Mason Finley
Encyclopedia
Mason Finley is an American
shot put
ter and discus throw
er.
. He attended Buena Vista High School in Buena Vista, Colorado
and now attends the University of Kansas
.
For his high school dominance, Finley was named to the ESPN
RISE
2000s All-Decade High School Track & Field Team.
. He also won gold medals in shot put and discus throw at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
in Port of Spain
, Trinidad
. As a Freshman at Kansas, he was All American in the shot put and the discus. His best throws as a Freshman are 60.12m (197–3 ft.)in the discus and 20.68 meters (67-10.25 ft.) in the shot.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter and discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er.
Personal
Finley was born in Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. He attended Buena Vista High School in Buena Vista, Colorado
Buena Vista, Colorado
Buena Vista is a Statutory Town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,195 at the 2000 census.Buena Vista is located in central Colorado roughly midway between Salida and Leadville in the Upper Arkansas River Valley at an elevation of . The area between Buena Vista and...
and now attends the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
.
For his high school dominance, Finley was named to the ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
RISE
RISE (magazine)
ESPN HS is a high school sports magazine published monthly during the school year in 25 markets around the United States. Founded as SchoolSports magazine in in 1997, the publication changed its name to RISE in 2006 and was purchased by ESPN in January 2008...
2000s All-Decade High School Track & Field Team.
Career
Finley set a US national high school record in discus (which is now broken) with a throw of 236 in 6 in (72.09 m) during the High Altitude Challenge in Alamosa, ColoradoAlamosa, Colorado
The city of Alamosa is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 8,682 in 2005...
. He also won gold medals in shot put and discus throw at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
The 2009 Pan American Junior Championships were held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on July 31 to August 2, 2009.-Men:-Women:-External links:*...
in Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
, Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
. As a Freshman at Kansas, he was All American in the shot put and the discus. His best throws as a Freshman are 60.12m (197–3 ft.)in the discus and 20.68 meters (67-10.25 ft.) in the shot.