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 30 2010, 12:45 AM
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The innagural Youth Olympics Games were hosted by Singapore last week. In the hammer throw, America was represented by just one athlete: Shelby Ashe (St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA). Ashe, who ranked first among the entrants, easily qualified for the finals w...
Aug 24 2010, 02:28 PM
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One of the greatest friends of the hammer throw died on on Wednesday. Harold Connolly had accomplished so much in his long life that no obituary could possible list it all. Most recently, his work has led to a resurgence in American hammer throwing. In...
Aug 20 2010, 08:57 PM
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After years of slowly growing, the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships has become perhaps the most diverse meet in the country, with literally all over the country. This year's competition featured not only a deep field, but some great perfroma...
Aug 8 2010, 11:00 AM
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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...
Jul 24 2010, 07:58 AM
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The IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada started on Monday and the women's hammer throw qualification round was the first event on Thursday in the midst of terrential downpour and a few competition delays. Shelby Ashe (St. Pius X, A...
Jul 22 2010, 04:50 PM
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Senior Gabby Midles (Capital, Olympia, WA) set a new Washington state record at the Centralia Twilight meet on Wednesday, July 21. Midles, who entered the competition with a best of 169'7", improved her best to 175'10". In the process, she ...
Jul 22 2010, 04:23 PM
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Olivia Midles (Capital, Olympia, WA) improved her personal best to 169'7" last weekend at the Hammer Blast meet in Centralia, WA. Her teammate Jordan Arakawa (Capital, Olympia, WA) also turned in another strong performance of 208'11". With the 16-pound...
Jul 10 2010, 10:45 AM
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