Penn State ability athlete Emily Frederick finishes 7th in Canadian Track and Field Championships

Penn State ability track and field athlete Emily Frederick finished seventh Tuesday in the discus during the Canadian Track and Field Championships in the Para-athletics classification.

Frederick, a dwarf, recorded a distance of 44 feet, 5.9 inches on her Fourth of July north of the border.

She will compete in the shot put Wednesday.

This story was originally published July 4, 2017 at 8:26 PM with the headline "Penn State ability athlete Emily Frederick finishes 7th in Canadian Track and Field Championships."