AUSTIN, Tex. --- Two of UNI's top all-time throwers entered the throwing cages for the final time as Makenna Wilson and Mari Shavers competed in the women's hammer throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Thursday afternoon in Texas.
Making their first career appearances at the national championship meet, Wilson and Shavers, the holders of the top-two spots in UNI's women's hammer throw record book, entered the competition as the first two Panthers to ever qualify for the NCAA Championships in the event.
Wilson, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) champion who took sixth place at the NCAA Regional meet two weeks ago in Sacramento, California, notched a 63.