2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Shauniece O'Neal
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Hazelwood Central HS
- Hometown:
- Florissant, Mo.
TFRRS BIO
PERSONAL BESTS
SP - 14.48m (47'-6.25")
DT - 53.81m (176'-6")
HT - 67.04m (219'-11")
WT - 23.11m (75'-10")
AWARDS
2021 First-Team All-American - Weight Throw (Indoor)
2021 MVC Most Outstanding Field Athlete (Indoor)
2021 MVC Champion - Weight Throw (Indoor)
2022 MVC Champion - Weight Throw (Indoor)
2022 MVC Most Outstanding Field Athlete (Indoor)
2022 Second-Team All-American - Weight Throw (Indoor)
2022 Honorable Mention All-American - Hammer Throw (Outdoor)
2023 MVC Champion - Weight Throw (Indoor)
2023 INDOOR SEASON
Qualified for the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships ... finished 11th at the championships in the weight throw, posting a mark of 21.27m (69'-9.5") ... MVC Champion in the weight throw after tallying a mark of 22.35m (73-4") ... earned first-place finishes at the Scarlet Knight Open, Don DeNoon Invite, and Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite over the course of the regular season ... was third at the Indiana University Relays (20.96m, 68'-9.25").
2022 OUTDOOR SEASON
Advanced to NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships ... was second in the hammer throw at the MVC Championships after posting a mark of 66.87m (219'-5") ... earned a first-place finish in the hammer throw at the Illini Invitational, putting up a mark of 67.04m (219'-11") ... was 10th in the hammer throw at the NCAA West Preliminary Round ... finished in 17th place in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships.
2022 INDOOR SEASON
Was the MVC Champion in the weight throw at the 2022 MVC Track & Field Championship (23.11m, 75'-10") ... qualified for the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships, finished ninth with a mark of 22.54m (73'-11.5") ... Second-Team All-American in the weight throw ... was third at the Don DeNoon Invite with a mark of 20.69m (67'-10.75") in the weight throw.
2021 OUTDOOR SEASON
Advanced to NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships ... tallied four first-place finishes in the hammer throw throughout the season ... became the MVC Champion in the hammer throw after posting a mark of 66.51m (218'-2") ... was fifth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round after putting up a mark of 65.04m (213'-5") ... finished 15th in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division 1 Championships ... was first in the hammer throw at the Clark Wood Invitational, Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, and the SIUC Bill Cornell Invite.
2021 INDOOR SEASON
Became the first Saluki since 2017 to earn First-Team All-American honors after placing seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 21.77m (71'-5.25") at the NCAA Indoor National Championships (3/11-3/13) ... 81st Saluki to earn the honors in program history ... was named the MVC Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the year after launching a winning mark of 22.72m (74'-6.5") at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships (2/26-2/28) ... that mark set a new personal-best and is the third-best in program history, passing Saluki hall of famer Gwenn Berry on the list by one quarter of an inch ... took first in the weight throw at the Friday Night Special (2/19) ... finished third in the same event at the Indiana State Invitational (213) ... opened up the season with a first-place showing in the weight throw at the Don DeNoon Dual (2/5-2/6).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time state qualifier...Finished third in the discus at the 2017 MSHSAA Class 5A state championships with a personal-best toss of 148’-00”...Added a fourth place showing in the shot put...Took fifth in the discus and 11th in the shot at the 2016 MSHSAA Class 5A state championships...Four-year honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Born on August 5, 1999...Daughter of Frank O’Neal and Lajuanna Brown...Father, Frank, is a firefighter while her mother, Lajuanna, is a social worker...Has four siblings...Majoring in civil engineering.
