Nakel McClinton

Weight:
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Position:
Throws
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Merrillville, Ind.
High School:
Merrillville

2016-17 (R-SENIOR): Indoor: opened her season with a fifth place finish in the weight throw at the IU Relays… finished third in the weight with a throw of 19.47m (63-10.5) at the Meyo Invitational… earned the victory in the weight throw at the Hoosier Hills Invitational… competed at the Big Ten Championships in the weight throw. Outdoor: scored a second place finish in the hammer throw with a heave of 60.68m (199-0.75) at the Pac-12 v Big Ten Challenge… finished fourth in the hammer at the Tennessee Relays… claimed victory in the hammer and third in the discus at the Louisville Invite… took sixth in the hammer at the Longhorn Invitational… notched a pair of podium finishes in the hammer throw (third) and discus throw (sixth) at the Big Ten Championships… posted top-20 finishes in the hammer (17^th) and the discus (19^th) at the NCAA East Regional.

2015-16 (R-JUNIOR): Indoor: finished third at the Big Ten Championships in the weight throw… won the weight throw against Tennessee and Purdue… broke her school record in the weight throw at the IU Relays, again at the Meyo Invitational and finally at the Hoosier Hills with a mark of 20.96m (68-9.25). Outdoor: First-Team All-American in the hammer throw after a seventh place finish at the NCAA Championships… Big Ten runner-up in the hammer throw… established the school record in the hammer at the Tiger Track Classic… finished fourth in both the hammer throw and discus at the Tiger Track Classic… broke the hammer throw record, again, in a winning effort against Purdue with a throw of 65.12m… also won the discus against Purdue with the fourth best throw in school history, 52.28m.

2014-15 (R-SOPHOMORE): Indoor: posted a career-best of 20.08m in the weight throw to finish in sixth-place at the Indiana University Relays…the throw is the second best mark in school history…finished in fifth-place in the event at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Started the outdoor season strong with a school record and win in the hammer throw at the Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Challenge with a mark of 59.66m…improved on her school record at the Billy Hayes Invitational with a mark of 60.81m in the hammer throw…qualified for the NCAA East Prelims and finished in 16^th place in the hammer throw…earned USTFCCCA All-Academic and Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honors.

2013-14 (R-FRESHMAN): Indoor: Set the ninth best mark in school history in the weight throw of 18.33m (60-1.75) to finish in fourth-place at the Hoosier Hills Invitational...finished in eighth-place at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the weight throw with a mark of 18.21m (59-9). Outdoor: qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round and finished in 27^th place in the hammer throw with a mark of 56.02m (183-9), the second best mark in school history...also finished in 21^st place in the discus throw at the NCAA East Prelim...set the ninth best mark in school history in the discus throw of 50.42m (165-5) to win the collegiate section of the Penn Relays.

REDSHIRT (2012-13): Indoor: Redshirted. Outdoor: Redshirted. Competed at the USA Junior Championships in the hammer throw, finishing 12^th with a throw of 50.55m (165-10).

PREP: Qualified for the Indiana state meet all 4 years... first team All-State in 2011... second team All-State in 2010 ... DAC Field Events MVP (2010, 2012) ... Team MVP in 2010 and 2012 ... won both the shot put and discus titles at the sectional for three-straight years ... won a pair of regional titles ... placed fourth at state in the shot put in 2010 ... state runner-up in the discus in 2011 ... holds school record in shot put (43' 1 1/2") and discus (137' 0")... four-year letter winner in track and field... three-year letter winner in soccer.

PERSONAL: Born January 3, 1994 to Kelvin and Natalie McClinton ... has one brother, Jason, and one sister, Erika ... majoring in sports communication.