Adelaide Aquilla


Adelaide Aquilla is an American track and field athlete who competes in shot put. She represented the United States national olympic [track and field team|United States] at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Early life and education

Aquilla was born in Westlake, Ohio, to Tracy and Jared Aquilla. She grew up in Rocky River, Ohio, and has two younger brothers, Jonas and Ambrose.
Aquilla graduated from Magnificat High School in 2017. 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.

Career

Aquilla was a 2019 NCAA outdoor qualifier in the shot put and finished 12th with a personal best outdoor toss of 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, and in 2021 she set another personal best with a throw of. 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.
At the U.S. Olympic Trials in June 2021, Aquilla finished third with a throw of, securing a place at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics behind Raven Saunders and Jessica Ramsey. She placed 20th at the Olympics with a throw of.
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 in the former.
In November 2023, Aquilla won a bronze medal in the shot put at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
She finished sixth in shot put at the 2024 [Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme|2024 Diamond League event] in Rabat.

Competition history

All results are from

NCAA titles