The daughter of a world-famous wrestler brought home a title for Colorado State

The NCAA outdoor track and field championships are taking place this week up in Eugene, Oregon, and the Colorado State Rams are bringing home some hardware from the business trip to the Pacific Northwest. Mya Lesnar, the daughter of famous wrestler Brock Lesnar, locked down the top spot in the shot put competition with a 19.01-meter throw.

Mya Lesnar, daughter of Brock Lesnar, wins the NCAA shot put championship on her FIRST throw (19.01m) 🤯👏 pic.twitter.com/nhvC9iYkOO

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 13, 2025

She is the only woman at the collegiate level to eclipse the 19-meter mark all season, a remarkable accomplishment.

This is just the second individual outdoor championship in the history of Colorado State’s program, with the first title belonging to Loree Smith, who posted a mark of 224’7.75″ in the hammer competition back in 2005.

Lesnar has racked up the accolades during her time at Colorado State, highlighted by a shot put indoor championship in 2024 and multiple Mountain West titles in shot put and the weight throw. She began her career down at Arizona State before transferring to Fort Collins ahead of the 2023-24 season.

Lesnar, who came into the championships ranked as the No. 1 shot-putter in the nation, wasn’t able to top her personal best throw of 19.6 meters that she posted back in early May at the Doug Max Invitational, but that was not needed on Thursday. Her throw of 19.01 meters came on her first attempt, and was the only time that she hit 19 meters in six throws. Since no one else in the competition could tally a throw farther than 18.85 meters, her first throw was all that was needed.

Lesnar also attempted to qualify for the U.S. National Team to go to the Paris Olympics last summer, but was only able to muster up a throw of 16.77 meters in the final of two rounds, slotting her in at last place for the finals. Her personal best that she set this year would have been good for third place in those qualifiers.

Lesnar was one of three Rams competing in Eugene, alongside Kajsa Borrman (hammer) and Klaire Kovatch (discus). Borrman recorded a mark on just one of her three throws on Thursday, a 63.19-meter throw that was only good enough for 21st place (out of 23 qualifying finishers). Kovatch’s competition gets underway on Saturday.

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