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Van Klinken Defends Discus Title, Women Finish 8th

by thesundevils.com
Jun 11, 2022

EUGENE, Oregon - The final day of the NCAA Track Championships saw Jorinde van Klinken defend her discus title in the final outdoor meet of her collegiate career. The Dutchwoman won by over 12 feet (62.16m/203-11), helped secure ASU's eighth place (28 points) finish, and gave van Klinken her 14th consecutive collegiate discus victory. It's the women's best finish since 2009 where they finished third in the team standings; the men ended the championships in 15th (17 points). That's seven total trophies for the Maroon and Gold this week, and van Klinken ends her collegiate career with a perfect 14-0 discus record.
                                                         
Final results
 
It was all van Klinken from start to finish of the discus. She opened the first round with a field-leading 57.59m/188-11 and only went up from there. Kansas' Alexandra Emilianov topped out at 58.44m/ 191-9 and Texas Tech's Malin Smith rounded out the top-3 at 56.78m/186-3. Throws coach Brian Blutreich has coached his way to 26 national titles now too.
 

NCAA Championships Recaps:
Arizona Natives Show Out Day One of NCAA Championships
Three Trophies Raised Day 2 of NCAA Championships
Freshman Phenoms! Carlson, Mullings Land on NCAA Podium!
 
ASU NCAA Championships Results
Ralford Mullings, discus - 3rd, 62.46m/204-11^
Turner Washington, discus - 10th, 58.33m/191-4&
Turner Washington, shot put - 2nd, 21.05m/69-¾^
Jorinde van Klinken, shot put - 2nd, 18.58m/60-11½^
Jorinde van Klinken, discus - champion, 62.16m/203-11^
Hammer throw: Beatrice Llano, 3rd - 72.10m/236-6 - PR ^, Shelby Moran, 5th - 70.58m/231-7 - PR ^
Dayton Carlson, 800m finals - 6th, 1:46.72 - Program record^
Dayton Carlson, 800m semis - 8th, 1:47.45 PR, Q
400m: Justin Robinson, 18th 46.23,Gamali Felix., 24th 47.67
Vincent Mauri, 5K – 18th, 13:45.54
Adriana Tatum, 200m semis - 23.33
Jeremy Cody, HJ - No height
 
^ = First team All-American
& = Second team All-American
 

 

 

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