When the NCAA outside observe and subject championships get underway subsequent week in Eugene, Oregon, viewers would possibly hear a well-known final identify when the finals for shot put get underway.
Among the best within the occasion is the daughter of former WWE and UFC champion, Brock Lesnar.
Colorado State’s Mya Lesnar gained the championship in shot put in indoor observe and subject this previous season and is now eyeing her first nationwide title in outside. She’s gained 4 consecutive Mountain West championships in shot put and was additionally named the Mountain West Feminine Athlete of the 12 months for 2024.
Final 12 months on the outside nationals, Lesnar positioned fifth in shot put. This 12 months on the West Area qualifiers, she tossed the shot 60 ft and eight.5 inches along with her first throw. It stored her atop the standings as no different thrower got here inside a foot of her mark.
Lesnar, a senior, is the nationwide chief in shot put, throwing one earlier this season that went 64 ft and three.75 inches.
The 23-year-old grew up in Alexandria, Minnesota, the place she competed in volleyball and observe and subject. After successful the Minnesota state shot put title in highschool, she started her collegiate profession at Arizona State earlier than transferring. At Colorado State, she has additionally gained a Mountain West title within the weight throw and competed within the regional championships within the hammer throw.
She is the proprietor of Colorado State’s program and facility information for shot put, and it’s obvious that she has inherited a few of her father’s otherworldly energy.
Brock Lesnar, now 47, gained an NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship as a senior at Minnesota in 2000. The 2-time All-American then launched into a profession within the WWE, the place he turned the youngest champion at 25 and gained seven titles in all. After spending a while on the apply squad with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, he pivoted his profession to blended martial arts and defeated Randy Couture in 2008 for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar efficiently defended his title twice. He one of many few individuals to win championships within the NCAA, WWE and UFC.
Subsequent weekend, Mya Lesnar can have the possibility so as to add to the household’s assortment of trophies and medals.
