Mike Gama (Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI) came from behind to win the boy's competition at this year's Nike Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, NC. Gama sat in third place entering the finals. However on his fifth throw he improved to 204'01", a mark good enough to win the competition. Wes Wright (Villa Rica, GA) took second place.

National leader Allison Horner (Kell, Marietta, GA) easily won the women's competition, leading from start to finish. Her best attempt came on her final throw and measured 177'02". Victoria Flowers (Classical, Providence, RI) took second place at 167'10". Meaghan McGovern (North Kingstown, RI) was in a distant third.

                Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008                
                 North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC  
                 
Boys Hammer Throw
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals           
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  1 Gama, Jr., Michael        09 Wakfield, RI            62.21m     204-01 
      FOUL  57.19m  58.48m  59.70m  62.21m  FOUL
  2 Wright, Wesley            08 Villa Rica, GA          61.88m     203-00 
      54.64m  58.56m  61.88m  60.54m  61.28m  FOUL
  3 Davis, Thomas             08 East Greenwich, RI      61.47m     201-08 
      FOUL  59.69m  61.47m  59.95m  FOUL  60.26m
  4 Stancombe, Benjamin       09 Bloomington, IN         59.39m     194-10 
      FOUL  54.41m  57.84m  FOUL  59.39m  57.34m
  5 Onye, Chinedu             08 Providence, RI          58.07m     190-06 
      55.95m  55.79m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  58.07m
  6 Faldermeyer, Alec         10 New Hampton, NY         57.86m     189-10 
      FOUL  56.21m  FOUL  56.52m  FOUL  57.86m
  7 Gormley, Mitchell         08 Lawrenceville, GA       56.10m     184-01 
      FOUL  FOUL  52.80m  52.96m  56.10m  55.49m
  8 Schwendtner, James        08 Ballston Lake, NY       54.26m     178-00 
      FOUL  54.26m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  34.03m
  9 Janes, William            09 Newport, RI             52.69m     172-10 
      52.69m  FOUL  FOUL            
 10 Guider, Robert            09 Danbury, CT             52.76m     173-01 
      52.19m  52.76m  49.85m            
 11 Fraker, Davis             10 Peachtree City, GA      52.45m     172-01
 12 Torrisi, Vincent          08 Central Valley, NY      51.78m     169-10
 13 Freberg, Miles            09 Marietta, GA            51.75m     169-09
 14 Dunkleberger, Andrew      11 Smyrna, GA              51.26m     168-02
 15 Grey, Garrett             08 Grahamsville, NY        50.87m     166-11
 16 Mubarak, Nabil            09 Lawrenceville, GA       50.58m     165-11
 17 Faboyede, Joshua          09 providence, RI          49.93m     163-10
 18 Filiano, Dominic          10 Lebanon, NH             49.49m     162-04
 19 Kidder, Michael           09 Kings Mills, OH         48.42m     158-10
 20 Fiedler, Robert           09 Grahamsville, NY        47.71m     156-06
 21 Gaitan, Enrique           11 Kennesaw, GA            46.96m     154-01
 -- Brentnall, Edward         11 Atlanta, GA               FOUL           
 -- Morales, Brendan          09 Westminster, MD           FOUL           
 -- Bourque, Brian            08 White Plains, NY          FOUL           
 -- Resendes, Nicholas        08 Warwick, RI               FOUL           
 
Event 54  Girls Hammer Throw
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals           
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  1 Horner, Allison           08 Marietta, GA            54.00m     177-02 
      51.20m  51.51m  FOUL  52.89m  52.57m  54.00m
  2 Flowers, Victoria         08 Providence, RI          51.15m     167-10 
      47.35m  47.13m  FOUL  51.15m  FOUL  FOUL
  3 McGovern, Meaghan         08 North Kingstown, RI     45.56m     149-06 
      FOUL  45.56m  43.66m  39.39m  FOUL  42.08m
  4 Gates, Patrice            10 Villa Rica, GA          45.47m     149-02 
      FOUL  44.01m  FOUL  FOUL  45.47m  FOUL
  5 Veatch, Aimee             08 Roanoke, VA             43.54m     142-10 
      39.37m  43.54m  FOUL  FOUL  40.36m  41.89m
  6 Callan, Robin             08 Monroe, NY              42.93m     140-10 
      42.85m  40.55m  42.93m  40.39m  FOUL  42.07m
  7 Baird, Natalie            08 Sterling, VA            42.80m     140-05 
      40.52m  42.80m  FOUL  FOUL  40.34m  42.41m
  8 Niehaus, Emily            08 Maineville, OH          42.79m     140-05 
      41.01m  42.38m  40.79m  FOUL  42.79m  42.45m
  9 Pehmoeller, Alyssa        08 Poughquag, NY           40.44m     132-08 
      FOUL  40.44m  FOUL            
 10 Henning, Karen            10 Kings Park, NY          38.71m     127-00 
      38.71m  FOUL  FOUL            
 11 Futch, Sally Marie        11 Statesboro, GA          38.55m     126-06
 12 Barboza, Liliana          08 Oxford, AL              38.38m     125-11
 13 Miller, Jazmin            09 Powder Springs, GA      37.62m     123-05
 14 Westover, Julia           09 Lebanon, NH             37.01m     121-05
 15 Pope, Charlotte           09 Scarsdale, NY           36.19m     118-09
 16 John, Christina           08 Marietta, GA            35.45m     116-04
 17 Fannon, Megan             09 Doraville, GA           35.13m     115-03
 18 Fisher, Symmone           08 coram, NY               34.21m     112-03
 19 Agoris, Catherine         08 Reisterstown, MD        31.37m     102-11
 -- Echard, Jessie            08 Fairfax, VA               FOUL        
 -- Radford, Breanna          09 Alpharetta, GA            FOUL        
 -- Bragg, Katie              09 Peachtree City, GA        FOUL