Kent’s Will Conwell places 10th at Olympic Trials in discus

Published 10:32 am Friday, June 29, 2012

Will Conwell, a 2001 Kentwood High School graduate, placed 10th in the discus at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and failed to make the Summer Olympics in London.

Conwell had a best throw of 188 feet, 4 inches Thursday at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He had earned a spot in the final round of 12 throwers when he took seventh in the qualifying round.

Conwell, 29, placed sixth with a throw of 202-7 at the 2008 Olympic Trials. He is a former University of Washington thrower. He has trained for the past two years in Alabama.

The three Olympic qualifiers for this summer and their marks in the finals are Lance Brooks, 213-9; Jarred Rome, 207-10; and Jason Young, 203-11.