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Pryke Wins Canadian Junior Women's Javelin Title
Jul 11, 2016 | Women's Track and Field
Tigers rising sophomore sets personal-best at the national meet.
EDMONTON, Alberta – University of Memphis rising sophomore Ashley Pryke took home the junior women's javelin crown at the 2016 Canadian Track and Field Championships this past weekend.
The Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, native threw a personal-best 165-1 (50.32m) at the championships and outdistanced the second-place finisher by over a foot (163-11; 49.96m). Pryke's throw was not only the junior women's top mark, but also would have placed fourth in the Canadian senior women's competition.
Up next for the Tigers throwing standout is the women's javelin at the 2016 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Outdoor World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, July 19-24. Her 162-6 (49.53m) javelin throw in a Canadian provincial meet prior to last weekend's Canadian championships qualified her for the IAAF World Juniors.
Pryke, who completed her freshman campaign at Memphis in early June, set the Tigers women's javelin school record in only her first collegiate season (160-10; 49.03m). Her record javelin throw came in claiming first place in the event at Southeast Missouri's Joey Haines Invitational in mid-April.
Her 160-10 javelin throw was the 39th-best mark nationally and the eighth-best throw among the country's freshmen.
Pryke placed third at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships with a 153-8 (46.84m) throw. Pryke also earned a spot at the NCAA East Preliminaries, where she placed 14th.
The Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, native threw a personal-best 165-1 (50.32m) at the championships and outdistanced the second-place finisher by over a foot (163-11; 49.96m). Pryke's throw was not only the junior women's top mark, but also would have placed fourth in the Canadian senior women's competition.
Up next for the Tigers throwing standout is the women's javelin at the 2016 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Outdoor World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, July 19-24. Her 162-6 (49.53m) javelin throw in a Canadian provincial meet prior to last weekend's Canadian championships qualified her for the IAAF World Juniors.
Pryke, who completed her freshman campaign at Memphis in early June, set the Tigers women's javelin school record in only her first collegiate season (160-10; 49.03m). Her record javelin throw came in claiming first place in the event at Southeast Missouri's Joey Haines Invitational in mid-April.
Her 160-10 javelin throw was the 39th-best mark nationally and the eighth-best throw among the country's freshmen.
Pryke placed third at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships with a 153-8 (46.84m) throw. Pryke also earned a spot at the NCAA East Preliminaries, where she placed 14th.
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