Veronica Fraley Explained

Veronica Fraley
Sport:Athletics
Event:Discus throw
Birth Date:27 May 2000
Birth Place:Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Pb:Discus: 67.17 (Ramona, 2024)

Veronica Fraley (born May 27, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw.[1]

Early life

She is from Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Wakefield High School.[2] As a junior, Fraley lead the state in the Shot Put, Discus and Hammer Throw. She committed to Clemson University in October 2017.[3] She later attended Vanderbilt University.[4] [5]

Career

She threw a personal best 53.57m in the discus at the Penn Relays in May 2018. That spring she also won the Bojangles Track and Field Classic and before the Pepsi Florida Relays.[6] In June 2019, she finished second at the USATF U20 championships.[7]

She won the women's discus throw with a personal-best 62.30m at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona.[8] In July 2022, she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[9]

Competing for Vanderbilt University, she became the first female athlete to win the discus throw competition for Vanderbilt at the Southeastern Conference Championships, throwing a lifetime-best of 62.84m in Baton Rouge in May 2023.[10] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[11]

In April 2024, she set a new personal best of 67.17 metres at the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona.[12]

Personal life

Fraley can bench press 350lbs.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veronica Fraley. World Athletics. April 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: The Howler. Kiara . Mallory. May 9, 2018. Breaking records one throw at a time. April 15, 2024.
  3. Web site: North Carolina Discus State Record Holder Veronica Fraley Commits To Clemson!. Mile Split. April 15, 2024. Jason. Creasy. October 9, 2017.
  4. Web site: Stan. Becton. Top NCAA performers from 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships. NCAA. April 15, 2024. July 10, 2023.
  5. https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/veronica-fraley Veronica Fraley
  6. Web site: April 27, 2018. VERONICA FRALEY, SKYLAR CICCOLINI THROW BIG MARKS - THURSDAY FIELD EVENTS - 2018 PENN RELAYS. Runnerspace. April 15, 2024.
  7. Web site: Veronica Fraley 2nd Place Women's Discus Throw - USATF U20 Outdoor Championships 2019. June 23, 2019. April 15, 2024. Runnerspace.
  8. Web site: VERONICA FRALEY 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW AND 11TH PLACE SHOT PUT - USATF THROWS FESTIVAL 2022. Dyestat.com. April 15, 2024. May 22, 2022.
  9. Web site: World Athletics Championships, Eugene 2022 - Women's discus. April 15, 2024. July 15, 2023.
  10. Web site: Runnerspace. April 15, 2024. VERONICA FRALEY 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023. May 14, 2023.
  11. Web site: World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023 - Women's discus. World Athletics. April 15, 2024. August 19, 2023.
  12. Web site: Perez launches discus 73.09m, Sears clocks 10.77 for 100m. World Athletics. April 14, 2024. April 15, 2024.
  13. Web site: Essentially Sports. Watch: U.S. Olympic Star Oddly Bench Presses 350 Lbs Set Putting Bodybuilding Pros to Shame. November 18, 2023. Shivangi. Agrawal. April 15, 2024.

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