Conversation on The Sacramento Press about: Sacramento State alumnus Chris Kirkwood pursues Olympic dreamChris Kirkwood, 27, picked up the javelin nine years ago because coaches told him that his football-conditioned thighs were too large for pole vaulting. What he didn’t foresee was that javelin would lead him on a path of accolades and a trip to the Olympic Trials.
Kirkwood’s score of 229’09” at the Aggie Open on March 10 qualified him for the javelin throw at the June 23 Olympic Trials in Oregon. Kirkwood is raising money so that he can attend the Olympic Trials and train for them by competi...bdee