University of Minnesota Athletics
2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster
Nayoka Clunis
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Throws
- High School:
- Excelsior HS
- Hometown:
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Prev School:
- Cloud County CC
| PRONUNCIATION |
2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior Season: Named All-American in shot put and weight throw • named All-Big Ten Second Team honoree in weight throw • named Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner • competed in both shot put and weight throw at six meets • finished second in weight throw and fifth in shot put at the Big Ten Championships • recorded a career-best mark of 22.13m (72-07.25) in weight throw at the B1G Championships • named Big Ten Women’s Field Athlete of the Week (Dec. 11) after sweeping the throws titles at the SDSU Holiday Invite • recorded a career-best mark of 17.05m (55-11.25) to win shot put at the SDSU Holiday Invite • won three weight throw titles and two shot put titles • qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in both shot put and weight throw, but the indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns • ended the season ranked second among all-time Gophers in both shot put (17.05m, 55-11.25) and weight throw (22.13m, 72-07.25).
2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
2019 Indoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Competed unattached in shot put and weight throw at five meets, recording career-best marks in both events.
2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten • competed unattached at four meets • recorded a career-best throw of 17.18m (56-04.50) to win shot put at the Minnesota Twilight • recorded a season-best throw of 50.92m (167-01) to win discus at the Meet of the UnSaintly • recorded a season-best throw of 63.18m (207-03) as hammer throw runner-up at the Minnesota Twilight • finished in the top three in all 10 competitions, winning three shot put titles, two discus titles, and two hammer throw titles, all unattached • placed second in hammer (58.87m, 193-01) and third in shot put (16.34m, 53-07.50) at the JAAA Senior National Championships.
2018 Indoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Named Second Team All-American in weight throw • competed at nine meets, with eight appearances each in shot put and weight throw • NCAA Indoor Championship qualifier in weight throw, placing 16th with a throw of 19.71m (64-08.00) • placed fourth in weight throw (career-best 21.48m, 70-05.75) and 13th in shot put (15.30m, 50-02.00) at the Big Ten Championship • threw a career-best 16.24m (53-03.50) to win shot put at the Minnesota Open • ended the season ranked third among all-time Gophers in both the shot put (16.24m, 53-03.50) and weight throw (21.48m, 70-05.75).
2018 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Named Second Team All-American in hammer throw • letterwinner • competed in shot put at five meets, discus at five meets, and hammer throw at eight meets • NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier in hammer throw, placing 15th with a throw of 61.03m (200-02) • NCAA West Prelim qualifier in hammer throw and shot put, placing 12th in hammer (61.31m, 201-02) and 26th in shot (15.41m, 50-06.75) • placed fourth in hammer throw (61.22m, 200-10), seventh in shot put (15.92m, 52-02.75), and 17th in discus (45.25m, 148-05) at Big Ten Championship • recorded a career-best throw of 16.04m (52-07.50) in shot put at Louisville to move into fifth among all-time Gophers • recorded a career-best throw of 52.67m (172-10) in discus as runner-up at the Cougar Invite to move into 10th among all-time Gophers • recorded a career-best throw of 64.25m (210-10) in hammer throw at the Beach Invite to move into second among all-time Gophers • ended the season ranked second in hammer throw (64.26m, 210-10), fifth in shot put (16.04m, 52.07.50), and 10th in discus (52.67m, 172-10) among all-time Gophers • won hammer throw national title (57.83m, 189-08), placed third in shot put (15.48m, 50-09.50), and finished sixth in discus (49.47m, 162-03) at the Jamaica National Senior Championships • represented the Jamaican national team at the inaugural Athletics World Cup in London, placing eighth in hammer throw (56.36m, 184-11).
2016-17 Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Finished as 2017 NJCAA discus national champion and an 11-time national place winner at the NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships during her two years competing for Cloud County Community College • won weight throw (career-best 19.32m, 63-04.75) and shot put (14.37m, 47-01.75) at 2017 NJCAA Region VI Indoor Championships • placed third in weight throw and sixth in shot put at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships • recorded a career-best throw of 15.41m (50-06.75) to win indoor shot put at the Jayhawk Classic • earned three top-five finishes at the 2017 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships • national champion in the discus with a career-best throw of 50.86m (166-10), breaking her own Cloud County program record • placed third in the shot put at the national meet with a career-best throw of 15.15m (49-08.50) for a new Cloud Country program record • finished fifth in the javelin at the national meet • won hammer throw, shot put, and discus and placed fourth in javelin at 2017 Region VI Outdoor Championships • won all four throws at the Everett Kohl Invite • won hammer throw at the Fort Hays State Open with a career-best throw of 54.18m (177-09) • set Cloud County program records indoors in shot put and weight throw and outdoors in discus, hammer throw, and shot put • placed third in hammer, fourth in shot put, and 10th in discus at 2017 Jamaica National Senior Championships.
2015-16 Track & Field • Freshman Season: Began collegiate career at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kan. • competed in both weight throw and shot put during the indoor season • won weight throw and placed fifth in shot put at 2016 NJCAA Region VI Indoor Championships • finished fifth in weight throw and seventh in shot put at 2016 NJCAA Indoor National Championships • competed in hammer throw, shot put, javelin, and discus during the outdoor season • won discus, placed fourth in shot put and hammer throw, and took fifth in javelin at the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships • earned four top-seven national finishes, placing third in discus, fifth in hammer and javelin, and seventh in shot put at 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships • posted a career-best throw of 39.64m (130-01) in the javelin at the national championship • placed fourth in javelin, sixth in hammer, eighth in shot put, and 11th in discus at 2016 Jamaica Senior National Championships.
High School: A 2015 graduate of Excelsior High School where she competed in netball, volleyball, and track & field • won 2013 Novel Brissett Award for track & field • advanced to finals in javelin, shot put, discus, and heptathlon at the 2015 Boys and Girls Championships • honor roll member • placed fourth in javelin, fifth in shot put, and 15th in discus at 2015 Jamaica Senior National Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Michelle Morgan • has one sibling, Deandre McIntosh • Human Resource Development major.
| Clunis's Indoor Career Bests (2020 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
| Shot Put | 17.05m, 55-11.25 (AT-2nd) | SDSU Holiday Invite (12/7/19) |
| Weight Throw | 22.13m, 72-07.25 (AT-2nd) | Big Ten Championship (2/28/20) |
| Clunis's Outdoor Career Bests (2020 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
| Shot Put | 17.18m, 56-04.50 (UA) 16.04m, 52-07.50, (AT-5th) |
Minnesota Twilight (4/24/19) Louisville (4/28/18) |
| Discus | 52.67m, 172-10 (AT-10th) | Cougar Invite (3/15/18) |
| Hammer Throw | 64.26m, 210-10 (AT-2nd) | Beach Invite (4/20/18) |
| Javelin | 39.97m (131-01) | Before Minnesota (2016) |
