University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2013 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Adam McDonnell
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- DeWitt, Iowa
- High School:
- Central -Clinton DeWitt
Performance History and Personal Bests
2013: INDOOR: Threw for a personal-best distance in the shot put at the Dome Open (2/15) with a toss of 47-9.25 … notched a personal-best in the weight throw at the Wisconsin Elite Invite (1/18) with a throw of 63-5.
2013: OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the hammer throw for the second year in a row … threw for a personal-best distance in the hammer throw at the Alabama Relays (3/22) with a distance of 194-4 … notched a personal-best in the discus at the Joey Haines Invite (4/5) with a toss of 148-8 … was one of three men from UNI to earn the MVC Presidents Academic Award, the highest academic recognition from the conference … also earned the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll … was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
2012: INDOOR: Notched a season-best distance in the shot put at the Panther Open (1/14) with a throw of 14.45 meters ... had a season-best throw in the weight throw at the Iowa State Classic (2/9) with a distance of 17.90 meters.
OUTDOOR: Qualified for the 2012 NCAA Division I West Preliminary in the javelin and hammer throw ... had a personal best throw in the javelin at the Mark Messersmith Invitational (5/4) with a distance of 64.50 meters, placing first and landing him second all-time at UNI ... also notched a season best distance in the hammer throw at the Mark Messersmith Invitational with a distance of 59.08 meters.
2011: INDOOR: Placed 13th in the MVC Championships in the weight throw with a toss of 16.09m ... Recorded a season-best weight throw of 16.81m to place 3rd at the UNI-Dome open (2/18).
OUTDOOR: Had an outstanding MVC Championships (5/13) recorded season-bests of 35.58m in the discus throw, 56.13m in the hammer throw for 5th place, and 61.20m in the javelin throw for 3rd place.
2010: Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed 5th in the shot put at the 2009 Iowa High School State championships...Took 6th place in the shot put at the 2009 Drake Relays...Placed 6th in the discus at the state meet...Member of Senior All-Star Spotlight team...Part of Central Clinton - DeWitt team that won the 2009 team state championship in track and field...Won three letters in track & field and two letters in football...Member of district champion football squads in 2007 and 2008...Named 1st team all-district, 3rd team all-state, and academic all-state in football.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Joellyn McDonnell...Born 6/22/1990 in Lincoln, Ill....Majoring in sports psychology.
