2019 youth hammer throw state rankings
As we continue up our look back at the 2019 season it is time to look at how the event is spread across the country. As we do every year, we like like to take a look at the sport through a geographic lens to show which states are on the rise and where the sport is spreading.
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There were some big movers on the west coast this year. The hammer scene in California continues to grow every year and has resulted in the state’s highest ever ranking at second place, with just seven fewer ranked athletes than perennial leader Rhode Island. Oregon also overtook Washington for the first time as top state in the Northwest, largely thanks to the growing Super Thrower Track Club in the Portland area.
Last year a record 33 states had athletes qualify for the national rankings. This years results cannot be directly compared as the national rankings process was revised to increase the qualifying standards in 2019 by 10 feet. However, despite the higher standards, an impressive 30 states still qualified athletes for the national rankings.
Complete 2019 State Rankings
| Rank (Trend) | State | Boys | Girls | Total Ranked Throwers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (—) | Rhode Island | 34 | 27 | 61 |
| 4 (↑ 2) | California | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 (↓ 1) | New York | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 (↓ 1) | Georgia | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 (↑ 1) | Ohio | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 (↑ 2) | Oregon | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 (↓ 1) | Washington | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 (↓ 1) | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 (↑ 1) | Florida | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 (↓ 1) | Missouri | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 (↑ 1) | Pennsylvania | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 (↑ 3) | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 (↓ 2) | Illinois | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 (↑ 6) | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 (↑ 3) | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 (↓ 3) | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 (↑ 4) | Idaho | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 (↑ 4) | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 (↓ 3) | New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 (↑ 4) | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 (↑ 4) | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 (↓ 6) | Indiana | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 (↑ 4) | Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 (↑ 4) | Nebraska | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 (↑ NR) | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 (↓ 2) | New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 (↓ 6) | North Carolina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 (↑ NR) | Tennessee | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 (↑ 4) | Texas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 (↑ 4) | Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
