Former UW Athlete Mason Finley Qualifies for Summer Olympics

From Cody Tucker @ 7220.sports.com

Former Wyoming track and field star Mason Finley qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics after winning the U.S. Olympic Trials discus competition Friday.

Finley, a member of the University of Kansas team before transferring to UW in 2012, will compete in Japan from July 23 to Aug. 8.

The 30-year-old Finley beat Reggie Jackson's throw of 205-5 to earn a trip to the Tokyo games. Finley nabbed the bronze medal at the 2017 world championships. The 6-foot-8 Finley earned 11-time All-American nods and was a four-time NCAA runner-up. As a senior, he was named the Mountain West's Male Outdoor Athlete of the Year. Finley also claimed three All-Mountain West honors and was named the conference Athlete of the Week seven times. Finley set the school and War Memorial Fieldhouse record in the shot put with a toss of 66-3 1/4 at the Rocky Mountain Classic. He's ranked second in UW history in the discus and fifth in the shot put. "We are obviously thrilled to have Mason join our team, not only for his tremendous talent level but also because he is a great young man with the highest moral character," Wyoming associate head track and field and throwing coach

Paul Barrett