Mason Finley

Mason Finley

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	October 10, 1990 (1990-10-10) (age 21) Kansas City, Missouri
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	325 lb (147 kg)
Sport
Sport	Shot put, discus throw
College/university team	University of Kansas
Medal record Men’s athletics Competitor for the  United States Summer Universiade Bronze 2011 Shenzhen Shot put Pan American Junior Championships Gold 2009 Port of Spain Shot put Gold 2009 Port of Spain Discus throw

Mason Finley (born July 10, 1990), is an American shot putter and discus thrower.

Personal

Finley was born in Kansas City, Missouri.^[1] He attended Buena Vista High School in Buena Vista, Colorado and now attends the University of Kansas.

For his high school dominance, Finley was named to the ESPN RISE 2000s All-Decade High School Track & Field Team.^[2]

Career

Finley set a US national high school record in discus (which is now broken) 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.

References

1. ^ "Student-Athlete of the Week: Mason Finley, Buena Vista", Denver Post, May 3, 2009, http://www.denverpost.com/prepathletes/ci_12281888 
2. ^ "Boys track All-Decade All-Americans", ESPN RISE, December 23, 2009, http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/track/news/story?id=4761072 

External links

• IAAF profile for Mason Finley
• Kansas Jayhawk profile

Persondata
Name	Finley, Mason
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 10, 1990
Place of birth	Kansas City, Missouri
Date of death
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