Chippewa fans have an extra reason to pay attention to this summer’s Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.
Central Michigan track and field alumnus Alex Rose, who graduated in 2014, is in position to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics Aug. 5-21.
Rose is the 23rd ranked discus thrower in the world according to the International Association of Athletics Federations’ World List. To qualify for the summer games, Rose needs to remain ranked in the top 32.
While he was born and raised in the United States, Rose will not be competing for the red, white and blue, but rather for his father’s home country of Samoa — a small island to the East of Australia.