In a unique format featuring elite US world class athletes and the leading high school athletes, the fields have been set for the Chicagoland Throwers Series.
The meet features 13 Olympians in the shot put, discus, javelin and hammer, as well as the leading high school athletes in those events from around the U.S. It is sponsored by USATF and the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation.
The meet will take place on Saturday, June 8 at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.
Please see attached the list of entrants.
Jim Spier
| Chicagoland Throwers Series | 7-Jun-13 | |||
| Elite athletes with yellow background | ||||
| WOMEN | ||||
| SHOT PUT | ||||
| Jeneva McCall | 58-11.5 | |||
| Ashlie Blake | Liberty, Henderson, NV | Jr | 51-03.5 | NV state champ |
| Kennedy Blahnik | Algoma, WI | Jr | 49-01.5 | WI Div 3 state champ |
| Adriana Brown | Lawrence Central, Indianapolis, IN | Jr | 48-08.5 | IN 4th |
| Aaliyah Peet | Elkhorn South, NE | Jr | 48-05.5 | NE B state champ |
| Cion Hicks | Shoemaker, Killeen, TX | Sr | 47-09 | TX 5A state champ |
| Lauryn Caldwell | Dickinson, TX | Jr | 47-07.5 | TX 5A 2nd |
| Jessica Woodard | Cherokee, Marlton, NJ | Sr | 47-01 | NJ MOC state champ |
| DISCUS | ||||
| Aretha Thurmond | 216-01 | |||
| Gia Lewis-Smallwood | 215-02 | |||
| Liz Podomonick | 199-11 | |||
| Whitney Ashley | 196-10 | |||
| Jere Summers | 195-06 | |||
| Corina Cox | Los Fresnos, TX | Sr | 168-11 | TX 5A 2nd |
| Adriana Brown | Lawrence Central, Indianapolis, IN | Jr | 168-06 | IN state champ |
| Jessica Woodard | Cherokee, Marlton, NJ | Sr | 168-00 | NJ MOC state champ |
| Cion Hicks | Shoemaker, Killeen, TX | Sr | 160-06 | TX 5A state champ |
| Kennedy Blahnik | Algoma, WI | Jr | 157-03 | WI Div 3 state champ |
| Lauryn Caldwell | Dickinson, TX | Jr | 157-02 | TX 5A 3rd |
| Ashlie Blake | Liberty, Henderson, NV | Jr | 157-00 | NV state champ |
| JAVELIN | ||||
| Brittany Borman | 201-09 | |||
| Kim Hamilton | 190-05 | |||
| Karen Bulger | Northwest Christian, Lacey, WA | Jr | 161-05 | WA 2B state champ |
| Dani Plank | Gardner-Edgerton, Gardner, KS | Sr | 161-01 | KS 6A state champ |
| Rebekah Wales | West Monroe, LA | Sr | 158-03 | LA 5A state champ |
| Nicolle Murphy | Arkansas City, KS | Sr | 154-01 | KS 5A state champ |
| HAMMER | ||||
| Jessica Cosby | 243-05 | |||
| Amanda Bingson | 238-11 | |||
| Amber Campbell | 238-02 | |||
| Gwen Berry | 236-11 | |||
| Britney Henry | 233-10 | |||
| Amy Haapanen | 231-08 | |||
| Kristen Smith | 233-11 | |||
| Casidy Callahan | Norcross, GA | Sr | 181-09 | |
| Marthaline Cooper | Classical, Providence, RI | Sr | 173-03 | RI state champ |
| Jennifer Slaugus | North Pocono, Moscow, PA | Sr | 172-11 | |
| Josie Hardin | Harrison, Kennesaw, GA | Sr | 161-11 | |
| MEN | ||||
| SHOT PUT | ||||
| Kurt Roberts | 69-04.25 | |||
| Joe Kovacs | 69-02 | |||
| Jacob Thormahlen | 67-03.25 | |||
| Eric Werskey | 65-00.75 | |||
| Nick Ponzio | Great Oak, Temecula, CA | Sr | 69-07.25 | CA state champ |
| Braheme Days | Bridgeton, NJ | Sr | 67-08.25 | NJ Gp 2 state champ |
| Andrew Vollet | Lexington Catholic, Lexington, KY | Sr | 63-09.25 | KY 2A state champ |
| Brandon Lombardino | Grant, Fox Lane, IL | Sr | 62-02.5 | IL 3A (3rd) |
| Cullen Prena | Walled Lake Central, MI | Sr | 60-11 | MI Div 1 state champ |
| DISCUS | ||||
| Jason Young | 229-04 | |||
| Jarred Rome | 225-07 | |||
| Lance Brooks | 213-09 | |||
| Russ Winger | 216-04 | |||
| Luke Bryant | 205-08 | |||
| Nick Jones | 203-03 | |||
| Cullen Prena | Walled Lake Central, MI | Sr | 210-01 | MI Div 1 state champ |
| Brandon Lombardino | Grant, Fox Lane, IL | Sr | 201-07 | IL 3A state champ |
| Codie Hamsley | Floyd Central, Floyds Knobb, IN | Sr | 201-03 | IN state champ |
| Braheme Days | Bridgeton, NJ | Sr | 199-06 | NJ MOC state champ |
| Ryan Njegovan | Sandwich Community, Sandwich, IL | Sr | 196-05 | IL 2A state champs |
| Mark Guffin | Little Rock Christian, Little Rock, AR | Sr | 195-02 | AR MOC state champ |
| Nick Ponzio | Great Oak, Temecula, CA | Sr | 187-08 | CA 4th |
| Andrew Vollet | Lexington Catholic, Lexington, KY | Sr | 179-01 | KY 2A state champ |
| JAVELIN | ||||
| Cyrus Hostetler | 272-10 | |||
| Sean Furey | 271-05 | |||
| Craig Kinsely | 270-00 | |||
| Corey White | 272-02 | |||
| Justin Carter | Auburn, AL | Sr | 208-09 | AL 6A state champ |
| Cole Proffitt | Manheim Central, Manheim PA | Sr | 205-11 | PA 3A state champ |
| Hunter Stelly | Notre Dame, Crowley, LA | So | 201-06 | LA 3A state champ |
| Tom Myers | Coventry, CT | Sr | 200-11 | CT Open state champ |
| HAMMER | ||||
| A.G. Kruger | 260-00 | |||
| Drew Loftin | 249-08 | |||
| Chris Cralle | 243-11 | |||
| Ryan Loughney | 232-01 | |||
| Colin Dunbar | 225-11 | |||
| Rudy Winkler | Averill Park, NY | Sr | 253-05 | |
| Chase Carroll | North Cobb Christian, Kennesaw, GA | Sr | 220-06 | |
| Colin Minor | South Brunswick, Southport, NC | Jr | 218-01 | |
| Carlos Mangum | Central, Providence, RI | Sr | 212-09 | RI 4th |