Veronica Fraley

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Veronica Fraley
Personal information
Born (2000-05-27) May 27, 2000 (age 24)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)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]

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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] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [13]

Personal life

Fraley can bench press 350lbs. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Veronica Fraley". World Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Mallory, Kiara (May 9, 2018). "Breaking records one throw at a time". The Howler. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Creasy, Jason (October 9, 2017). "North Carolina Discus State Record Holder Veronica Fraley Commits To Clemson!". Mile Split. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Becton, Stan (July 10, 2023). "Top NCAA performers from 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships". NCAA. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Veronica Fraley. Team USA. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "VERONICA FRALEY, SKYLAR CICCOLINI THROW BIG MARKS - THURSDAY FIELD EVENTS - 2018 PENN RELAYS". Runnerspace. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Veronica Fraley 2nd Place Women's Discus Throw - USATF U20 Outdoor Championships 2019". Runnerspace. June 23, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "VERONICA FRALEY 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW AND 11TH PLACE SHOT PUT - USATF THROWS FESTIVAL 2022". Dyestat.com. May 22, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Eugene 2022 - Women's discus". July 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  10. ↑ "VERONICA FRALEY 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. May 14, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023 - Women's discus". World Athletics. August 19, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Perez launches discus 73.09m, Sears clocks 10.77 for 100m". World Athletics. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Women's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Attletics. August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ Agrawal, Shivangi (November 18, 2023). "Watch: U.S. Olympic Star Oddly Bench Presses 350 Lbs Set Putting Bodybuilding Pros to Shame". Essentially Sports. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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