AUSTIN, Texas – Sun Devil sophomore Samantha Noennig completed the season sweep of the NCAA shot put titles in dramatic fashion Thursday night under the lights at Mike A. Meyers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Already the NCAA champion from the indoor season, Noennig entered the meet as the fifth seed and found herself in seventh place heading into the final, but rocketed into the lead on her fifth throw.
"The first few weren't so good and I kind of got mad and knew I needed to hit one," Noennig said. "It worked out well and I was able to pull through in the end.