Junior Ian Frost (Mary M. Knight, Elma, WA) extended his personal best and state lead at the most recent Centralia meet on Tuesday. Frost also continues to move up the all-time top 10 throwers in state history. In the girl’s competition Karlee Freeman (Raymond, WA) extended her personal best in both the high school and open competitions. At the end of the day her new best measured 141’07”, more than 10 feet over her old best. Read more
After breaking 200 feet for the first time last weekend, Silas Hurst (Santiago Corona, Corona, CA) improved his personal best again last weekend at the California High School Hammer Championships. His best mark of 206’1″ won him his first title. In the girl’s competition Miranda Zinola (Homestead, Cupertino, CA) added six feet to her best to secure the win. Read more
While held afer the standard state championships, Connecticut is a rare state where the high school federation officially sanctions a hammer throw state championship. Last week the CIAC Hammer Throw Championships wsa held on Tuesday and Thursday in New Britain with state leaders Christian Sturm (St. Paul Catholic, Bristol, CT) and Brittany Jones (Bloomfield, CT) capturing the titles. Jones was the most impressive in her victory as she came within a foot of her personal best and won the competition by nearl 20 feet. Read more
Evan Hardin (Harrison, Kennesaw, GA) and Makenli Forrest (Woodward Academy, College Park, GA) took home the titles at the Georgia State Hammer Championships held earlier this month. Read more
After a strong indoor season with the weight where he missed out on the indoor national title by just two inches, shot putter Jordan Geist (Cabot, PA) won New Balance Nationals Outdoors in spectacular fashion. In his first hammer meet of his career, four of his five throws were long enough to win. His best mark of 238’09” won by 25 feet, is a new national lead and is tied for the 12th best mark all-time. He also won in the shot put where, as in the hammer, his best throw came in the final round. Jacob Wickey (Medina, OH) took second place with a personal best, while former national leader Michael Feldman (Tottenville, Staten Island, NY) finished in third. Read more
The New Balance Nationals action started on Friday and Saturday with the Emerging Elite competition. Rhode Island state champion Zeke Cohen (Classical, Providence, RI) won the boy’s competition. After losing the lead in the final round, he responded with the winning throw. In the girl’s competition Amanda Howe (Southington, CT) was just inches from her best while winning a close battle with Natasha Stamp (Grayson, Loganville, GA), who hit a 10 foot personal best. Read more
The premier high school competition of the season starts on Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Top throwers from around the country will gather for the 2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor. The start lists have been announced and feature a top notch field. In the boys competition nine of the nation’s top ten throwers will be there, led by national leader Michael Feldman (Tottenville, Staten Island, NY). The girl’s competition will feature defending champion Jill Shippee (Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY) against a strong field. Read more
After breaking 200 feet for the first time last weekend, Ian Frost (Mary M. Knight, Elma, WA) once again surpassed the barrier on Saturday. He won the boy’s competition while Jordan Fong (Kentlake, Kent, WA) added four feet to her best as the top high school girl at the meet. Read more
The traditional Golden West Invitational took play on Saturday in Sacramento. The hammer throw was held in coordination with the USATF Pacific Open Track and Field Championships, giving local high school throwers a chance to compete with some of the best open throwers in the area. Junior Dagne’ Buck (Whitney, Rocklin, CA) easily won the boy’s competition with a new personal best of 174’8″, while Crystal Diei (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills, CA) won the girl’s competition. Read more
Just a few days after the Rhode Island State Championships, the best in the northeast returned to the ring at Tuesday’s New England High School Hammer Championship despite cold and rainy weather. State champion Gianna Rao (Ponaganset, North Scituate, RI) officially won the girl’s competition, but it was guest Jill Shippee (Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY) who stole the show. As she is not from New England she was not eligible for the win, but she didn’t care as she threw a new personal best of 201’04”. That throw also ranks her fifth all-time in the country. Read more
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GAINcast Episode 70: Peak Performance Part 1 (with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness)June 22, 2017 - 09:37
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2017 USATF Championships Women’s Throws GuideJune 21, 2017 - 05:25