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Owens and Callan win a close Nike Indoor Meet

Kristen Callan (Monroe-Woodbury, Cent Valley, NY) and Nick Owens (Shelton, WA) barely won their events at this year's Nike Indoor Championships. Callan, one of a few pre-meet favorites, beat US Leader Della Clark by four inches with her throw of 55'10.50" in the final round.

In the men's competition Cory Martin (Edgewood, Bloomington, IN) took the early lead while Owens struggled to get a legal throw. However, Owens unleashed a throw of 74'03.007" in the third round to take the lead. That mark held on to beat Martin by less than a foot.

» Click here for the Nike Indoor Championships Results
» Click here for the National Scholastic Indoor Championships Results
» Click here for the 3/19 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 3/19 Girl's Rankings

The entry lists have been announced and this year's Nike Indoor Championships looks to be one of the best in recent years. Nick Owens (Shelton, WA) is the top boy signed up while the top eight women in the nation will be attending the competition.

Tarro and Callan win Weightarama 2003

Kristen Callan (Monroe-Woodbury, Cent Valley, NY) and Jimmy Tarro (Coventry, RI) were victorious at this year's edition of Weightarama. Callan dominated her event by beating out second-place thrower Kelly Reynolds (Toll Gate, Warwick, RI) by more than four feet. Next weekend, athletes from across the nation will be headed to the indoor national championships. It will be the first opportunity for many northeast throwers to face the nation's other top throwers.

» Click here for the Weightarama 2003 Results
» Click here for the 3/11 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 3/11 Girl's Rankings

The National Championships near closer

With only one weekend left before the National Championship meets, many east coast throwers will be preparing at this weekend's Weightarama 2003. Bob Gourley's popular meet is usually home to many personal bests and a fun time by all. Results be be posted soon after completion of the meet.

Arrhenius breaks national class record

Leif Arrhenius (Mountain View, Orem, UT) broke the national Junior Class record this weekend at the Western States Open meet in Salt Lake City with a throw of 76'01.75". His throw broke the record previously set by Rhode Island's Josh McCaughey in 1999 at 73'06.00". Leif's throw is also the fourth best all-time. Also this weekend, Kristen Callan won her New York State qualier meet with a throw of 54'04.75".

» Click here for the New York State Qualifier Results
» Click here for the 3/02 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 3/02 Girl's Rankings

RI State meet concludes; Clark reclaims top spot

Zak Thomas (South Kingstown, Wakefield, RI) and Kelly Reynolds (Toll Gate, Warwick, RI) won the Rhode Island Indoor State Championship this weekend in Kingston, RI. The meet on Sunday was host to a few person bests and some exciting competition. Now, athletes are starting to prepare for the indoor national championships.

In Georgia Senior Della Clark (North Cobb, Marietta, GA) reclaimed the top spot in the nation by throwing 57'07.75". That mark is the fifth best all-time. Also this weekend, Kristen Callan (Monroe-Woodbury, Cent Valley, NY) threw 57'01.75" to improve to sixth best all-time.

» Click here for Rhode Island Indoor Championships Results
» Click here for the 2/24 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 2/24 Girl's Rankings

Owens and Clark victorious in Idaho

After setting a new PR last week, Nick Owens (Shelton, WA) won the Simplot Games in Pocatello, Idaho on Thursday. He threw 74'06.50" to beat Leif Arrhenius (Mountain View, Orem, UT) by more than two feet. Georgians Della Clark (North Cobb, Marietta, GA) and Marie Stringer (Westminster, Atlanta, GA) took first and second on the girl's side. Clark's winning mark was 53'04.50". The girl's competition was also host to a new national Freshman class record. Sarah Cardinal (Blackfoot Track Club, ID) threw 42'06.50") to break the old record of 40'00.50" set by Meaghan Joyce last season.

» Click here for Simplot Games Results
» Click here for the 2/17 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 2/17 Girl's Rankings

Thomas throws huge in Division Championships; Owens hits 80'

At the Boy's Division Championships this weekend Senior Zak Thomas (South Kingstown, Wakefield, RI) threw an impressive personal best of five feet. His new mark of 74'08.75" also ranks him #9 on the all-time list. Kelly Reynolds (Toll Gate, Warwick, RI) produced the top girl's mark witha throw of 52'08.00". Nick Owens (Shelton, WA) threw 80'06.00" at a meet in Washington to improve his nation-leading mark. Below is also a link to information about Weightaram 2003.

» Click here for Rhode Island Boy's Division Championships Results
» Click here for Rhode Island Girl's Division Championships Results
» Click here for the 2/10 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 2/10 Girl's Rankings
» Click here for information about Weightarama 2003 (in .doc format)

Callan Moves into first, Dunkleberger improves

Kristen Callan (Monroe-Woodbury, Central Valley, NY) overtook Della Clark to move into first in this week's performance list. He throw of 56'02.00" also broke her own state record. Jake Dunkleberger (Lovett, Atlanta, GA) no longer has his wrist in a splint and improved to 69'09.50". Cory Martin (Edgewood, Bloomington, IN) also impressed many with his throw of 69'00.25" this weekend in Ohio.

» Click here for the 1/28 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 1/28 Girl's Rankings
» Click here for results from this weekend (in the forum)

Georgians improve in rankings

Marie Stringer (Westminister, Atlanta, GA) improved her mark over the weekend along with her teammate Lorna Finn (McEachern, Marietta, GA). Jake Dunkleberger (Lovett, Atlanta, GA) also debuted at 62'00.25" to rank sixth in the nation. Outside of Georgia Kelly Reynolds (Toll Gate, Warwick, RI) improved her mark, and Derek Andreisian (Sandy, OR) opened up his season at 60'09.50".

» Click here for the 1/20 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 1/20 Girl's Rankings

Many improvements over the weekend

With many meets happening this weekend, there were plenty of improvements on this week's rankings. In addition to the major improvements made at the Dartmouth Relays (see next item below), Leif Arrhenius debuted at the Utah State University Invitational. His throw of 70'05.00" puts him second in the nation. More results from that meet will be online as soon as we receive them.

» Click here for the 1/12 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 1/12 Girl's Rankings

Thomas and Callan win Dartmouth Relays in impressive form

The 34th annual Dartmouth Relays presented great throws by some of the nations top throwers. Zak Thomas (South Kingstown, Wakefield, RI) won the boys competition with a throw of 69'07.00". His mark was more than four feet better than second place thrower Dan Godin's (Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI) throw of 65'02.00". On the girls side, Kristen Callan (Monroe-Woodbury, Central Valley, NY) threw a new state record of 55'00.75" to move to less than two inches behind national leader Della Clark in the national rankings.

» Click here for Dartmouth Relays Results

First rankings released

This Sunday Bob Gourley released the season's first performance lists. Leading the lists are Nick Owens (Shelton, WA) and Della Clark (North Cobb, Marietta, GA).

» Click here for the 1/01 Boy's Rankings
» Click here for the 1/01 Girl's Rankings

Callan improves; Reynolds opens her season

Kristen Callan (Monroe-Woodbury, Central Valley, NY) added six inches to her New York state record with this weekend's win at the West Point Relay Carnival. Her winning throw was 53'07.25". Up in Rhode Island, this year's top returner debuted. Kelly Reynolds (Toll Gate, Warwick, RI) won the Coaches Invitational with a throw of 49'05.25".

» Click here for Coaches Invitational (RI) Results
» Click here for West Point Relay Carnival Results

Zak Thomas shows dominance in Rhode Island

South Kingstown (Wakefield, RI) senior Zak Thomas turned in an impressive performance Thursday night at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) High School Invitational. His throw of 66'03.75" won the competition by nearly nine feet. Second place went to Classical (Providence, RI) senior Joe Pucci with his throw of 57'05.75".

» Click here for CCRI High School Invitational Results

Callan Breaks State Record

Kristen Callan of Monro-Woodbury High School (Central Valley, NY) broke her own New York state weight throw record in her opening meet this season. At a meet in West Point, NY, Callan threw 53'01.50" and won by over fifteen feet.

» Click here for West Point Meet Results

Christmas Hammer Clinic

On December 21, at Brown University, from 1 PM to 4:30 PM Hal Connolly will be holding a hammer clinic for coaches on 'Coaching Youth to Throw the Hammer.' If you are interested in attending, Hal needs you to RSVP this week. You can do so by e-mailing him at ConnollyH@aol.com

Owens Moves to Number Two All-Time

At another preseason meet in Washington, Nick Owens (Shelton, WA) had an impressive day throwing 77'07.00" in the 25# weight throw and 63'00.25" in the 35# weight. Both of those marks rank him number two all-time.

» Click here for STC Turkey Toss Results
» Click here for Weight Throw Records
» Click here for 3rd Annual Turkey Toss (Marietta, GA) Results

2003 Indoor Weight Throw Preview
by G. Martin Bingisser

Nick Owens and Kelly Reynolds lead this year's returners. However, many more throwers have a shot at becoming this year's national champion. New names will also be seen near the top this season since seven out of the top ten boys, and eight out of the top ten girls from last season have graduated. While this year may not produce the depth of last season, it is sure to produce great marks.

Owens shatters state weight throw record

At a preseason meet on Halloween in Washington, both Nick Owens and Kyle Cofield turned in great performances. Nick Owens set a personal best of nearly four feet as he reset his state record to 74'02.00". Cofield turned in another great performance with his throw of 68'00.50". Both athletes were equally impressive with the 35# weight as they threw 59'05.00" and 55'00.50" respectively.

» Click here for Halloween Happening Results