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Bucknell’s Evelyn Bliss qualifies for 2025 World athletics Championships to throw for Team USA in Tokyo in this photo by Bucknell Athletics.
LEWISBURG — Reigning national champion javelin thrower Evelyn Bliss continued her ascent into the upper stratum of legendary Bucknell athletes by qualifying to the 2025 World Athletics Championships next month in Tokyo as announced Sunday. Bliss will represent and throw for Team USA at the prestigious competition which runs from Sept. 13-21.
“The past 12 hours have been so overwhelming; I am so lucky that I got to celebrate with my teammates,” said Bliss. “This year has been nothing short of amazing and I am so blessed to have my final meet of the year at the World Championships. This wasn’t something that was expected but I am so excited and blessed for the opportunity! This year has been long and I’ve worked on several things trying to fine tune and stay healthy so I am excited to see how I do.”
Throws coach Ryan Protzman recruited Bliss to Bucknell and the two developed a comprehensive plan for how to make her dreams a reality. Today marked another checkmark on the grocery list.
“I guess it was meant to be,” said Protzman. “Tokyo, here we come. It is really hard to process this. I know this is a dream come true for Evelyn, and likewise for myself. I am so glad she chose Bucknell. She proudly represents herself, her family, her teammates, her school, and her country. She is so deserving and worked so hard to call herself a World Championships qualifier.
“In the sport of track and field, there are two competitions that are the most prestigious: the Olympic Games and the World Championships,” said Bucknell coach Kevin Donner. “To make the World Championships team and represent your country is every athlete’s dream and goal. Evie has had a huge year, especially during the summer. She will represent Bucknell and the United State proudly. We are so proud of her.”
Bliss finished 35th in the world rankings with the distinct designation of NACAC (North American, Central American, and Caribbean Championships) Champion, and an average score of 1117 points. The world rankings utilize a complicated formula of distance, finishes, and meet hierarchy to determine the value of each thrower’s best five marks in a calendar year.
The calendar year stretched from August 2024-August 2025. Bliss’ entries were exceptional in that all five arrived in the last four months starting with the 2025 NCAA East First Round (May 29). However, her best four throws arrived in a three-week period stretching from July 25 to August 16.
Her throw of 57.06 meters at the NCAA East first round started Bliss’ scorching streak. The mark broke three-time All-American Maura Fiamoncini’s school record and earned Bliss 1024 points. Fiamoncini is a Mount Carmel graduate.
Next came her magnificent week where she traveled to Germany on July 25-26 for the 2025 FISU World University Games. She broke her personal and school record in the qualifying round with a mighty heave of 60.81m. The distance landed Bliss 1093 points.
In the finals, she won silver, tossing 57.37m. The 1029 base ducats received 80 additional points due to placement.
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