NORMAL, Ill. – Fifth-year senior Sydney Laufenberg is set to throw the discus at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Friday, June 18 at 6 p.m. Central Time (4 p.m. Pacific Time) at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Last time out, Laufenberg placed fifth overall in the discus throw at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a personal-best mark of 58.02 meters (190-4 ft.), breaking her own school record in the process.
Laufenberg notched First Team All-America honors for her historic performance, becoming the first women's discus thrower in school history to accomplish the feat.