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Amaechi Wins Junior Nationals with a Record Throw in Discus
June 15, 2018 | Women's Track and Field
Freshman Obiageri Amaechi won the USA Track & Field Junior Championships discus with a new personal best and Ivy League record of 56.98 (186-11). The throw is the fourth best in the world this year.
Just two weeks after taking seventh in her first NCAA Championship, the first-team All-America plated two of the the best throws at the Juniors to take the title. Her first countable throw was a 53.81 (176-1) and she released the record of 56.98 on her third attempt. After a pair of fouls she hit 56 meters again with a 56.49 (185-4). The next best throw in the meet was 53.66.
Her throw of 56.98 is nearly three inches better than the previous Ivy League mark held by Josie Natrasevschi of Brown who had a 56.01 (183-9) in 2015.
Coming into today's meet, Amaechi sat second in the league with a 55.92 (183-5). In her first outing as a Tiger she set the Princeton record and continued to surpass her marks in every meet during the regular season. She was the runner-up at Ivy Heps, won the ECAC Championship and was third at the NCAA East regional in the postseason.
The win advances Amaechi to the World Junior Championships in Finland. The IAAF World U20 Championship is set to take place in Tampere from July 10-15.
Just two weeks after taking seventh in her first NCAA Championship, the first-team All-America plated two of the the best throws at the Juniors to take the title. Her first countable throw was a 53.81 (176-1) and she released the record of 56.98 on her third attempt. After a pair of fouls she hit 56 meters again with a 56.49 (185-4). The next best throw in the meet was 53.66.
Her throw of 56.98 is nearly three inches better than the previous Ivy League mark held by Josie Natrasevschi of Brown who had a 56.01 (183-9) in 2015.
Coming into today's meet, Amaechi sat second in the league with a 55.92 (183-5). In her first outing as a Tiger she set the Princeton record and continued to surpass her marks in every meet during the regular season. She was the runner-up at Ivy Heps, won the ECAC Championship and was third at the NCAA East regional in the postseason.
The win advances Amaechi to the World Junior Championships in Finland. The IAAF World U20 Championship is set to take place in Tampere from July 10-15.
Freshman Discus sensation Obiageri Amaechi tosses a bomb for a new Ivy League record with a toss of 186'11" and your new USATF Junior National Champion!! ??She will represent team USA in Finland in July!! Congratulations Obi!! #GoTigers pic.twitter.com/t976nXcwsN
— Princeton Track/XC (@PrincetonTrack) June 16, 2018
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