Another Saluki freshman, Erin Atkinson, is also making her mark. She finished third at the Saluki Fast Start in the weight throw at a distance of 64-08.
Atkinson came to SIU from St. Louis (Ladue Horton Watkins High School), where she holds the scho...
Dec 24th 2010, 3:10pm
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Over the past decade, youth hammer throwing in America has grown tremendously. What was once a solid core of top throwers in Rhode Island has grown to a community of elite throwers from coast to coast. Participation numbers have more than doubled, di...
Nov 30th 2010, 12:45am
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Princeton freshman and U.S. junior record holder Conor McCullough easily moved through to the final round at the IAAF World Junior Championships on Friday in Moncton, Canada. McCullough met the automatic qualifying mark on his first attempt with a thro...
With the decision of the new IAAF Diamond League to not include the hammer throw in its line-up, the hammer throw was immediately excluded from being part of the world's best one day meetings. Meets like the adidas Grand Prix, the Doha Diamond League m...
Princeton freshman Conor McCullough has accumulated almost every junior record around in the past two years. He brok the U.S. high school records with implements of every weight, from 12-pound to 16-pound. This year, he continued his success and broke ...
Jun 25th 2010, 6:08pm
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National high school record holder Shelby Ashe (St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA) easily won the USATF junior national title on Thursday. After fouling her first throw and taking an easy second throw, Ashe took the lead in the third round and didn't look back. ...
Jun 25th 2010, 1:29pm
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SALT LAKE CITY — For someone who didn't even take up the sport until her senior year of high school, Sarah Grimm has come a long way as a hammer thrower.
Grimm will compete this week at the NCAA Regionals in Austin, Texas with hopes of qualif...
May 29th 2010, 3:05pm
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – They grew up almost nine hours apart, but University of Memphis throwers Steffen Nerdal and Knut Syversen have travelled many more miles together.
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May 12th 2010, 4:22am
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Princeton freshman Conor McCullough uncorked a huge personal best to win the Heptagonal championship on Friday. McCullough's third round effort of 70.37m (230-10) added eight feet to his personal best and also surpassed the national junior record...
May 8th 2010, 7:43pm
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On a perfect spring day, Steffen Nerdal can walk through the heart of the University of Memphis campus to his business class and attract little or no attention. Oh, there will be the occasional glance, a nod to his offensive lineman's physique.
The...
May 5th 2010, 6:51pm
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