Ariana Ince claims javelin bronze medal at Pan American Games
Aug 09, 2019 | Track and Field
LIMA, Peru – Ariana Ince, a former Texas A&M volunteer assistant with the track and field program, earned a bronze medal in the javelin with a throw of 204 feet, 5 inches (62.32 meters) as she competed for the United States at the Pan American Games.
American teammate Kara Winger claimed gold with a stellar throw of 213-0 (64.92) among an impressive series. Winger, the Pan American silver medalist in 2015, opened with 207-8 (63.31) and then hit her winning mark in round two. Then Winger registered throws of 205-11 (62.78), 207-5 (63.23), 200-7 (61.15), and 205-0 (62.50).
"Kara's series was absurd, which was really cool to watch," noted Ince, who defeated eight-time US champion Winger at the USATF Championships last month. "Hopefully, I can work toward getting a series like that as opposed to four, far, foul, far. I was a bit up and down for sure, which means it's time to work on some consistency."
Ince's medal winning effort came on her first throw and she was in silver medal position during the first four rounds of the competition. Canada's Elizabeth Gleadle, the 2015 Pan American champion, passed Ince in round five with a throw of 207-8 (63.30).
"I'm usually a clutch thrower, and I thought 'I totally got this' and after my final throw I was like, 'I don't got this'," said Ince.
Following a pair of intentional fouls on her second and third throws, Ince threw 191-4 (58.32) in the fourth stanza. After a third foul, Ince completed her day with a 200-10 (61.21) in round six.
This was the first time the United States produced a pair of medalists in the Pan American Games women's javelin since 1979. Ince is also the second Rice University grad to claim bronze in the Pan American javelin, joining Canadian Valerie Tulloch from 1995.
American teammate Kara Winger claimed gold with a stellar throw of 213-0 (64.92) among an impressive series. Winger, the Pan American silver medalist in 2015, opened with 207-8 (63.31) and then hit her winning mark in round two. Then Winger registered throws of 205-11 (62.78), 207-5 (63.23), 200-7 (61.15), and 205-0 (62.50).
"Kara's series was absurd, which was really cool to watch," noted Ince, who defeated eight-time US champion Winger at the USATF Championships last month. "Hopefully, I can work toward getting a series like that as opposed to four, far, foul, far. I was a bit up and down for sure, which means it's time to work on some consistency."
Ince's medal winning effort came on her first throw and she was in silver medal position during the first four rounds of the competition. Canada's Elizabeth Gleadle, the 2015 Pan American champion, passed Ince in round five with a throw of 207-8 (63.30).
"I'm usually a clutch thrower, and I thought 'I totally got this' and after my final throw I was like, 'I don't got this'," said Ince.
Following a pair of intentional fouls on her second and third throws, Ince threw 191-4 (58.32) in the fourth stanza. After a third foul, Ince completed her day with a 200-10 (61.21) in round six.
This was the first time the United States produced a pair of medalists in the Pan American Games women's javelin since 1979. Ince is also the second Rice University grad to claim bronze in the Pan American javelin, joining Canadian Valerie Tulloch from 1995.
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