Millville’s Kira Parsons, a senior at Towson University, popped a javelin PR over the weekend at the Kehow Twilight Meet at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.
Parsons threw 138-5 on her 3rd throw and placed 2nd to Chantae McMillan, a 2012 Olympic heptathlete and a former All-America at Nebraska.
Parsons’ throw is No. 5 in Towson history.
Going into the meet, Parsons had a PR of 138-1 from last year’s ECAC Championships in Fairfax, Va.
She had five throws at 132-5 or better at Maryland – 132-5, 134-11, 138-5, 137-6, foul, 133-0. Her average throw was a 135-3, which is less than three feet off her previous PR.
Parsons is ranked 5th in the Coastal Athletic Conference going into the conference meet Friday and Saturday in Elon, N.C. The women’s javelin is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 