Track: Simoné du Toit Places Sixth At NCAA Championships
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:36 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
du Toit Places Sixth At NCAA Championships
March 12, 2011
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (SMU) --- SMU track and field athlete Simone Du Toit placed sixth in the shot put competition at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships on Saturday afternoon. The junior posted a 17.00 meter mark on her first throw of the event.
Arizona’s Julie Labonte won the shot put with a 17.53 meter toss. The event was hosted by Texas A&M at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. Complete results can be found here.
Du Toit automatically qualified for the event earlier in the year with a Conference USA best 17.49 meter throw. At the C-USA Championships earlier this year, the Johannesburg, South Africa native won the event with a toss that bested the field by over two meters.
The Mustangs and du Toit return to action with the TCU Invitational on Mar. 18 in Fort Worth.
du Toit Places Sixth At NCAA Championships
March 12, 2011
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (SMU) --- SMU track and field athlete Simone Du Toit placed sixth in the shot put competition at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships on Saturday afternoon. The junior posted a 17.00 meter mark on her first throw of the event.
Arizona’s Julie Labonte won the shot put with a 17.53 meter toss. The event was hosted by Texas A&M at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. Complete results can be found here.
Du Toit automatically qualified for the event earlier in the year with a Conference USA best 17.49 meter throw. At the C-USA Championships earlier this year, the Johannesburg, South Africa native won the event with a toss that bested the field by over two meters.
The Mustangs and du Toit return to action with the TCU Invitational on Mar. 18 in Fort Worth.