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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016
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How Jayhawks are faring at the 2016 Rio Olympic Trials
With the Olympics just a month away, only one of 10 Jayhawks competing in the Olympic trials has qualified for Rio.
DYLAN SHERWOOD
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Women's Hammer Throw
Recent graduate Dania Levy won a spot in the Hammer Throw, and will be on the Jamaican national team. Levy is the first Jamaican thrower, male or female, to compete in the
Two current Jayhawks, who both qualified for the 4x400 meter relay at the NCAA Championships, also competed in the Jamaican Trials.
Olympics. Levy's championship winning throw was 64.18 meters (210 $ ^6 $ ').
Senior Dania Levy throws the discus at the KU Relays. Hannah Edelman/KANSAN
Men's 400 meter dash
Freshman Ivan Henry ran in the 400 meters, only making it into the preliminary round, finishing 28th with a time of 47.50. Former Kansas spinner Kyle Clemons advanced all the way to the U.S. finals in the 400 meters, but fell short of qualifying for Rio, finishing sixth.
File photo/KANSAN Junior Kyle Clemons sprints to the finish of the Men's 4x400 Meter Relay Saturday afternoon at the Kansas Relays.
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Missy Minear/KANSAN Junior Strymar Livingston finishes the 4x400 race at the end of the Kansas Relays. Men's 800 meter run
Men's 800 meter run
Junior Strymar Livingston finished third in the 800 meter race with a time of 1:47.93.
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