Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives Fall 2016 UA19/16/2 Track & Field Press Releases WKU Athletic Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the African American Studies Commons, International and Area Studies Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Public Relations and Advertising Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Sports Studies Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation WKU Athletic Media Relations, "UA19/16/2 Track & Field Press Releases" (2016). WKU Archives Records. Paper 8319. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/8319 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / JULY 7, 2016 WKU Track & Field / Contact: Nick Brown, WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations SEVERAL ATHLETES WITH WKU TIES LOOKING TO QUALIFY FOR THE 2016 RIO OLYMPICS BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A total of nine track and field athletes with WKU ties are looking to qualify for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics over the coming days. The list of 2016 Rio Olympic hopefuls with WKU ties include: Gavin Smellie (Canada): 100 meters, 200 meters Michille Finn (Ireland): 3000 Steeplechase Karleigh Parker (Canada): Pole Vault Emmanuel Dasor (Ghana): 200 meters, 400 meters Jessica Ramsey (USA) Shot put, Hammer Throw Lexia Robinson (Jamaica): Hammer Throw Shadrack Kipchirchir (USA): 5000 meters and 10,000 meters Raigo Toompuu (Estonia): Shot Put Kristo Galeta (Estonia): Shot Put “I wish each one of these athletes much success in their Olympic bid,” WKU track and field head coach Erik Jenkins said.