Collatz To Compete At NACAC Under-23 Championships In Canada

Collatz To Compete At NACAC Under-23 Championships In Canada

August 04, 2014 | Track & Field

Aug. 4, 2014

Senior Alexandra Collatz will be representing USA and USC when she competes in the discus throw at the 2014 NACAC Under-23 International Athletics Championships held in Kamloops, BC, Canada from Aug. 8-10. The athletic competition is held between the member associations of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC).

Collatz, who won the 2014 Pac-12 discus throw title, will compete on Friday, Aug. 8 beginning at 4:05 p.m. Collatz had a personal best throw of 187-6 (57.15m) on March 3 and went on to place eighth and earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 174-1. Collatz ranks second on USC's all-time discus throw list, less than two feet off the school record of 189-5 (57.73m) set by Kate Hutchinson in 2006.