Powell Sets AR with Hawaiian TossBrown-Trafton Achieves Discus IAAF "A" StandardTwo-time Olympian Suzy Powell bettered the women's U.S. discus throw record record Saturday April 14, 2007, at the inaugural Maui "Big Wind" Discus Challenge presented by Ironwood Throwers at historic War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku, Hawaii. Powell won the event on her fifth throw of the competition that sailed 67.67 meters/222 feet, which surpasses the 21-year old American women's record of 66.10m/216-10 set by Carol Cady in 1986. Read all about her throw in this April 20th USATF teleconference interview. 2005 USA women's discus champion Becky Breisch was the runner-up with her new career best mark of 66.06m/216-8, and Stephanie Brown-Trafton, who placed fourth at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships, finished third with a throw of 61.40m/201-5. The top three finishers all surpassed the IAAF "A" qualifying standard of 61.00m/200-1 for the 2007 World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan. There are now 4 American womens's dicsus athletes that have achieved "A" standards and are now eligible to represent USA at olympics in 08. # # # Information courtesy of USATF. You may also view this news article as a web page:
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