Peters finished third in qualifying and will throw in tomorrow's finals at 11:30 p.m. CT.
Peters Advances to Commonwealth Games Finals
April 12, 2018 | Track & Field
QUEENSLAND, Australia – Anderson Peters, the NCAA leader in the javelin, has advanced to the finals of his event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Peters, throwing for his home nation of Grenada, launched the javelin 80.44m (263-11) to win his flight. His throw finished third across both flights. Peters was barely edged out by Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem who threw 80.45m (263-11) and the Australian Hamish Peacock, competing on home soil, who threw 81.22m (266-5).
"I am so happy for Anderson to qualify," throws coach April Thomas said. "And we've already seen him throw farther this season, so I'm excited to see what he does tomorrow night. He has a great chance to medal."
The MSU freshman has already broken the Bulldogs' freshman record with a mark of 81.95m (268-10) at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays in March. That throw leads all NCAA competitors and was fourth in the world at the time.
His personal best of 84.81 (278-3) was third among the competitors entering competition, trailing only Julius Yego of Kenya (92.72m, 304-2) and Neeraj Chopra of India (86.48m, 283-8). Yego missed the finals by 0.17m.
Peters will throw again in tomorrow night's finals at 11:30 p.m. The rest of the Bulldogs will be competing at the Tennessee Relays in Knoxville, Tenn., through Saturday.
The Commonwealth Games, which are being held in Queensland, Australia, bring 71 commonwealth nations and more than 6,600 athletes together to compete in 18 sports and seven para-sports. The first Games were held in 1930 as the "British Empire Games," and they have been held every four years since 1950.
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Peters, throwing for his home nation of Grenada, launched the javelin 80.44m (263-11) to win his flight. His throw finished third across both flights. Peters was barely edged out by Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem who threw 80.45m (263-11) and the Australian Hamish Peacock, competing on home soil, who threw 81.22m (266-5).
"I am so happy for Anderson to qualify," throws coach April Thomas said. "And we've already seen him throw farther this season, so I'm excited to see what he does tomorrow night. He has a great chance to medal."
The MSU freshman has already broken the Bulldogs' freshman record with a mark of 81.95m (268-10) at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays in March. That throw leads all NCAA competitors and was fourth in the world at the time.
His personal best of 84.81 (278-3) was third among the competitors entering competition, trailing only Julius Yego of Kenya (92.72m, 304-2) and Neeraj Chopra of India (86.48m, 283-8). Yego missed the finals by 0.17m.
Peters will throw again in tomorrow night's finals at 11:30 p.m. The rest of the Bulldogs will be competing at the Tennessee Relays in Knoxville, Tenn., through Saturday.
The Commonwealth Games, which are being held in Queensland, Australia, bring 71 commonwealth nations and more than 6,600 athletes together to compete in 18 sports and seven para-sports. The first Games were held in 1930 as the "British Empire Games," and they have been held every four years since 1950.
For more information on the MSU track and field team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
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