The home state of New York hopes to celebrate several national champions this weekend at the Armory for the New Balance Indoor Nationals including boys shot put national leader Benjamin Bonhurst of Smithtown West High School.
A roll call of the top 25 nationally ranked entrants found in the championship boys and girls shot put fields for the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Boys Shot Put: Event Preview - Entry List - National Rankings Roll Call
Girls Shot Put: Event Preview - Entry List - National Rankings Roll Call
Boys Preview by Steve Mazzone: New Yorkers have potential to sweep the top three placements in the shot put. Smithtown West senior Benjamin Bonhurst, who was seventh a year ago at NBNI, would have to be considered the favorite. He has the nation’s best toss with a first-place distance of 65-0 at the N.Y. Elite Meet on Feb. 21. Williamsville South senior Devan Patterson, a sixth-place finisher in 2013, is the No. 2 seed with his PR of 6...
