Track: Simoné du Toit Places Sixth At NCAA Championships

[PonyPride]

From 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.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Congratulations to Simoné!

What a great achievement for one of SMUs wonderful athletes. I am sure there will be more success in the future for du Toit.

Go Ponies!

[GrapevineMustang]

I admit I don't know anything about track, but her name seems to come up a lot in the school's releases. She must be good.
Continued success!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

I admit I don't know anything about track, but her name seems to come up a lot in the school's releases. She must be good.
Continued success!

Good point - I would imagine Simoné would definitely be in the running as one of the top SMU athletes of the past year, with the likes of Arthur Ivo, Marta Lesniak, Zach Line, Lauren Shepherd, Aldrick Robinson, Jordyn Pettersen, and Papa Dia (among others I am sure...)

[Scoops]

Top 5:

1. Zach Line
2. Papa Dia
3. Arthur Ivo
4. Taylor Thompson
5. Simoné du Toit