National leaders Conor McCullough (Chaminade, West Hills, CA) and Lauren Chambers (Kell, Marietta, GA) both took home victories at this year's Junior Olympic National Championships. Brad Bolton (El Toro, Lake Forest, CA) finished second to McCullough in the Young Men division and was just inches off of his personal best. Daina Levy (Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw, GA) and Enrique Gaitan (Sprayberry, Marietta, GA) won the intermediate divisions, bringing the Throw 1 Deep club three victories in the hammer throw.
2009 USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field National Championships
July 28, 2009
Irwin Belk Track - North Carolina A&T State University - Greensboro, N.C.
Hammer Throw Young Men
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Nat'l Youth: N 79.24m 6/28/2008 Connor McCullough, Unattached, CA
JO Meet: J 67.64m 7/28/2007 Jordan Stray, 13 Unattached
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 McCollough, Connor SO Cal Unattache 77.67mJ 254-10
2 Bolton, Bradley 15 33 Wildcats TC 64.12m 210-04
3 Gama, Mike 01-02 Unatt NE 61.06m 200-04
4 Mubarak, Nabil 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 59.24m 194-04
5 Guerra, A.J. 01-05 Unatt CT 58.66m 192-05
6 Freberg, Miles 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 57.40m 188-04
7 Hardin, Bret 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 52.90m 173-07
8 Rowland, Kenneth 16 Pride 52.27m 171-06
9 George, Emory 05-17 WW Track Club 50.61m 166-00
10 Brode, Dustin 05-18 Austintown 48.91m 160-05
11 Ballenger, Joshua 05-17 Ohio Unatt 48.50m 159-01
12 Passine, Mark 07-16-Let It Fly 46.75m 153-04
13 Bradford, James 07-21-Il Unattac 42.75m 140-03
14 Serafenas, Thor 10 PV Unattach 42.44m 139-03
15 Kebe, Ibrahima 10 Maryland 41.99m 137-09
16 Tidwell, Charlie 04-14 Destin TC 40.43m 132-08
17 Smyth, Alex 10-48-Az Flames 38.95m 127-09
18 Swate, Christian 43-Un South Texa 33.11m 108-07
19 Simmons, Mason 10-48-Az Mustang 32.25m 105-10
20 King, Judge (Dan) 06-09 Hoover Par 32.18m 105-07
21 McElroy, Miles 10-53-Tx El Paso 31.15m 102-02
22 Edwards, Casey 06-09 Hoover Par 30.46m 99-11
23 Peters, Joshua 02-04 Cstriders 28.42m 93-03
24 Cole, Zack 14-38 Sierra Foo 26.72m 87-08
25 Fox, Harrison 0211 Penn Hills 21.82m 71-07
26 Peeples, Jarvier 25-Port Arthur T 21.12m 69-03
-- Fooster, Jalen 03 45 Throw 1 Deep ND
-- Post, Matthew 14-38 Sierra Foo ND
Hammer Throw Intermediate Boys
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Nat'l Youth: N 63.73m 7/22/2008 Bradley Bolton, 33 Wildcats TC
JO Meet: J 63.73m 7/22/2008 Bradley Bolton, 33 Wildcats TC
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Gaitan, Enrique 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 54.75m 179-07
2 Brentnall, Edward 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 53.27m 174-09
3 Minor, Ryan 16 NC Unattached 52.74m 173-00
4 Carter, Kirby 47-Un West Texas 48.14m 157-11
5 Reed, Jon-Paul 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 42.27m 138-08
6 Pressley, Logan 16 A'Ville Light 41.11m 134-10
7 Loe, Nathan 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 40.66m 133-05
8 Cody, Jerod Vegas Valley 39.54m 129-09
9 Grant, Austin 05-19 Michigan I 36.14m 118-07
10 McCleese, Brandon 02-08 Next Dimen 32.49m 106-07
11 Campbell, Victor 16 Pride 32.04m 105-01
12 Kapeli, Jordan Vegas Valley 32.01m 105-00
13 Rafanan, Ryan 55 Palmetto T&F 31.24m 102-06
14 Moore, Trevor 05-17 Ohio Unatt 29.19m 95-09
15 Sutcliffe, Wulf 02-08-Midatl Una 29.10m 95-06
16 Stevenson, James 02-11 Pacer 28.56m 93-08
17 Rios, Aaron 14-46-Central Va 27.70m 90-10
18 Kimbrough, Barry 07-21-N Shore Br 25.30m 83-00
19 Street, Christopher 15 33 Quiet Fire 18.28m 60-00
Hammer Throw Young Women
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Nat'l Youth: N 49.60m 7/29/2006 Gabriella Midles, 13 Camas Hammer
JO Meet: J 49.60m 7/29/2006 Gabriella Midles, 13 Camas Hammer
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Chambers, Lauren 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 53.55mN 175-08
2 Gates, Patrice 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 47.18m 154-09
3 Atkinson, Erin 09-22 Ozark Una 46.20m 151-07
4 Halvorson, Aslynn 16 NC Unattached 44.83m 147-01
5 Okwara, Nnenna 16 NC Unattached 42.32m 138-10
6 Foster, Karina 01-05 Unatt CT 41.91m 137-06
7 Futch, Salie Marie 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 41.12m 134-11
8 Flanary, Shana 05-19 Michigan I 38.24m 125-05
9 Leppelmeier, Jackie 05-17 Ohio Unatt 38.20m 125-04
10 Greer, Sara 07-16-Let It Fly 37.46m 122-11
11 Keene, Emily 07-16-Let It Fly 37.17m 121-11
12 Tench, Victoria 02-08 Next Dimen 35.89m 117-09
13 Adekoya, Jasmine 12-25-Wings 35.31m 115-10
14 duPont, Taylor 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 34.20m 112-02
15 Rust, Megan 07-16-Let It Fly 34.09m 111-10
16 Wells, Lindsay 36 Pnw Unattache 31.87m 104-07
17 Hedenland, Chelsea 14-38 Sierra Foo 31.61m 103-08
18 Higgins, Diamond 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 31.15m 102-02
19 Ratcliff, Brooke 05-17 Ohio Unatt 30.57m 100-03
20 Howerton-Davis, Destanae Vegas Valley 26.81m 87-11
21 Goss, Jennifer 06-24 Peak Perf 26.55m 87-01
22 Mobley, Rita 02-08 Wilmington 24.73m 81-02
23 Evans, Jamesse 10-48-Az Do Righ 24.70m 81-00
24 Parker, Ashley 12-25-Wings 23.23m 76-02
25 Gallow, Diamond 12-25-Wings 22.34m 73-03
26 Mooney, Lydia 16 A'Ville Light 21.77m 71-05
-- Watkins, Sequoia 16 A'Ville Light FOUL
Hammer Throw Intermediate Girls
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Nat'l Youth: N 46.84m 7/28/2007 Lauren Chamers, 45 Throw 1 Deep
JO Meet: J 46.84m 7/28/2007 Lauren Chamers, 45 Throw 1 Deep
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Levy, Daina 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 45.63m 149-08
2 Veatch, Ashlen 12 Virginia Unat 45.27m 148-06
3 Ashe, Shelby 03 45 Throw 1 Deep 37.37m 122-07
4 Warren, McKenzie 37 Team Oregon 37.06m 121-07
5 Weber, Ashley 10-48-Az Unattached 36.81m 120-09
6 McClain, Cara 14-38 Unattached 36.35m 119-03
7 Ordaz, Dorienne SO Cal Unattache 35.61m 116-10
8 Allgood, Avione Vegas Valley 32.17m 105-06
9 Gillian, Allison 05-17 WW Track Club 28.68m 94-01
10 Cook, Molly 06-09 Hoover Par 27.92m 91-07
11 Haigh, Leigh 16 Pride 27.81m 91-03
12 Lindemer, Hayley 07-16-Let It Fly 27.52m 90-03
13 Elfrink, Emilie 05-17 Ohio Unatt 27.42m 89-11
14 Slusher, Samantha 05-17 Knight Run 24.97m 81-11
15 Jones, Keyarah 02-08 Next Dimen 24.33m 79-10
16 Strella, Lauren 14-38 Sierra Foo 23.24m 76-03
17 Brazell, Haley 16 A'Ville Light 19.66m 64-06
-- Mills, Michaelyn 13-35 Bas Athletics FOUL
