Mason Finley
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 7, 1990 Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 325 lb (147 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shot put, discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Kansas | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Mason Finley (born October 7, 1990), is an American shot putter and discus thrower.
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Personal
Finley was born in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] He attended Buena Vista High School in Buena Vista, Colorado and then the University of Kansas before switching to the University of Wyoming [2]
For his high school dominance, Finley was named to the ESPN RISE 2000s All-Decade High School Track & Field Team.[3] He was also Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2009.[4]
Career
Finley set a US national high school record in discus with a throw of 236 feet 6 inches (72.09 m) during the High Altitude Challenge in Alamosa, Colorado. He also won gold medals in shot put and discus throw at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Port of Spain, Trinidad. As a Freshman at Kansas, he was All American in the shot put and the discus. His best throws as a Freshman are 60.12m (197–3 ft.)in the discus and 20.68 meters (67-10.25 ft.) in the shot.
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- Mason Finley profile at IAAF
- DyeStat profile for Mason Finley
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