Troy University Athletics
Cole Stewart Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials
6/14/2024 2:02:00 PM | Track & Field
TROY, Ala. – Senior javelin thrower Cole Stewart officially qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials after posting the 17th-best throw in the country at 73.75m at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships, USATF announced Friday morning.
"We are all excited for Cole to be competing at the Olympic Trials," director of track & field / cross country Marc Davis said. "It is a huge deal to have this opportunity and there is no one more deserving of this. We wish him luck in Eugene."
Stewart neared the automatic qualifier when he won gold at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 10). He improved through his first three throws before reaching the peak with his personal best and the second furthest throw in school history of 73.75m. The throw marked his second over 70 meters, throwing 70.08m in the Troy Doc Anderson Invitational & Multi on April 13.
The Auburn, Ala. native threw nine of Troy's 10-best throws for javelin with four first-place finishes, seven on the podium and eight in the top five. His only finish outside the top five was a 16th-place finish in the NCAA East Preliminaries. Stewart also is a two-time All-Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Second Team member with a first-team nod in 2024. After winning the javelin event in the Doc Anderson Invitational, he also received Sun Belt Men's Field Athlete of the Week on April 17.
An Auburn High School graduate joins a field of 24 competitors who qualified and accepted their invitation for the trials. Stewart is the sole member from the Sun Belt Conference, with opposing schools such as Georgia, BYU, Florida and Clemson among the competition. On Friday, June 21, he will compete in the qualifying round at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
"We are all excited for Cole to be competing at the Olympic Trials," director of track & field / cross country Marc Davis said. "It is a huge deal to have this opportunity and there is no one more deserving of this. We wish him luck in Eugene."
Stewart neared the automatic qualifier when he won gold at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 10). He improved through his first three throws before reaching the peak with his personal best and the second furthest throw in school history of 73.75m. The throw marked his second over 70 meters, throwing 70.08m in the Troy Doc Anderson Invitational & Multi on April 13.
The Auburn, Ala. native threw nine of Troy's 10-best throws for javelin with four first-place finishes, seven on the podium and eight in the top five. His only finish outside the top five was a 16th-place finish in the NCAA East Preliminaries. Stewart also is a two-time All-Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Second Team member with a first-team nod in 2024. After winning the javelin event in the Doc Anderson Invitational, he also received Sun Belt Men's Field Athlete of the Week on April 17.
An Auburn High School graduate joins a field of 24 competitors who qualified and accepted their invitation for the trials. Stewart is the sole member from the Sun Belt Conference, with opposing schools such as Georgia, BYU, Florida and Clemson among the competition. On Friday, June 21, he will compete in the qualifying round at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
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