Arizona State's Jorinde van Klinken competed unattached last week at two meets in Tucson, hoping for an Olympic qualifying mark in discus.
She needed a throw of 63.50 meters (208 feet-4 inches), not that far off her personal best and NCAA-leading 62.58 at the Pac-12 Outdoor Championships.
Van Klinken accomplished that on May 19, throwing 65.94 (216 feet, 4 inches) at the Tucson Elite Classic. Then two days later at the USA Track Throws Festival, she stunned herself and the entire sport with a 2021 world-leading throw of 70.22 (230-4) that elevates the Dutch 21-year-old into Olympic medal contention.