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Former Boiler Kara Winger Qualifies for Fourth Olympics

Ray Ewry, move over. Ewry, an 8-time gold medalist at the turn over the 20th century, only participated in three Olympics as a Purdue representative. Former Purdue track & field star Kara Winger is now headed to her fourth Olympics. Last night in the preliminary rounds she met the Olympic Qualifying Standard, but she bettered it tonight with a throw of 61.47 meters to finish second in the Olympic Trials. The top three finishers headed to Tokyo.

During her time at Purdue Winger (then Patterson before her marriage) qualified for the NCAA Championships three times and was an All-American in 2008.