American athlete
Mya Lesnar
Birth name Mya Lynn Lesnar Nationality American Born (2002-04-10 ) 10 April 2002 (age 22) Sport Athletics Event Shot put Personal best(s) Shot put: 19.10m (Albuquerque, 2024)Hammer: 63.50m (Long Beach, 2023)Discus: 53.62m (Clovis, 2023) Weight throw: 22.06m (Albuquerque, 2024)
Mya Lynn Lesnar (born 10 April 2002)[1] is an American track and field athlete. In 2024, she became the NCAA indoor champion in the shot put .[2]
A native of Alexandria, Minnesota ,[3] she attended Alexandria Area High School .[4] In April 2019, she set a Central Lakes Conference Indoor Track Championship Meet record in the shot put .[5]
Lesnar spent her freshman and sophomore college years at Arizona State University before transferring colleges after the 2021-22 school year.[6] She won the weight throw at the Mountain West Indoor Championships on February 25, 2023 with a personal best throw of 20.68m.[7]
In December 2023, she set a new Colorado State University women‘s shot put record with a throw of 18.50 metres at the Mines Alumni Classic.[8] [9] The previous school record had stood at 17.55 metres.[10] In February 2024, she recorded a personal best distance of 22.06m in the weight throw in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Mountain West Championship.[11] At the same event, she extended her shot put personal best to 19.10 metres.[12]
Competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts , she won the shot put competition with a throw of 18.53 metres.[13]
In May 2024, she won the women's Mountain West Outdoor Championship with a shot put distance of 19.08 meters, a new outdoors personal best.[14]
She is the daughter of professional wrestler and retired UFC champion Brock Lesnar and Nicole McClain.[15] [16] She has a twin brother, Luke, and two half brothers, Turk and Duke from Lesnar's marriage with Rena Marlette, known professionally as Sable . She has a step-sister Mariah from a previous Marlette relationship.[17]
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^ "Mya Lesnar" . World Athletics . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
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^ Morken, Eric (May 3, 2018). "Duwenhoegger, Lesnar lean on each other as two of state's top throwers" . Echo Press . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ "Alexandria's Mya Lesnar Breaks CLC Indoor Meet Mark" . Voice of Alexandria . April 9, 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ Murphy, Bryan (6 December 2023). "Who is Brock Lesnar's daughter? Meet Mya Lesnar, the Colorado State shot put star breaking school records" . Sporting News . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ Stuve, Sam (11 April 2023). "Where are they now: Mya Lesnar wins an MWC Indoor Title; Nolan Morical breaks Cobber school record" . Echo Press .
^ Ellis, Jordan (6 December 2023). "Brock Lesnar's daughter impresses Conor McGregor as she goes viral for breaking shot put record – but fans can't believe how much father and daughter look alike" . Talksport . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ Hooks, Kalan (6 December 2023). "Brock Lesnar's daughter Mya shows off her own athleticism" . ESPN . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ Sotiriou, Peter (7 December 2023). "Brock Lesnar's Daughter Mya Breaks Record At Colorado State" . The Sportster . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ "Rams Maintain Dominance at Mountain West Championships" . csurams . 23 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024 .
^ Makkar, Nandini (February 25, 2024). "WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar's Daughter Mya Lesnar Has All Eyes On Her After NCAA Record" . Essentially Sports . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ Sotiriou, Peter (15 March 2024). "Brock Lesnar's Daughter Mya Becomes NCAA Champion" . The Sportster . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ Zucker, Joseph (12 May 2024). "Video: WWE Star Brock Lesnar's Daughter Mya Breaks Her Own Shot Put Record at CSU" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved 12 May 2024 .
^ Varble, Aaron (12 February 2024). "Brock Lesnar's Daughter Mya Lesnar Wins Big In NCAA Tournament" . Sescoops . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ Kumar Das, Abrishek (February 2, 2024). " "More Drama": Brock Lesnar's Daughter Mya May Have Played a Major Role in His Departure From WWE to Pursue NFL & UFC Career" . Essentially Sports . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ Parker, Tony (9 March 2024). "Brock Lesnar's Children: Who Are They & What Are They Doing Now?" . The Sportster . Retrieved 21 March 2024 .