Whalen 12th At NCAA Track And Field Championships

A Liverpool athlete has finished 12th at her first NCAA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Chelsea Whalen, who was seeded 21st for the javelin event, threw a new personal best of 47.44 metres. She was named to the ACC Indoor and Outdoor All-Academic teams as well as an NCAA 2nd team All-American. The sophomore at Florida State University is expected to leave Tallahassee June 24th and head to the 2012 Canadian Track and Field Championships from June 27-30 in Calgary, Alberta.