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SMU's Charfreitag regains hammer throw titleJune 02 2000DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- SMU's Libor Charfreitag had just won his second hammer throw title at the NCAA Championships Thursday when he placed a call to his home in Trnava, Slovakia. That's something Charfreitag does after every competition, but this was special. Not only had he won with a career-best throw of 253 feet, 4 inches, breaking the 25-year-old record at Wallace Wade Stadium, and breaking his national, school and Western Athletic Conference records. Most importantly, he had qualified for the Sydney Olympics. Borrowing a cell phone from coach Dave Wollman, Charfreitag got his mother, Eva, on the line first. "I won," he exclaimed. "How far did you throw?" she said. "I said 77.22 meters," Charfreitag said. The A qualifying standard is 75.50 meters -- 247 feet, 8 inches. Charfreitag's previous best was a mere four inches short of getting an automatic place at the Sydney Games. Charfreitag, also the 1998 NCAA champion, threw 247-4 early in the season, but after that he lost his technical edge and "I've been chasing the Olympic standard all spring," he said. He reached the standard twice Wednesday, first throwing 250-7 in Round 2, before producing his winning throw in Round 3. Both throws broke one of the stadium's oldest records, 249-7 by West Germany's Walter Schmidt in 1975, and the winning throw was the fourth-longest in meet history. If Charfreitag had not made the standard Thursday, he said it would have gotten "very complicated." He has no more meets in the United States this year and is going to summer school, so he would have had to squeeze in some meets in Europe. Charfreitag, the 10th consecutive European to win the NCAA hammer throw title, comes from a family of throwers. His father, Libor, was the Czechoslovakian champion in the shot put and discus and now is Slovakia's coach. His mother was the Slovakian record-holder in the shot put and his younger sister, Eva, throws the hammer and discus. Georgia's Andras Haklits, last year's champion while competing for Northeast Louisiana, finished second at 250-3, the best winning throw by an NCAA runner-up. "I thought before the meet I could beat him because his PR (personal record) was less than mine," said Haklits, who has thrown 251-8. "But Libor was awesome," said Haklits, who will compete for Croatia in the Olympics. "He's stronger -- that's the main point. I had problems with my technique." Final MEN'S HAMMER THROW **SERIES** 1. Libor Charfreitag, SMU 77.22m (253-04); 2. Andras Haklits, Georgia 76.28m (250-03); 3. Janne Vartia, UTEP 71.90m (235-11); 4. James Parker, Utah State 71.80m (235-07); 5. Norbert Horvath, USC 70.68m (231-11); 6. Erick Kingston, Va. Tech 67.56m (221-08); 7. Tom Barrett, Illinois St. 65.34m (214-04); 8. Matthew Kavanagh, Kentucky 65.28m (214-02); 9. Javier Nieto, LSU 63.64m (208-09); 10. Chris Brown, Purdue 62.50m (205-01); 11. Arno Vd Westhuizen, Iowa 62.06m (203-07); 12. Thomas Freeman, Manhattan 60.96m (200-0); 13. Matt Pagliasotti, Pennsylvania 60.84m (199-07); 14. Dagan Massey, USC 60.70m (199-02); 15. Carey Ryan, DePaul 60.30m (197-10); 16. Jason Gervais, Wyoming 60.06m (197-0); 17. Steve Dunbar, New Mexico 58.34m (191-05); - Scott Russell, Kansas FOUL; - Szabolcs Maroti, USC FOUL. Final MEN'S SHOT PUT **SERIES** ncaa2000msp.shtml 1. Joachim Olsen, Idaho 20.26m (66-05.75); 2. Janus Robberts, SMU 20.19m (66-03); 3. Jim Roberts, BYU 20.09m (65-11); 4. Reese Hoffa, Georgia 19.79m (64-11.25); 5. Jarred Rome, Boise State 19.33m (63-05); 6. Anders Holmstrom, Wisconsin 18.91m (62-00.50); 7. Jason Gervais, Wyoming 18.90m (62-00.25); 8. Mark Hoxmeier, Boise State 18.89m (61-11.75); 9. Jason Hammond, Wyoming 18.42m (60-05.25); 10. Scott Denbo, Princeton 18.37m (60-03.25); 11. Alex Forst, LSU 18.37m (60-03.25); 12. Marcus Clavelle, Arkansas 18.10m (59-04.75); 13. Ian Waltz, Wash. State 18.05m (59-02.75); 14. Ben Lindsey, Washington 17.87m (58-07.50); 15. Van Mounts, USC 17.81m (58-05.25); 16. Jeremy Allen, Iowa 17.76m (58-03.25); 17. Chris Spurrier, Purdue 17.71m (58-01.25); 18. Christian Cantwell, Missouri 17.00m (55-09.25); - Jamie Beyer, Iowa State FOUL. Final WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW **SERIES** 1. Seilala Sua, UCLA 61.20m (200-09); 2. Cheree Hicks, Syracuse 57.00m (187-0); 3. Safiya Ingram, Alabama 56.00m (183-09); 4. Katja Schreiber, Idaho 54.02m (177-03); 5. Robin Lyons, Wyoming 51.72m (169-08); 6. Liz Toman, Colorado St. 51.60m (169-03); 7. Beth Obruba, Kent 51.28m (168-03); 8. Mary Etter, Oregon 50.88m (166-11); 9. Makiba Batten, Florida St. 50.52m (165-09); 10. Gina Lomonaco, St. John's 50.38m (165-03); 11. Summer Pierson, Stanford 50.24m (164-10); 12. Shana Ball, Idaho 49.84m (163-06); 13. Cynthia Ademiluyi, USC 49.82m (163-05); 14. Jill Pedretti, N. Carolina 49.44m (162-02); 15. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota 49.44m (162-02); 16. DeShaya Williams, Penn State 48.84m (160-03); 17. Rhonda Hackett, Georgia 48.76m (160-0); 18. Nicole Chimko, Minnesota 46.68m (153-02); 19. Diane Slinden, Tennessee 45.96m (150-09); 20. Meghan Koonce, Texas A&M 44.66m (146-06); 21. Gia Lewis, Illinois 44.46m (145-10). Check out the Jumpstart Athletics Canadian National Throws Rankings for complete rankings in the throws. If you have news, results or info please let us know by using our submission form or emailing Larry Steinke [ MEET INFORMATION ] [ ANALYSIS & TIPS ] [ THROWS ARTICLES ] [ INTERVIEWS ] [ RECORDS ] [ RESULTS ] [ CLASSIFIEDS ] [ HOT LINK ARCHIVE ] [ DISCUSSION FORUM ] [ SUBMISSIONS ] [ THROWERS QUIZ ] [ GUESTBOOK ] | ||