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EUGENE, Ore. – While Riley Dolezal did not officially secure a spot at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday evening, the North Dakota State University alum kept the door open.
 
Dolezal placed third in the javelin at the U.S. Olympic Trials, maintaining the possibility of representing Team USA at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. He registered a throw of 252-10 (77.07m) on his final attempt, moving up from fifth place to third.
 
Dolezal has not achieved the Olympic javelin qualifying standard of 85 meters, so his top-three U.S. finish does not automatically clinch an Olympic bid. The javelin field in Tokyo will consist of 32 men – 25 of which have already met the entry standards to claim spots.
 
That leaves an expected seven bids left to be decided based on the World Athletics Rankings on July 1, which is when Dolezal will likely learn his Olympic fate.
 
Dolezal, a native of Stanley, N.D, who competed for NDSU from 2005-09, has now finished in the top three of the javelin at the USATF Championships for eight consecutive years from 2013-21.
 
Dolezal has competed for Team USA three times at the IAAF World Championships, but is in search of his first Olympic berth.