Axelina Johansson ran 19.28 in the NCAA in Austin, Texas. The result is 26 centimeters shorter than her recent personal best, 19.54.

Johansson's shot was 80 centimetres longer than the runner-up in the competition, Jorinde van Klinken. The World Athletics Championships take place at the end of August in Budapsest, Sweden. The 23-year-old lives in the United States and competes for the University of Nebraska.