Ole Miss Olympians: Saunders Goes For Gold
By Randy Morgan
One of the Ole Miss Olympians, Raven Saunders, is going for gold tonight in the shot-put competition.
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Ole Miss has plenty of athletes in Rio for the Olympic games this year, and one of them is going for gold tonight. Raven Saunders, the Ole Miss junior, will compete in the shot-put competition tonight for the United States.
Saunders qualified for the finals yesterday with a throw of 61-feet, 9.5 inches. Her throw was fourth best in the qualifiers.
Saunders is only 20 years old, a young competitor in the Olympic shot-put.
Saunders is trying to become the first Ole Miss Olympian to win a medal in this year’s games. She is one of nine Rebels in Rio.
The shot-put competition will be televised on the NBC family of networks tonight at 8PM CT.
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