Veronica Fraley
American athlete (born 2000)
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Veronica Fraley (born May 27, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw.[1]
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United StatesFraley in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 2000 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Discus: 68.72 (Ramona, 2025) |
Early life
She is from Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Wakefield High School.[2] As a junior, Fraley lead the state in the Shot Put, Discus and Hammer Throw. She committed to Clemson University in October 2017.[3] She later attended Vanderbilt University.[4][5]
Career
She threw a personal best 53.57m in the discus at the Penn Relays in May 2018. That spring she also won the Bojangles Track and Field Classic and before the Pepsi Florida Relays.[6] In June 2019, she finished second at the USATF U20 championships.[7]
She won the women's discus throw with a personal-best 62.30m at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona.[8] In July 2022, she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[9]
Competing for Vanderbilt University, she became the first female athlete to win the discus throw competition for Vanderbilt at the Southeastern Conference Championships, throwing a lifetime-best of 62.84m in Baton Rouge in May 2023.[10] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[11]
In April 2024, she set a new personal best of 67.17 metres at the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona.[12] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[13] She threw a personal best 68.72 metres in Ramona, Oklahoma on 12 April 2025.[14]
Personal life
Fraley can bench press 350lbs.[15]
