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Woodske Claims Canadian Record

Feb 16 1999

Top Ranked Woodske throwing the weight
Derek Woodkse claimed one of Canadian indoor track's oldest records on Saturday Feb 13. Competing at the Robert Shine Invitational at War Memorial Fieldhouse in Wyoming, Woodkse surpassed the old Canadian record in men's weight throw four times and ended with a throw of 22.76m to surpass Scott Nielson's record by almost a metre. Nielson threw 21.78 in 1978 and still holds the Canadian outdoor record in men's hammer. This mark will also stand as a new American Collegiate Record which Kevin Mannon also threw in this meet. Woodske finished second as he had a lower second throw than Mannon did (22.72 to 22.18). This distance also puts Mannon and Woodske as the 10th farthest throw ever in the world in the 35lb weight. Their series were as follows: Woodske (21.10, 22.76, foul, 21.48, 22.12 and 22.18) Mannon (22.15, 22.76, 22.40, 22.72, 22.28 and foul). Finishing 4th but also establishing a personal best was Jason Gervais who threw 20.43m. On the women's side in weight throw, Robin Lyons suffered only her second loss of the year when she finished 3rd with a throw of 20.20. In men's shot, Jason Gervais established a second personal best when he finished second with a toss of 18.27m. Woodske also established a personal best in shot with a throw of 15.31 to finish 6th. In women's shot Robin Lyons finished 5th witha throw of 13.92m. Finshing 7th with a throw of 12.95 was Marie-Josee LeJour.

At the Kansas Pre-Conference Invitational held late Friday at the Anschutz Sports Pavilion, sophomore All-American Scott Russellšs continued his assault on the record books as he smashed the Anschutz Sports Pavilion record in the 35-pound weight throw with his toss of 68-11 1/2 (21.01). The throw, which qualified him automatically for the NCAA Championships for the third time this season, broke the old record of 66-2 1/2 (20.18) held by Witek Busse at 1998 Jayhawk Invitational. After claiming his fifth title in the weight throw with his record-settting toss, Russell qualified provisionally in the shot put with a career-best throw of 59-5 1/2 (18.12). It is the third time this season that he has swept both the weight throw and shot put events in competition.

At the Golden Gopher open Nicole Chimko threw 14.40 to finish second in the shot put, while at the Virginia Tach Kroger Invitational, Brad Snyder increased his seasonal best to 19.48m to win the shot put. On the women's side, Michelle Fournier finished third in the weight with a throw of 18.30m and finished 4th in the shot with a throw of 14.30m

On the Canadian side of the 49th, at the University of Windsor Team Challenge, Courtney Bovin won the women's shot with a put of 13.66. Suzanne Gavine was second with 13.03, while Tanya Sawyers was 3rd with 12.65m. On the men's side Greg Heubner won the event with a distance of 15.84m while Antonie Scholtz was second with 13.65m and Dennis Beuerman was third with 12.98.

At the York University Open, junior Lianne Coombe won the women's shot with 13.57m. Anna Tomlinson was second with 13.28m and Dawn Barrow was third with 12.31m. Paul Drogaris finished first on the men's side with 15.43 while Satkaran Cheema finished second with a throw of 14.58m and finishing third was Stephen Lemieux with 14.31m.

Noteable results from the Classique hivernale Corsaire-Chaparal meet had Nathalie Thenor winning the junior women's shot with a throw of 12.48m and then a win in the weight throw with a mark of 14.89m.

At the Alberta High Performance Invitational in Edmonton, the men's shot put was won with a standing throw by Larry Steinke. His mark of 14.73m outdistanced Grant Chapman who had a personal best of 14.55m. Finishing in third, also with a personal best, was Jason Woycheshyn with a throw of 14.02m. In men's weight throw, Ian Maplethorpe managed a comeback win over Murray Heber on his second last throw with a toss of 18.32. Heber was second with a throw of 18.09m and finishing in third was Mark Lowe with a toss of 16.32m. Finishing a noteable fourth place was Geoff Dolan. Dolan, who had reconstructive surgery on his shoulder in October one-turned a 15.92m and is in the process of switching over to hammer from javelin.

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