The domestic professional season started in earnest this past week with some of the first big head-to-head matchups on Saturday. The Mt. SAC Relays once again drew the best field, especially on the women's side. Jessica Cosby was looking to build on her near-US record in Arizona two weeks ago and took the early lead, but US indoor champion Amber Campbell took tossed a season's best in the fourth round for the win. Campbell and Cosby have faced each other 10 times since the 2008 Olympic Trials with each thrower wining five meets. It should be fun to watch as they build up to the 2012 Trials.
Sophie Hitchon threw a British record for third place and Britney Henry took fourth with her second straight meet over 70 meters. After an impressive result last weekend, Gwen Berry sturgled slightly and finished 11th. Ida Storm (UCLA) had the top collegiate mark of the meet with a personal best of 66.30m.
The Mt. SAC men's competition was dominated by foriegners after the late withdrawal of Kibwe Johnson (due to the birth of his daughter) and Drew Loftin (due to injury). Libor Charfreitag took the win with a throw of 75.01m, followed by top throwers from France and Great Britain. Michael Mai was the best American with a throw of 73.96m for fourth.
Across the country both Ryan Loughney (Ashland) and Alexander Ziegler (Virginia Tech) broke 70 meters to lead collegiate throwers. Another notable post-collegiate mark came from Chris Cralle who threw a personal best of 71.98m. Jeneva McCall (Southern Illinois) had the top women's collegiate mark with 66.63m. Alena Krechyk (Kansas) also improved her season's best with a 66 meter throw.
Collegiate Men's Hammer Throw
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Name Year School Result
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1 Ryan Loughney SR Ashland (D2) 70.15m 230-02
2 Alexander Ziegler JR Virginia Tech 70.09m 229-11
3 Alec Faldermeyer SO UCLA 69.89m 229-03
4 Jeremy Postin JR Florida 68.07m 223-04
5 Nick Miller FR Oklahoma State 67.06m 220-00
6 Matt Royer SR Indianapolis (D2) 64.84m 212-09
7 Anastas Papazov FR Manhattan 63.69m 208-11
8 Montrell Morrow SO East Carolina 63.68m 208-10
9 Denis Mahmic JR Virginia Tech 63.39m 208-00
10 Brandon Pounds JR Indiana State 63.14m 207-02
11 Ross Bunchek SR Wayne State (D2) 63.03m 206-09
12 Ethan Dennis SO Michigan 62.53m 205-02
13 Joesph Leonard JR Bucknell 62.30m 204-05
Cutoff: 62.00m
Post-Collegiate Men's Hammer Throw (incl. selected international results)
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Name Affiliation (Location) Result
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US
1 Michael Mai US Army 73.96m 242-08
2 Chris Cralle Unattached 71.98m 236-02
3 colin dunbar Unattached 67.48m 221-05
4 Brian Allen Unattached 66.65m 218-08
5 Kevin Phipps Unattached 65.60m 215-03
6 Drew Frizzell Unattached 65.44m 214-08
7 Mike Milakovic Team Elite 65.37m 214-06
8 Jesse Doty Unattached 65.51m 214-11
9 Robert Koegh Greater Philadelphia TC 64.38m 211-03
10 Dan Raithel Unattached 63.75m 209-02
11 Lucais MacKay Oregon TC 63.62m 208-09
12 Paul Wagner Unattached 63.59m 208-07
13 Frederick Hannie Unattached 63.56m 208-06
14 Tim Morse Unattached 63.37m 207-11
15 Nick Welihozkiy NorCal Throwers TC 63.30m 207-08
16 Jordan Stray Unattached 62.84m 206-02
17 Bryan Kolacz Greater Boston TC 62.15m 203-11
Non-US
1 Libor Charfreitag Slovakia (Mt. SAC) 75.01m 246-01
2 Jerome Bortoluzzi France (Mt. SAC) 74.43m 244-02
3 Mark Dry Great Britain (Mt. SAC) 74.37m 244-00
4 Akos Hudi Hungary (Mt. SAC) 70.43m 231-01
5 Trey Henderson Canada (Mt. SAC) 67.55m 221-07
Cutoff: 62.00m
Collegiate Women's Hammer Throw
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Name Year School Result
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1 Jeneva McCall SR Southern Illinois 66.63m 218-07
2 Ida Storm SO UCLA 66.30m 217-06
3 Alena Krechyk JR Kansas 66.05m 216-08
4 Jenny Ozorai SO USC 64.58m 211-10
5 Amanda Bingson SR UNLV 64.07m 210-02
6 Brittany Smith JR Illinois State 63.91m 209-08
7 Taylor Bush JR Arizona 63.78m 209-03
8 Victoria Flowers JR Connecticut 63.24m 207-06
9 Brieanna Kennedy SR LSU 62.56m 205-03
10 Erin Atkinson SO Baylor 61.83m 202-10
11 Marissa Minderler SR USC 61.44m 201-07
12 Mele Vaisima SR Boise State 61.41m 201-06
13 Lindsey Spencer SR Utah State 61.04m 200-03
14 Melissa Kurzdorfer SO Penn State 60.09m 197-02
15 Michelle Potter SR Winona State (D2) 60.08m 197-01
Cutoff: 60.00m
Post-Collegiate Women's Hammer Throw (incl. selected international results)
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Name Affiliation Result
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US
1 Amber Campbell Nike-Mjolnir 71.57m 234-10
2 Jessica Cosby Nike 71.29m 233-11
3 Britney Henry ASTF 70.04m 229-09
4 Keelin Godsey Unattached 69.39m 227-08
5 Brittany Riley Unattached 68.30m 224-01
6 Aubrey Baxter Unattached 67.97m 223-00
7 Chandra Andrews Shocker Track Club 66.72m 218-11
8 Amy Haapanen Unattached 66.50m 218-02
9 Gwendolyn Berry NYAC 65.56m 215-01
10 Kristin Smith Throw1Deep 65.07m 213-06
11 Brittany Hinchcliffe Unattached 63.83m 209-05
12 Kimery Hern Unattached 63.65m 208-10
13 Chelsea Cassulo Unattached 63.46m 208-02
14 Crystal Bourque Unattached 60.88m 199-09
15 Lisa Wilson Greater Boston 60.85m 199-08
Non-US
1 Sophie Hitchon Great Britain (Mt. SAC) 70.47m 231-02
2 Laura Igaune Latvia (Tennessee) 68.94m 226-02
2 Sarah Holt Great Britain (Mt. SAC) 67.60m 221-09
3 Eva Orban Hungary (Mt. SAC) 66.73m 218-11
4 Zoe Derham Great Britain (Mt. SAC) 63.54m 208-05
5 Jennifer Joyce Canada (Mt. SAC) 62.74m 205-10
Cutoff: 60.00m
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