Kara Patterson opens 2014 season with win at Texas Relays...

AUSTIN, Texas--Kara Patterson (above/photo by Paul Merca) is back.



The Vancouver native, who threw a limited number of meets in 2013 after rehabbing a knee that she injured at the 2012 US Olympic Trials, opened her 2014 season by winning the women's javelin competition at the Texas Relays Friday.



On her first throw of the day, the two-time Olympian launched the spear past the 60-meter