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Thomas earns shot put national title, second in discus

Alex Cossin June 15, 2017

Kent State sent five track and field athletes to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Track and Field Championship June 7-10.Danniel Thomas, the lone female Kent State athlete to qualify for the finals, earned...

Archival Photo 23 year old sports recreation and management graduate student Danniel Thomas was the only female jamaican shot put candidate for the Rio Olympics and barely missed the qualifications to compete.

Lone female Jamaican shot putter just misses in Rio

Alyssa Schmitt September 7, 2016

Danniel Thomas steps into the shot put circle on Day 7 of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She tosses the shot in her hands, left to right to left again. She’s telling herself to calm...