Adelaide Aquilla
{{Short description|American track and field athlete (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Adelaide Aquilla
| honorific_suffix = OLY
| birth_name = Adelaide Aquilla
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|3|3}}
| birth_place = Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
| alma_mater = Ohio State University
| country = {{USA}}
| sport = Athletics (track and field)
| event = {{ubl|Shot put|Discus throw|Hammer throw}}
| universityteam = Ohio State Buckeyes
| highestranking = 10th (shot put, 2023)
| pb = {{ubl|Shot put: {{T&Fcalc|19.64}} (2022)|Discus throw: {{T&Fcalc|57.86}} (2022)|Hammer throw: {{T&Fcalc|46.19}} (2022)}}
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry |{{USA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Santiago | Shot put}}
}}
Adelaide Aquilla ({{IPAc-en|æ|'|d|ɛ|'|l|eɪ|d|_|ə|ˈ|k|w|ɪ|l|'|ə}} {{respell|A|deh|layd|_|ə|KWIL|ə}}; born March 3, 1999) is an American track and field athlete who competes in shot put.{{Cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/adelaide-aquilla-14743171 |title=Adelaide AQUILLA | Profile |website=worldathletics.org}} She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Early life and education
Aquilla was born in Westlake, Ohio, to Tracy and Jared Aquilla.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=Adelaide Aquilla Bet On Herself, And Ohio State Helped Her Make The Big Leap To The Olympics |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2022/june/09/adelaide-aquilla-bet-on-herself-and-ohio-state-helped-her-make-the-big-leap-to-the-olympics |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.teamusa.com |language=en}} She grew up in Rocky River, Ohio, and has two younger brothers, Jonas and Ambrose.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Adelaide Aquilla - 2023 - Women's Track & Field |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/womens-track-field/roster/adelaide-aquilla/1741 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Ohio State |language=en}}
Aquilla graduated from Magnificat High School in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-25 |title=Rocky River native and OSU shot put star secures spot on U.S. Olympic track and field team |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/rocky-river-native-and-osu-shot-put-star-secures-spot-on-u-s-olympic-track-and-field-team |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=News 5 Cleveland WEWS |language=en}} She then attended Ohio State University, where she double majored in communications and hospitality management and was a walk-on for the Buckeyes track team. She was coached by Ashley Kovacs, wife of Olympic shot putter Joe Kovacs.{{cite web |title=Ohio State Shot Putter Adelaide Aquilla Qualifies For Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/.amp/news/ohio-state-buckeyes-track-and-field-adelaide-aquilla-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympics-shot-put |website=si.com |author=Andrew Lind |date=June 25, 2021 |access-date=June 25, 2021}}
Career
Aquilla was a 2019 NCAA outdoor qualifier in the shot put and finished 12th with a personal best outdoor toss of {{T&Fcalc|16.59}} to earn second-team All-America honors. In 2021 she was successful in defending the title of Big Ten Conference indoor shot put champion, winning at the 2020 meet with a personal best toss of {{T&Fcalc|17.82}}, and in 2021 she set another personal best with a throw of {{T&Fcalc|19.12}}. She was a 2020 NCAA indoor All-American in the shot with the nation's third-longest throw. In 2021 Aquilla won both indoor and outdoor NCAA titles and she was named Ohio State's female athlete of the year alongside Justin Fields as her male counterpart.{{Cite web |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/roster/adelaide-aquilla/ |title=Adelaide Aquilla |date=May 21, 2018 |website=Ohio State Buckeyes}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/news/ohio-state-news-track-and-field-adelaide-aquilla-wins-national-title-shot-put-ncaa-outdoor-championships |title=Ohio State Shot Putter Adelaide Aquilla Wins NCAA Outdoor National Championship |first=Andrew |last=Lind |website=Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More|date=June 11, 2021 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/.amp/football/ohio-state-football-track-and-field-justin-fields-adelaide-aquilla-named-buckeyes-male-female-athletes-of-the-year |title=Justin Fields, Adelaide Aquilla Named Ohio State's Athletes Of The Year | Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More |website=www.si.com}}
At the U.S. Olympic Trials in June 2021, Aquilla finished third with a throw of {{T&Fcalc|18.95}}, securing a place at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics behind Raven Saunders and Jessica Ramsey.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/us-track-field-trials-day-7-live-updates-results-highlights |title=U.S. Track & Field Trials Day 7: Live updates, results, highlights | NBC Olympics |website=www.nbcolympics.com}} She placed 20th at the Olympics with a throw of {{T&Fcalc|17.68}}.
Aquilla won additional NCAA championships at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2022 and the Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2023, setting a collegiate record with a throw of {{T&Fcalc|19.64}} in the former.{{cite web |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/track-field/2023/03/12/ohio-state-track-and-field-athlete-adelaide-aquilla-wins-championship/69999037007/ |title=Ohio State's Adelaide Aquilla sets program record, wins 4th NCAA championship in shot put}}
In November 2023, Aquilla won a bronze medal in the shot put at the Pan American games held in Santiago, Chile.{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142308/athletics-panam-games |website=Insidethegames |accessdate=November 6, 2023 |title=Spectacular day of athletics at the Panam Games with Marileidy Paulino and Renan Correa as the main protagonists |first=David Rubio |last=Salguero |date=November 3, 2023}}
She finished sixth in shot put at the 2024 Diamond League event in Rabat.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5475/rabat-marrakech-diamond-league-2024-results |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=20 May 2024|title= Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results|date=19 May 2024}}
Competition history
All results are from [https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/adelaide-aquilla-14743171 World Athletics.]
= International competitions =
= National competitions =
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Result=yes}} |
| 2021
|Eugene, Oregon |bgcolor=cc9966r|3rd |{{T&Fcalc|18.95}} |{{n/a}} |
| 2022
|Eugene, Oregon |bgcolor=silver|2nd |{{T&Fcalc|19.45}} |{{n/a}} |
| 2023
|Eugene, Oregon |bgcolor=silver|2nd |{{T&Fcalc|19.02}} |{{n/a}} |
| rowspan=2|2024
|Albuquerque, New Mexico |bgcolor=cc9966r|3rd |{{T&Fcalc|18.74}} |{{n/a}} |
| United States Olympic Trials
|Eugene, Oregon |4th |{{T&Fcalc|18.92}} |{{n/a}} |
| 2025
|Staten Island, New York |5th |{{T&Fcalc|17.76}} |{{n/a}} |
= NCAA titles =
- Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Shot put: 2021, 2023
- Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Shot put: 2021, 2022 ({{AthAbbr|PB}})
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{USATF}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=adelaide-aquilla-1228699|old_id=AQ/Adelaide-Aquilla|archive=20220223082729}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:Ohio State Buckeyes women's track and field athletes
Category:American female shot putters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners