Young Advances to Discus Final at World Champs
August 29, 2011 | Track and Field
Aug. 29, 2011
LUBBOCK, Texas - Former Red Raider Jason Young advanced to the final of the discus at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Young qualified with a mark of 207'-2" (63.14M) and sits 11ths going into the final. He is the only American to advance to the final. It is Young's first time to advance to a World Championships final.
Texas Tech senior Jamele Mason ran a 49.98 in the second heat of the 400M hurdles qualifying round. Mason, running for Puerto Rico, was in lane one and placed 25th overall.
Young will throw in the final of the IAAF World Championships tomorrow at 7:55 p.m. Live results can be found at www.iaaf.org.
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