Veronica Fraley

Veronica Fraley (born 27 May 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw.

Early life
She is from Wakefield, North Carolina, and attended Wakefield High School. As a junior Fraley lead the state in the Shot Put, Discus and Hammer Throw. She committed to Clemson University in October 2017. She later attended Vanderbilt University.

Career
She threw a personal best 53.57m in the discus at the Penn Relays in May 2018. That spring she also won the Bojangles Track and Field Classic and before the Pepsi Florida Relays. In June 2019, she finished second at the USATF U20 championships.

She won the women's discus throw with a personal-best 62.30m at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona. In July 2022, she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Competing for Vanderbilt University, she became the first female athlete to win the discus throw competition for Vanderbilt at the Southeastern Conference Championships, throwing a lifetime-best of 62.84m in Baton Rouge in May 2023. In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

In April 2024, she set a new personal best of 67.17 metres at the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona.

Personal life
Fraley can bench press 350lbs.