Emilianov set for European Championships
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas track & field freshman Alexandra Emilianov is set to represent her home country of Moldova at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, August 9-11.
A product of Chisinau, Moldova, Emilianov will compete in the women’s discus qualifying round on August 9 at 9:30 a.m. local time (2:30 a.m. CDT). If she qualifies for the final, she will compete again on August 11 at 8:20 p.m. local (1:20 p.m. CDT).
Results of the European Championships can be found at European-Athletics.org.
Emilianov has already had a successful 2018 season, winning the Big 12 Outdoor discus title with a throw of 60.24 meters (197-8 ft.), which broke the Kansas school record and is currently the World U20 leader. Following her Big 12 title, the freshman earned Second Team All-America honors in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 12th with a mark of 51.30 meters (168-4 ft.).
After the NCAA season concluded, Emilianov won the gold medal in the discus at the World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland for Moldova, hitting a mark of 57.89 meters (189-11 ft.).
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Jayhawk alum Mason Finley is set to represent the United States for the North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Senior Championships in Toronto, Canada, August 10-12. Finley will compete in the discus on Sunday, August 12 at 1:45 p.m. EDT (12:45 p.m. CDT).
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