Nearly every top collegiate thrower was in action this weekend as conference championships took place across the country. More and more suprises are emerging on the women's side as we get closer to the NCAA Championships. Alena Krechyk (Kansas) threw an impressive 69.02m to win the Big 12 title. After a first round foul, she threw her big personal best and passed her remaining attempts. She is now close to the NCAA lead and one of just three collegiate throwers to break 69 meters this year. Jeneva McCall (Southern Illinois), who has been perhaps the most consistent of the front runners, once again threw 68.82m to beat Brittany Smith (Illinois State) for the MVC conference title. Smith threw her second straight personal best and has not improved her mark by four meters in the past few weeks to 67.91m. On the west coast, Melissa Minderler also was the surprise winner at the Pac 12 Championships, also with a new personal best of 67.35m. On the men's side NCAA leader Conor McCullough (Princeton) easily outdistanced other thrwoers this weekend. Alexander Ziegler (Virginia Tech) threw just 68.81m. Jeremy Postin (Florida) had another solid weekend, and Quentin Mege (Minnesota) threw a personal best of 67.08m to win the Big 10 title.

There was also some exciting action in the pro ranks, with many of the top women facing off at Georgia Tech. Gwen Berry broke 70 meters for the second time this year to upset US indoor champion Amber Campbell. Keelin Godsey and Brittany Riley took third and fourth among stiff competition. Out in California Aubrey Baxter continued her impressive season with a personal best of 69.92m to beat Amy Haapanen, who also broke 69 meters for the first time last month.

Collegiate Men's Hammer Throw  
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    Name                    Year School                  Result           
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  1 Conor McCullough          SO Princeton               73.81m   242-02
  2 Alexander Ziegler         JR Virginia Tech           68.81m   225-09
  3 Jeremy Postin             JR Florida                 68.18m   223-08
  4 Quentin Mege              JR Minnesota               67.08m   220-01
  5 Alex Faldermeyer          SO UCLA                    66.99m   219-09
  6 Justin Welch              SO Georgia                 66.73m   218-11
  7 Michael Lauro             SR LSU                     66.39m   217-10
  8 Nick Miller               FR Oklahoma State          66.00m   216-06
  9 Anastas Papzov            FR Manhattan               65.75m   215-08
 10 Ross Bunchek              SR Wayne State (D2)        64.86m   212-09
 11 Jordan Clarke             JR Arizona State           64.37m   211-02
 12 Ryan McCullough           SR Central Michigan        64.20m   210-07
 13 Brandon Pounds            JR Indiana State           63.97m   209-10
 14 Daniel Szabo              FR USC                     63.26m   207-06
 15 Eric Hubbard              SR Akron                   62.96m   206-07
 16 Ethan Dennis              SO Michigan                62.71m   205-09
 17 Matt Royer                SR Indianapolis (D2)       62.46m   204-11
 18 Tyle Johnson              JR Arizona                 62.38m   204-08
 19 Leonard Joesph            JR Bucknell                62.28m   204-04
 20 Jay Gillespie             SR Michigan State          62.19m   204-00
 21 Derrick Vicars            JR Findlay (D2)            62.18m   204-00
 22 Carson Sears              SO Gardner-Webb            62.06m   203-07
Cutoff: 62.00m

Post-Collegiate Men's Hammer Throw 
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    Name                         Affiliation (Location)  Result           
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  1 A.G. Kruger                  Nike                    72.79m   238-10
  2 Andy Fryman                  Mjolnir Throwers Club   71.48m   234-06
  3 Colin Dunbar                 Unattached              67.37m   221-00
  4 Chris Bryce                  Unattached              66.93m   219-07
  5 Nick Welihozkiy              NorCal Throwers TC      66.00m   216-06
  6 Lucais MacKay                Oregon Track Club       65.66m   215-05
  7 Brian Richotte               Ferguson Enterprises    65.39m   214-06
  8 Adam Hamilton                Unattached              65.26m   214-01
  9 Zach Hazen                   Unattached              65.08m   204-05
 10 Robert Keogh                 Greater Philadelphia TC 64.70m   212-03
 11 Grant West                   Unattached              62.41m   204-09
 12 Zechariah Whittington        Unattached              62.30m   204-05
 13 Jesse Doty                   Syracuse Chargers       62.22m   204-02
Cutoff: 62.00m

Collegiate Women's Hammer Throw
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    Name                    Year School                  Result           
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  1 Alena Krechyk             JR Kansas                  69.02m   226-05
  2 Jeneva McCall             SR Southern Illinois       68.82m   225-09
  3 Brittany Smith            JR Illinois State          67.91m   222-10
  4 Melissa Minderler         SR USC                     67.35m   220-11
  5 Jenny Ozorai              SO USC                     65.56m   215-01
  6 Alexis Thomas             SO Ohio State              64.62m   212-00
  7 Ida Storm                 SO UCLA                    64.17m   210-06
  8 Melissa Kurzdorfer        SO Penn State              63.33m   207-09
  9 Beth Rohl                 JR Michigan State          62.87m   206-03
 10 Nicole Lomnicka           SR Georgia                 62.71m   205-09
 11 Erin Atkinson             SO Baylor                  62.20m   204-01
 12 Melinda Bendik            SR Liberty                 61.35m   201-03
 13 Jessica Rowland           JR Findlay (D2)            61.29m   201-01
 14 Monteka Flowers           SR Western Kentucky        61.19m   200-09
 15 Taylor Bush               JR Arizona                 61.00m   200-01
 16 Victoria Flowers          JR Connecticut             60.91m   199-10
 17 Jade Siegel               SR Nebraska                60.81m   199-06
 18 Victoria Zimmerman        SR Nebraska                60.72m   199-02
 19 Annjulie Vester           FR Virginia Tech           60.61m   198-10
 20 Latifah Johnson           SR South Alabama           60.24m   197-08
 21 Maggie Mullen             SR Ohio State              60.07m   197-01
 22 Laishema Hampton          JR Iowa State              60.07m   197-01
 23 Jade Niemeyer             SR USC                     60.04m   197-00
Cutoff: 60.00m

Post-Collegiate Women's Hammer Throw
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    Name                         Affiliation             Result           
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  1 Gwen Berry                   New York Athletic Club  70.90m   232-07
  2 Amber Campbell               Nike                    70.21m   230-04
  3 Aubrey Baxter                Unattached              69.92m   229-05
  4 Keelin Godsey                Unattached              68.07m   223-04
  5 Brittany Riley               Unattached              67.84m   222-07
  6 Amy Haapanen                 Unattached              67.64m   221-11
  7 Kristen Smith                Throw1Deep              66.49m   218-08
  8 Shelby Ashe                  Throw1Deep              64.28m   210-11
  9 Lisa Wilson                  Greater Boston TC       61.88m   203-00
 10 Kimery Hern                  Unattached              61.39m   201-05
Cutoff: 60.00m

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