61m) at the Bison Open on Feb. 8, also setting the NDSU facility record … Runner-up in the shot put at the Summit League Championships behind teammate Shelby Gunnells … Also finished 9th in the weight throw at the conference meet … Topped 55 feet in the shot put at six meets on the season … Won the shot put at the Dakota Classic, Nebraska’s Mark Colligan Memorial, Minnesota’s Jack Johnson Classic, and the Bison Open … Led the Bison women to a No. 1 national ranking in the USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings for the shot put.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19 SEASON
 
Indoor (Freshman): Summit League runner-up in the shot put, throwing an indoor personal-best of 55-02.25 (16.82m) at the conference meet … Ended the season ranked 3rd all-time at NDSU in the indoor shot put … Finished 2nd in the shot put at 5 consecutive meets to close the indoor season, behind a Bison teammate each time … Ended the season ranked 18th in the NCAA in the shot put, missing a trip to the NCAA Championships by only 2 spots.
Outdoor (Freshman): NCAA Championships qualifier in both the shot put and javelin as a freshman … Finished 5th in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas, earning first-team All-America honors … Personal-best and school record shot put mark of 57-03.50 (17.46m) at the NCAA meet … Placed 20th in the javelin at the NCAA Championships … Personal-best javelin mark of 165-10 (50.56m) at the NCAA West Prelims, ranking 4th all-time at NDSU … Summit League champion in the shot put and league runner-up in the javelin … Broke her own shot put school record at the final three meets of the season – 56-10.25 at the conference meet, 57-01.50 at the NCAA Prelims, and 57-03.50 at the NCAA Championships … Named Summit League Field Athlete of the Year … Summit League Championships Field MVP.

Prior to NDSU: Spent the 2017-18 season at the University of North Dakota as a member of the women's basketball team.

High School: Owns the top mark in North Dakota high school history in the shot put at 50 feet, 3 inches, in addition to ranking second all-time in the javelin (151-8) ... 6-time North Dakota high school state champion ... Won 3 state titles in both the shot put and javelin for West Fargo.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2020Sophomore

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  • 2021Junior

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