New York Hammer Series Meet 7 (NJ) Results
The latest meet in the New York Hammer Series ventured down south and actually took place in neighboring New Jersey. The level of competition also stood out this time With US champion Alex Young and NCAA champion Rudy Winkler both competing to try and improve their chances of qualifying for August’s world championships. At the high school level Michael Feldman (Tottenville, Staten Island, NY) recaptured his national lead with a new personal best of 242’8″. Feldman was the national leader earlier in the season but fell a few inches behind in June. His new mark improves the national lead by nearly four feet. His brother Steven Feldman (Tottenville, Staten Island, NY) also added nearly eight feet to his personal best for second place.
New York Hammer Series # 7 Princeton University NJ 7/16/2017 USATF Sanction # 17-3-072 High School Boy's Hammer Throw ====================================================================== Name Year School Result ====================================================================== 1 Michael Feldman SR Tottenville, Staten Island, NY 73.98m 242-08 2 Steven Feldman SR Tottenville, Staten Island, NY 70.29m 230-07 3 Joe Ryan JR Massapequa, NY 59.73m 195-11 4 Paul Brennan SO Princeton, NJ 45.97m 150-10 Open Women's Hammer Throw ====================================================================== Name Year School Result ====================================================================== 1 Julia Ratcliffe Unattached 70.87m 232-06 2 Alaina Duran Unattached 67.66m 221-11 3 Erin Wilson JR Washingtonville, NY 36.90m 121-00 Open Men's Hammer Throw ====================================================================== Name Year School Result ====================================================================== 1 Rudy Winkler Cornell 75.22m 246-09 2 Alex Young Unattached 74.18m 243-04 3 John Jackson Unattached 70.87m 232-06 4 Kevin Cooney Loyola University 54.38m 178-05 5 Desean Wilson Unattached 37.30m 122-04 6 Blerim Pocesta Unattached NM