Strafford girls enjoy national track event
DOVER — Two Strafford competed last month in the the Junior Olympics Track and Field National Championships in Baltimore, Md.
Molly Swansburg, making her first appearance at the Junior Olympics, while it was the fourth trip for Kathleen Collins.
Swansburg was excited to just be there. Surprisingly this was only her fifth track meet ever. She did not place in her event, she had a very respectable showing for a newcomer and first-year javelin thrower.
Kathleen Collins has been throwing the javelin, shot put and discus for four years and is a veteran of four Junior Olympics. Collins took top-eight medal in two events and placed 12th out of 52 in another. Her javelin throw of over 97 feet eanred her seventh place out of a field of over 50. In the shot put, Collins' best throw of 33 feet placed her a respectable 12th. Collins is ranked 28th nationally in the shot put for her age division. Collins had her best showing in the discus with a throw of 90 feet to take fourth. This was her first year to achieve top-eight status in any event. Along with her medals, Collins also received the coveted "Junior Olympic All American" baseball cap. These are available only to the top-eight in each event.
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