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Second North American Record for ArmstrongMar. 15 1999Competing at the Nike Invitational High School Championships in Ohio, Dylan Armstrong threw what will likely remain a North American Record for years to come. On his last throw in the weight he tossed out a 26.65m throw. This throw actually hit the protective barricade and was probably about 30cm (a foot) farther than measured as they marked it from the bottom of the barrier. His series was as follows: 1: F, 2: 24.80M 3: 24.52M, 4: 24.67M 5: 24.92M 6: 26.65M (87' 5.25"). Lucais Mackay (Hughson, CA) in second became the #3 all-time US highschooler with 75-1.25. Armstrong's record is now more than 10 feet better than the US high school record. At the CIAU Championships, the throws were some of the best fields in recent history. In men's shot, Nicolas Pauletto threw 16.11 to win over a tightly bunched field. Paul Drogaris was second with 15.73m and Murray Heber threw a personal best of 15.66m to finish third. In the Weight Throw, Heber established another personal best and CIAU record of 19.58m to win the event. Dave Gosnell was second with 14.64m and Tyler Danielson threw 14.33 to finish out the Canada West sweep of the event. In women's shot put, Tina McDonald put in a strong showing to win with a throw of 14.43 over Karla Johnson's personal best of 13.84. Finishing in third was Courtney Bovin with a throw of 13.64m. In Weight throw, Noreena Bodaglo won the event with a record toss of 16.99m. Tina McDonald won her second medal when she finished second with 16.38m. Finshing a close third was Nicole Clarke with a toss of 16.33m. At the Junior College National Championships, Joe Woodske, competing for North Idaho College, and in only his first few months of the event has finished third in the weight throw with 16.01m. The meet was held at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on March 12-13. Joe had a great series with three throws over his prior pb! Adam Judge of Barton County won with a toss of 17.24m, followed by his teammate Billy Powers at 16.13m. All in all, a very good showing for Joe taking home the bronze and junior college All-American status in his first major meet. Numerous athletes opened up their outdoor season this past weekend and the following are some of those results. Competing at the FIU/Lottery Track and Field Invitational in Miami, FL, Brad SNyder won the shot with a put of 19.03 which is an autmatic qualifying mark for the NCAA championships. He was also second with a personal best in discus of 58.17m. Michelle Fournier won the shot with a toss of 13.78m and won the hammer with a throw of 58.44m. At the Missippi State Invitational, Robin Lyons won the discus with a toss of 47.17m and the hammer with a personal best throw of 58.57m. Mary Lejour was third in the shot and discus with throws of 11.74m and 39.47 respectively. The Washington Open Preview Meet gave Carol Stevenson the opportunity to open her season by finishing second in the women's hammer with 46.08m. Stevenson was also fifth in shot with 11.71m and eleventh in discus with a throw of 31.18m. At the Cal Poly/Fresno St/Idaho Tri-Meet, Andrea Stelter opened her season with a third place hammer throw of 47.56m. She was also seventh in the shot with 10.16m, seventh in the javelin with 31.70m and ninth in discus with 33.14m. 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 ] | ||