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Pavla Kuklova Season 2020

ClassGraduate Student
HometownOpava, Czech Republic
High SchoolSecondary School of Nursing

2020 Indoor: Placed seventh in the weight throw at the ACC Championships with a toss of 18.45 meters (60 feet, 6.5 inches) … Had a toss of 18.64 meters (61 feet, 2 inches) to finish second in the shot put at the Doc Hale Elite meet ... Finished second in shot put with a throw of 18.46 meters (60 feet, 6.75 inches) at the Hokie Invitational.

2019 Outdoor: Punched her ticket to Austin with a toss of 61.72 meters (202 feet, 6 inches) in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Won silver in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships with her mark of 65.78 meters (215 feet, 10 inches) … Posted a mark of 62.85 meters (206 feet, 2 inches) to finish fourth at the Virginia Grand Prix … Finished second in the hammer throw at the Triton Invitational with a throw of 62.62 meters (205 feet, 5 inches) … Finished second with a mark of 64.66 meters (212 feet, 2 inches) in the hammer throw at the Florida Relays … Started the season with a throw of 60.36 meters (198 feet, 0 inches) to place third at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational. 

2019 indoor: Competed in the weight throw in three meets and had two top-10 finishes … Threw longer than 60 feet in each meet … Her top performance came in the Doc Hale Elite Meet, where she was fourth with a top throw of 18.95 meters (62 feet, 2.25 inches).

2018 outdoor: Earned first-team All-America honors in the hammer throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Came in sixth at the NCAA meet with a top throw of 66.18 meters (217 feet, 1 inch) … Punched her ticket to Eugene with a top throw of 62.60 meters (205 feet, 4 inches) in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds ... Finished second in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 63.20 meters (207 feet, 4 inches) ... Posted a mark of 62.87 meters (206 feet, 3 inches) in the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational to finish seventh … Participated in the hammer throw at the Mt. Sac Relays, placing sixth behind a mark of 61.64 meters (202 feet, 3 inches) … Captured second in the hammer throw at the Florida Relays with a mark of 62.49 meters (205 feet) … Competed in the hammer throw at the Weems Baskin Relays, finishing with a mark of 60.57 meters (198 feet, 9 inches) to place second.

2018 indoor: Finished 10th in the weight throw at the ACC Championships with a mark of 18.26 meters (59 feet, 11 inches) … Set a new personal best in the weight throw at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational with a length of 18.45 meters (60 feet, 6.5 inches) … Kicked off the season at the 2018 Rod McCravy Memorial Track and Field Meet, finishing second in the weight throw with a length of 17.99 meters (59 feet, 0.25 inches).

2017 outdoor: Placed ninth in the women's hammer throw event at the NCAA Championships, collecting second-team All-America honors for the first time in her career with a personal-best throw of 63.45 meters (208 ft., 2 in.) ... Earned a top-12 mark (62.25 meters - 204 ft., 3 in.) in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, advancing to her second straight NCAA Championship event ... Earned a silver medal for the second year in a row at the ACC Championships, throwing a distance of 63.16 meters (207 ft., 3 in.) ... Was awarded first-team All-ACC honors for her efforts ... Recorded a 62.24-meter mark (204 ft., 2 in.) at both the Virginia Challenge and the Florida Relays ... Made her outdoor debut at the Weems Baskin Invitational, earning a second-place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 62.61 meters (205 ft., 5 in.).

2017 indoor: Redshirted.

2016 outdoor: Placed second in the hammer throw at the ACC Championships to earn first-team All-ACC honors … Her best toss at the ACC meet was 60.77 meters (199 ft., 4 in.) … Set a personal record of 61.25 meters (200 ft., 11 in.) at the Virginia Challenge … Finished 22nd at the NCAA East Regional with a best throw of 57.09 meters (187 ft., 3 in.) … Won her first collegiate meet with a 58.46-meter (191 ft., 9 in.) throw at the Hurricane Invite … Placed third at the Florida Relays with a 59.39-meter (194 ft., 10 in.) mark.

High school: Czech Republic Junior National Champion ... Competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships ... Multiple-time national age group champion ... International competitive experience ... Holds a personal record of 190 feet, 7 inches (58.08 meters) in the hammer throw.

Personal: Born Nov. 1, 1995 … Daughter of Pavel and Iveta Kuklova … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

Kuklova's Track and Field Career Bests

IndoorOutdoor

WT – 18.95m (62 feet, 2.5 inches), Doc Hale Elite Meet (2019)

HT - 66.18m (217 feet, 1 inches), NCAA Championships (2018)