Hammer Throw College Commitments 2018
With the early National Letter of Intent signing period ending this month, many of the top recruits have made their choice of where they will compete after they graduate next summer. Most of the top boys have not announced their decisions yet, five of the top six returning girls have signed a commitment. Top returner Gianna Rao (Ponaganset, North Scituate, RI) is heading to Penn State University, while top west coast thrower Shelby Moran (Sherwood, OR) will be headed to Arizona State University. The complete list is below.
Last updated November 22, 2018. Please contact us with details if you have additional commitments to add to the list.
| Boys | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Class Rank | 2017 Best | School |
| Ian Frost | 1 | 209’4″ | Cornell University |
| Silas Hurst | 1 | 206’1″ | Washington State University |
| Garrett Doyle | 3 | 197’5″ | Ohio State University |
| Jack Dunn | 7 | 189’8″ | Yale University |
| Myles Schreck | 10 | 187’0″ | Dartmouth College |
| Joshua Eiland | 11 | 183’05” | St. Martin’s University |
| Mark Coppolino | 12 | 182’10” | Bucknell University |
| Cameron Croce | 16 | 180’6″ | Sacred Heart University |
| Nick McMillin | 18 | 178’8″ | Oklahoma State University |
| Dylan Litreal | 19 | 178’3″ | Ohio State University |
| Patrick Larrison | 26 | 171’4″ | University of Kansas |
| Christian Sturm | 31 | 166’4″ | Tiffin University |
| Robert Edge | 32 | 164’2″ | Troy University |
| Ryan Diener | 40 | 158’4″ | Monmouth University |
| Stuart Folkerts | – | N/A | Texas Christian University |
A big CONGRATS to #CSICuba17 hammer thrower @GiannaRao after she signed for @PennStateTFXC yesterday! Watch for the Ponaganset RI senior to go LONG in the HT and WT this year! pic.twitter.com/k1UvDW8Qdy
— NSAF (@TweetingTrack) November 9, 2017
| Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Class Rank | 2017 Best | School |
| Gianna Rao | 1 | 185’8″ | Penn State University |
| Shelby Moran | 2 | 181’11” | Arizona State University |
| Faith Polando | 4 | 167’5″ | Cornell University |
| Jordan Fong | 5 | 167’1″ | Stanford University |
| Jessica Slagus | 6 | 161’2″ | University of South Dakota |
| Amanda Howe | 7 | 154’7″ | University of Iowa |
| Mayyi Mahama | 8 | 152’3″ | University of Pennsylvania |
| Katrina Kurowski | 9 | 150’0″ | Grand Valley State University |
| Addie Fraker | 21 | 136’8″ | University of New Orleans |
| Megan Sheehan | 22 | 136’3″ | Assumption College |
| Ashleigh Convery | 28 | 132’10” | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Megan Sieben | 31 | 130’1″ | Towson University |
