UO's Yurkovich misses Olympic mark

Rachel Yurkovich placed third but won't go to Beijing.

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Story Published: Jun 30, 2008 at 8:50 PM PST

By Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Kara Patterson and Kim Kreiner have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the women's javelin.

Patterson won the Olympic track trials Monday night with a throw of 191 feet, 9 inches.

Kreiner, a four-time national champion who had Tommy John surgery last month, qualified at 183-5. She finished fourth but made it because the second- and third-place finishers, Dana Pounds and Rachel Yurkovich, didn't have an Olympic qualifying throw of 198-6 on their resume.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.

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