Liberal Product Places 15th at U.S. Olympic Trials

Liberal’s Chandra Andrews showed a marked improvement at the U.S. Olympic Women’s Hammer Throw Trials last week in Beaverton, Oregon. After competing at the event in 2008, the former Wichita State athlete showed better in 2012.

Andrews placed 15 ^th in the women’s hammer throw with a mark of 63.02 meters. The 15 ^th place finish was an improvement of nine places for Andrews, who finished 24 ^th back in 2008. The winning throw in this year’s event of 71.8 meters came from Amber Campbell.