{"id":4310,"date":"2021-05-04T11:25:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=4310"},"modified":"2021-05-04T11:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:25:40","slug":"an-olympic-hopeful-for-utrgv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/04\/an-olympic-hopeful-for-utrgv\/","title":{"rendered":"An Olympic hopeful for UTRGV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Buerge-Discus-3-285x190.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Vaquero graduate Desirea Buerge throws the discus at the Victor Lopez Classic in Houston on March 27. Burege at the Roadrunner Invitational in San Antonio on April 17th uncorked a throw of 58.90 meter to place first and qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon from June 18-19. PHOTO BY JUAN DELEON<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/An-Olympic-Hopeful-for-UTRGV_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cShe was one of the best athletes in Missouri, period,\u201d said Lane Lord, UTRGV women\u2019s basketball head coach, in an interview via Zoom April 22. \u201cI believe she hit 20-something home runs in softball [and] her teams won state championships in high school, she was a great volleyball player\u2026 just a phenomenal athlete.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Who could get such high praise from Lord? Not an incoming student-athlete for the 2021-22 season but instead a former player who is now turning heads with a discus in hand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate Desirea Buerge, now competing in the UTRGV track &amp; field throws program, uncorked a<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UTRGVTrackField\/status\/1384255662075441159\">58.90-meter discus throw<\/a><\/strong> to place first at the Roadrunner Invitational on April 17. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what it looked like when Desirea Buerge clinched a spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usatf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usatf<\/a> Olympic Trials <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RallyTheValley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RallyTheValley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UTRGV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UTRGV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WACotf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WACotf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCAATF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCAATF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bJqNm9oNrW\">pic.twitter.com\/bJqNm9oNrW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UTRGV Track &amp; Field\/XC (@UTRGV_TFXC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UTRGV_TFXC\/status\/1384255662075441159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t the first time she stood atop the podium this season, previously doing so at the <a href=\"https:\/\/live.flashresultstexas.com\/meets\/7801\/events\/249654\/results\"><strong>Victor Lopez Classic<\/strong><\/a> on March 27 and at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bwraceresults.com\/uiw21\/\">UIW Invitational<\/a> <\/strong>on April 10, but the throw distance did so much more than just setting a new program record.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview via Zoom on April 21, Buerge explained her record setting throw felt expected after strong outings at previous meets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know until after I\u2019ve seen it out of my hand and watched it fly,\u201d Buerge said. \u201cAfter seeing it fly I realized it was a lot farther than what I had thrown at previous meets and finally seeing when it landed I saw it was way farther than what I had thrown at previous meets.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch additionally set the best mark this season in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfrrs.org\/lists\/3191\/2021_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Qualifying\/2021\/o?gender=f\"><strong>fourth best in the NCAA<\/strong><\/a>, the fifth best from an American and at the time sat in the 29th stop in the world, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldathletics.org\/records\/toplists\/throws\/discus-throw\/outdoor\/women\/senior\/2021?regionType=world&amp;page=1&amp;bestResultsOnly=true\">currently 39th<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By surpassing the 58-meter mark, Buerge now enters rarified air by qualifying for the U.S Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon on June 18 and 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This does not guarantee that Buerge will compete at the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics as she will still have to place top-three at the trails and surpass a distance of 63.50 meters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not easy to improve 4.6 meters in less than two months but track &amp; field assistant coach Brad Foote says that goal is obtainable but it requires patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cLike I told her, we can\u2019t force things in practice now to try and \u2018I have to throw further,\u2019\u201d Foote said. \u201cThe numbers say it, the numbers will say.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the mountains of interview requests, Buerge has received nothing but praise and admiration from family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThey keep up with me through Facebook and I\u2019ve just had so many congratulations from everybody,\u201d Buerge said. \u201cI\u2019ve talked to my mom, my dad about all of this. They\u2019re so happy for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Even receiving friendly banter from teammates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe majority of the guys have been giving a bit of crap,\u201d she said. \u201c\u2018Oh, the Olympian, are you going to take me with you, and can I have your autograph, you\u2019re just so famous now.\u2019 It\u2019s just the constant pitter-patter that we give back-and-forth during practice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the opportunity of going to the Olympics is unique, Foote explains that the current focus is on the NCAA Championships from June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cOne of the good things about the NCAA this year is the NCAA are actually in Eugene, Oregon,\u201d Foote said. \u201cSo, I\u2019m hoping that we can qualify for that, see the rings, be in the atmosphere\u2026 and that will be a lot of experience to come back for the Olympic Trials.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In Buerge\u2019s latest outing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/results.adkinstrak.com\/meets\/8248\"><strong>J. 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