Iowa State University shot putter Jamie Beyer will represent the UnitedStates as part of the Pan American Games team in Winnepeg, Canada later thismonth. I-S-U coach Steve Lynn says it’ll be a great opportunity for Beyer.Beyer is a six-time all-american and has won four Big Twelve titles in theshot put and discus. Lynn says Beyer still needs to add some distance to histhrows — but says Beyer has a chance to someday make a U-S olympic team.While he’s on the Pan Am team as a shot putter, Lynn says Beyer also hasgreat potential throwing the discus. Beyer is a junior from Monroe, Iowa.

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