Pounds takes 2nd at U.S. track, field championships

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INDIANAPOLIS (AFPN) --  With a javelin throw of 183 feet, 9 inches, a recent U.S. Air Force Academy graduate concluded her collegiate career with a second-place showing at the U.S. Track and Field Championships June 23 in Indianapolis.

Finishing second out of 17 athletes, Dana Pounds posted the best throw by a collegiate athlete and out-distanced the third-place finisher by more than 12 feet.

The newly commissioned second lieutenant opened the rotation with a throw of 172 feet, 7 inches, before recording near-matching distances of 169 feet, 4 inches and 169 feet, 11 inches.

As one of eight contenders to advance to the next round, Pounds tallied a toss of 170 feet, 5 inches, before posting the second-best throw of the night at 183 feet, 9 inches. She closed out the evening with 164 feet, 7 inches, and was one of three athletes to successfully complete all eight attempts.