(Lincoln, NE) – Nebraska has a top-15 World Champion on their hands. Axeline Johansson earned 13th place in the world at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. She finished with an 18.57-meter throw in the shot put. That was just .03 meters off from making it to the finals. She finished in line with her seed which was placed around the #13 mark.
Nebraska Thrower Earns #13 in the World Athletics Championships
By Zach Collins
Aug 28, 2023 | 6:30 AM
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