Daniella Hill

Daniella Hill
Personal information
Birth nameDaniella Bunch
NicknameDani
Born (1991-05-16) May 16, 1991 (age 33)
Mahomet, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
College teamPurdue Boilermakers
Turned pro2014
Retired2019
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Shot put 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in) (2017)
Hammer 58.36 m (191 ft 5+1⁄2 in) (2014)

Daniella Hill (born Daniella Bunch on May 16, 1991) is an American track and field athlete specializing in throwing events. She is the 2018 United States Indoor Champion in the shot put.[1]

Professional

Dani won the 2018 United States Indoor Championship in shot put. She also competed in 2017 World Outdoor Shot Put and 2018 World Indoor Shot Put.

Hill started as a volunteer coach at Purdue University in 2014 through 2017 and currently serves as a throws assistant coach for men and women throws at Grand Valley State University.[citation needed]

Personal

She married Zack Hill on October 7, 2017. Zack was a former shot putter for Michigan State University.

NCAA

She competed for Purdue University. At the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships, she scored all of Purdue's team points between the shot put and weight throw. Her 10 points were the most the entire team has scored in 14 years. She was named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year and Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships.

Prep

Prior to Purdue, she competed for Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet, Illinois where she won five state championships in the shot put (3 indoors, 2 outdoors).[2]

References

  1. ^ 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Results USATF Retrieved March 2, 2018
  2. ^ Dani Bunch Purdue University Track and Field profile Archived June 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Purdue University Retrieved 2 March 2018