Three Big Green Alumni Qualify for Track and Field World Championships

Dartmouth was well represented at the recent USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. this past weekend, with three former Big Green standouts qualifying for the IAAF World Championships being held in Beijing later this summer.

Sean Furey ’04, Thayer ’05 and ’06, won his third national title in the javelin, earning a spot at the World Championships in China in August. Photo by Don Ryan/Associated Press

Former Dartmouth All-American Sean Furey ’04, Thayer ’05 and ’06, won the javelin—the third U.S. title of his career—at the championships on June 25. Furey’s final throw of the day was measured at 83.08 meters, a personal record.