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Centralia Hammer Blast (WA) ResultsJul 8th 2011, 4:42pm

Winkler and McClain win World Youth TrialsJul 1st 2011, 3:50am

Ashe defends U.S. junior title in hammer throwJun 26th 2011, 11:30am

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Ashe and Winkler win hammer at New Balance NationalsJun 18th 2011, 7:33pm

Ashe defends U.S. junior title in hammer throw

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Martin Bingisser Jun 26th 2011, 11:30am

Despite some foul foul trouble, high school senior Shelby Ashe defended her U.S. Junior National title on Saturday. Ashe took the lead in the first round with a throw of 58.34m (191-05). After another valid second round attempt, she fouled her final four throws. Still, she easily won over LSU freshman Karen Henning. Henning placed second with a throw of 56.24m (184-05). Third place went to Bowling Green University's Brooke Pleger at 52.43m (172-00).

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Mark		Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Rnd 6
1	Shelby Ashe	Throw1deep Club	58.34m	191-5	58.34m (1) 191-5	57.71m (1) 189-4	FOUL	FOUL	FOUL	FOUL
2	Karen Henning	L S U	56.23m	184-5	51.52m (2) 169-0	56.23m (2) 184-5	51.34m (2) 168-5	55.26m (2) 181-3	56.20m (2) 184-4	55.25m (2) 181-3
3	Brooke Pleger	Bowling Green	52.43m	172-0	FOUL	49.20m (3) 161-5	52.43m (3) 172-0	FOUL	50.98m (3) 167-3	51.76m (3) 169-9
4	Angela Boushea	Wisconsin	49.07m	161-0	48.27m (4) 158-4	49.07m (4) 161-0	FOUL	FOUL	48.59m (4) 159-5	FOUL
5	Brittany Funk	Akron	48.59m	159-5	48.59m (3) 159-5	46.76m (5) 153-5	FOUL	FOUL	46.99m (5) 154-2	46.43m (5) 152-4
6	Taylor duPont	Throw1deep Club	48.52m	159-2	47.27m (5) 155-1	46.08m (6) 151-2	FOUL	FOUL	48.52m b>(6) 159-2	48.15m (6) 157-11
7	Jessica Sharbono	Colorado State	45.77m	150-2	FOUL	43.58m (7) 142-11	39.97m (7) 131-1	44.55m (7) 146-2	44.16m (7) 144-10	45.77m (7) 150-2

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