Former KU thrower Mason Finley earns Olympic bid

A third former Kansas athlete has earned a spot in the 2016 Olympics.

Mason Finley, who was on KU's track and field team from 2010-12 before transferring to Wyoming, won the American discus championship with a throw of 208 feet, 1 inch at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore.

Finley, who lives and trains in Lawrence, wore a KU shirt during Friday's competition. He beat second-place Tavis Bailey by more than six feet.

An eight-time All-America selection at KU, Finley joins former Jayhawks Andrea Geubelle (United States, triple jump) and Daina Levy (Jamaica, hammer throw) as Olympic qualifiers for the 2016 games in Rio.

This story was originally published July 8, 2016 at 7:54 PM with the headline "Former KU thrower Mason Finley earns Olympic bid."