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The Ashland High incoming senior probably made that dream a little more plausible Sunday, when she placed seventh in the javelin to earn All-American honors at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in Humble, Texas. By Joe Zavala DailyTidings.com By Joe Zavala Posted Jul. 30, 2014 @ 12:01 am Updated Jul 30, 2014 at 4:16 PM By Joe Zavala Posted Jul. 30, 2014 @ 12:01 am Updated Jul 30, 2014 at 4:16 PM » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2324,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Kelsey McKelvey's dream is to take her javelin talents to college, ideally an NCAA Division I school. The Ashland High incoming senior probably made that dream a little more plausible Sunday, when she placed seventh in the javelin to earn All-American honors at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in Humble, Texas. McKelvey, who placed 10th in her best event at the OSAA Class 5A state meet in May, uncorked a 37.79-meter throw — that's 123 feet, 11 inches — on her second attempt at Turner Stadium to earn a spot in the eight-girl finals, leaving most of the field of 50 behind in the 17-18 age division. She couldn't top that mark in her final three attempts and was passed up by two fellow competitors on their final throws, but the best throw of McKelvey's summer season was still good enough for a spot on the podium, an All-American T-shirt and a shiny medal. "I thought that if I performed to what my ability is I knew that I could be in there," McKelvey said of her All-American hopes at nationals. McKelvey clinched All-American honors by qualifying for the finals, improving on a first throw that sailed 34.76 meters. It was an exhale moment for a girl that didn't pick up her first javelin until her freshman year of high school. "I was just unbelievably happy because I was like, 'I'm an All American'," she said. "I didn't PR — I still stuck with 123-11 and I was bummed. I really wish I could have improved because I got injured at the end of the (high school) season and I wanted a good mark to start sending off to colleges and stuff. But I was OK with it." McKelvey's performance in Texas capped a whirlwind five-week stretch during which she placed second in a state meet at Willamette University in Salem, fourth at a regional meet in Washington state, and, sandwiched in between, flew to Phoenix, Ariz., to play in a club volleyball tournament. "I haven't been home for more than a couple days in the last month and a half," she said. The trek to Humble, Texas, began Thursday, when McKelvey and her mom, Diane, drove across the state to catch a red-eye flight out of Portland. 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