Raven Saunders finished second in the shot put with a best throw of 54 feet, six inches. Tianqian Guo of China was first in 58 feet, 1 inch.
Saunders won her preliminary flight with a best of 54 feet, 10 inches. Guo threw 54 feet, 5 inches to win her heat.
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WATCH Raven Saunders grab Silver on Final Throw in World Juniors Shot Final On her final throw at the World Junior Championshipsin Eugene, Raven Saunders moved up from bronze to silver medal in the women's shot put. Watch Saunders' final throw in the women's shot put video highlights along with her post-event interview.
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Next US women's medal contender on deck - Raven Saunders The next member of the US junior women's team at the World Junior Championships with a great chance to medal will be Raven Saunders. Watch our interview with Saunders after her prelim qualifying performance (54'10.75") before she competes in tonight's finals at 6:35 PM PT.
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MileSplit names Raven Saunders to All-American SP team Burke alumna Raven Saunders is one of eight individuals selected to the MileSplit All-American Team in the girls shot put from the 2014 outdoor season.
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MileSplit All-American Team - Girls Shot Put The following 8 individuals have been selected to the MileSplit All-American Team in the girls shot put from the 2014 outdoor season as they have been chosen by MileSplit as the 8 best national performers in their event from this past spring.
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Raven Saunders wins Chicagoland Throws shot put Girls shot put national record holder Raven Saunders tuned up in between competing in the U.S. Juniors last weekend and World Juniors in two weeks with the Burke graduate putting together an impressive series at in Illinois at the Chicagoland Throws with four marks over 50 feet.
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Best throwers showed down in Chi-Town Many of the top throwers in the country traveled to Chicago this weekend to compete in the Chicagoland Throwers Series, which has been a great post-season opportunity for the nation's elite in the shot, discus, javelin, and hammer. The National Scholastic Athletic Foundation helps many of these athletes fly in from all over the country to compete in the the event.
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Saunders entered in Chicagoland Throws Raven Saunders is continuing her summer season this weekend at the Chicagoland Throws.
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Austin Meek: Fundraising her way to TrackTown It wasn’t a cheap trip, but Raven Saunders really wanted to be here. She’d earned her place, setting a national high school record with a throw of 56 feet, 8 1/4 inches earlier this year. That was the easy part. (via The Register-Guard)
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Raven Saunders to attend ESPY Awards Burke High graduate Raven Saunders added yet another title to her ever-growing list of accomplishments on Saturday night.
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Saunders wins shot put in Eugene, advances to World Jr. Championships Burke graduate Raven Saunders continued her winning season by capturing the shot put title at the USATF Championships. Saunders had a best of 55 feet, 10.25 inches.
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Top Entrants for Day 1 Field Events at US Junior Nationals Top entrants of the field events being held on day one (Saturday) of the 2014 USATF Junior National Track & Field Championships. Event previews to be posted later today.
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Raven Saunders traveling to Eugene for USATF Jr. Championships Burke alumna Raven Saunders, indoor and outdoor national record holder, is competing Saturday in the shot put at the USATF Junior Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene.
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Flo 100 presented by ASICS FINAL Outdoor Rankings - Girls Throws The final Flo 100 presented by ASICS rankings for the 2014 outdoor track & field season are here after the bulk of the post-season high school meets have been completed and all of the state championships. Check out who were the top 100 best girls throwers in the nation for the shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and javelin throw.
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Raven Saunders is Gatorade Athlete of the Year Raven Saunders has been named the 2013-14 Gatorade National Track & Field Athlete of the Year (via USA Today High School Sports)
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Burke High School's Raven Saunders is All-Lowcountry girls track and field athlete of the year It's easy to argue that no high school athlete in the Lowcountry was better at his or her discipline this year than Burke's Raven Saunders was at hers. (via Post and Courier)
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New Balance Nationals: Saunders wins shot put (56-7), video interview Meet June 13-15 in Greensboro, N.C.
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Communities in Schools celebrates student Raven Saunders' achievement During her sophomore year, Burke High student Raven Saunders found herself overwhelmed by school, troubles at home, relationship issues and athletics. She had a lot going on. (via The Post and Courier)
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Burke’s Saunders smashes state shot put record COLUMBIA – Raven Saunders continued her string of impressive performances in her senior season Saturday by shattering the state meet record in the shot put.
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Raven Saunders reaches fundraising goal, sends thanks Burke's Raven Saunders shares a video saying thank you for helping her reach the fundraising goal.
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Bishops help Burke's Saunders chase USA Track and Field dreams Raven Saunders has a little extra motivation behind every rep and every toss now. (via Moultrie News)
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State’s top thrower hoping to compete in Eugene CHARLESTON – The best thrower in South Carolina – and one of the best at her sport in the country – has hopes of performing this summer on a much bigger stage, but she needs your help.
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Taco Bell Classic roundup, plus photos and video COLUMBIA -- Raven Saunders threw herself into the limelight at the 22nd annual Taco Bell Track & Field Classic at Spring Valley High School's Harry Parone Stadium over the weekend.
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WATCH Raven Saunders 56-8 national record shot at Taco Bell Classic! Burke High School (Charleston, SC) senior Raven Saunders set the high school national indoor record last month in the girls shot put at the New Balance Nationals Indoor. Saunders did not get too far into her outdoor season before setting the all-time best performance in US high school history for outdoor in the event. At the Taco Bell Classic on Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina, Saunders shattered the old rrecord by nearly two full feet with a incredible mark of 56'8".
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Taco Bell Classic Meet Preview We are thrilled to announce this weekend's Taco Bell Classic at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina will be live streamed on MileSplit! The Taco Bell Classic is annually one of the best high school outdoor track & field invitational meets in the entire Southeast as the meet gathers many of the top athletes from the surrounding states of South Carolina and beyond. Many US top 10 performances and US #1's are often produced regularly year after year at this event.
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Poll: Top National Girls Performer from 4/5 Weekend Vote for the MileSplit US top girls national performer from the April 5th weekend of meets. Voting closes on Thursday, April 10th at midnight (ET) and we will reveal this week's poll winner later then.
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Jasmine Quinn 13.33 100H, Raven Saunders 51-9.50 Shot/158-3 Discus in South Carolina Jasmine Quinn, a senior at Fort Dorchester High School in South Carolina, ran the nation's fastest time in the 100 meter hurdles with a 13.33 FAT clocking (no wind reading) at the Father Kelly Classic on Saturday.
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Poll: Most impressive national record performance of 2014 NB Nationals Indoor? Place your vote on which of the remarkable seven total national record breaking performances from the 2014 New Balance Nationals Indoor this past weekend at the Armory in New York City was the most impressive to you below! Voting closes at 7 PM on Friday, March 21st!
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Burke track star Raven Saunders picks Southern Illinois after record performance Burke senior Raven Saunders announced Monday she will attend Southern Illinois on a track and field scholarship. (via The Post and Courier)
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Her rise to a national record-breaking thrower has been a life changer for Raven Saunders Raven Saunders wasted no time in etching her name into the record books. The senior from Burke High in South Carolina smashed the national mark in the shot put at the New Balance Nationals on Saturday with a heave of 56 feet, 7.5 inches.
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New Balance Nationals: Burke's Saunders sets shot put national record, video interview NEW YORK -- Burke's Raven Saunders set a new shot put national record of Raven Saunders 56 feet, 7.5 inches at New Balance Nationals today.
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NSAF Emerging Elites of the Week: Raven Saunders and Noah Lyles NSAF honors Burke's Raven Saunders after shot put of 53-8.25.
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Raven Saunders shakes up the states After watching her 2013 season best of 12,01m (39′ 5”) falling well short of her 12,92m (42′ 5”) form 2012 South Carolinian Raven Saunders (USA) decided some changes needed to be made, and she did just that.
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Video: Raven Saunders interview, final throws Video interview of Raven Saunders and throws in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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NCRunners Elite Holiday Invitational Recap Raven Saunders (Burke HS, SC) stole the show from the Invitational Events and wrote herself into the indoor all-time national rankings.
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Burke's Raven Saunders throws 53-8 shot in N.C., no. 4 all-time Burke senior Raven Saunders threw 53 feet, 8 inches in the shot put at the NCRunners Elite Holiday Invitational today in Winstom-Salem, N.C.
