Rachel Womack visited Coach Dave Hahn and his UW Whitewater Warhawks throwers on a rainy day practice in April, 2011. Rachel is a professional videographer and also the middle school throws coach at Slinger, WI. She created this video to help promote the throws, with the theme being "Why I throw." The Warhawks are having a great season and its really neat to hear their reasons of why they got into / love the throws.
Rachel has done some other projects with throwers as well. She recently did a piece highlighting Luke Sullivan's All-American Throws Camp. She also had a hand in getting current national D3 discus leader, Breanna Strupp, started in the discus throw as a middle school athlete.
Thanks to Rachel for giving back to the throws!
Check out RACHEL's website HERE.
Check out Coach Dave Hahn's website HERE.
Check out Luke Sullivan's website HERE.
2011 DISCUS REVIEW
LUKE SULLIVAN's 2011 DISCUS REVIEW
Although the throwing season is already under way I have decided to list my criteria in the selection of a discus. The implements are made out of different materials with varying rim weights. Over the years I have thrown many discus, have discussed in detail the pros and cons of particular brands with high school, college and professional athletes, and have queried a number of coaches as to their likes and dislikes. All parties agree that the implement selected must match the throwing capability of the athlete. Listed below are some of the questions that should be posed:
(1) How far are you throwing? If you are a beginner it makes no sense to purchase a discus with a high rim weight as you will not be able to spin it.
(2) If your discus flutters, stick with the cheaper implement. A cardinal rule is that the better the thrower the more weight on the edge. The faster you can spin it the further it goes.
(3) Does the implement feel comfortable in your hand? Can you grip it without slipping? How does it feel when it is released?
(4) Cost. If a coach is working with 20 throwers it does not make fiscal sense to purchase one $500 discus and 10 cheap rubber ones. Buy a half dozen medium range implements so that everyone can get in a lot of repetitions. Unless you have an extraordinary athlete odds are your big purchase is not going to win you additional distance.
2011 Discus Review
With this in mind, let's go shopping for some discus!
* Luke Sullivan is the WIAA Wisconsin Track and Field Discus Record Holder. He was a 4 time All-American at UCLA. He competed in 2 U.S. Olympic Trials. And he has been a good friend to MADISON THROWS CLUB since its inception.
Thanks LUKE! For your great article.
Although the throwing season is already under way I have decided to list my criteria in the selection of a discus. The implements are made out of different materials with varying rim weights. Over the years I have thrown many discus, have discussed in detail the pros and cons of particular brands with high school, college and professional athletes, and have queried a number of coaches as to their likes and dislikes. All parties agree that the implement selected must match the throwing capability of the athlete. Listed below are some of the questions that should be posed:
(1) How far are you throwing? If you are a beginner it makes no sense to purchase a discus with a high rim weight as you will not be able to spin it.
(2) If your discus flutters, stick with the cheaper implement. A cardinal rule is that the better the thrower the more weight on the edge. The faster you can spin it the further it goes.
(3) Does the implement feel comfortable in your hand? Can you grip it without slipping? How does it feel when it is released?
(4) Cost. If a coach is working with 20 throwers it does not make fiscal sense to purchase one $500 discus and 10 cheap rubber ones. Buy a half dozen medium range implements so that everyone can get in a lot of repetitions. Unless you have an extraordinary athlete odds are your big purchase is not going to win you additional distance.
2011 Discus Review
With this in mind, let's go shopping for some discus!
* Luke Sullivan is the WIAA Wisconsin Track and Field Discus Record Holder. He was a 4 time All-American at UCLA. He competed in 2 U.S. Olympic Trials. And he has been a good friend to MADISON THROWS CLUB since its inception.
Thanks LUKE! For your great article.
DISCUS STARTING TO SEE CHANGES ALREADY
Some nice throws at some of the first outdoor meets of the 2011 season have already started to change the look of the WISCONSIN State Honor Roll List in the DISCUS! Congrats to the many MADISON THROWS CLUB throwers on your strong starts. Kudos to Kailee Kamps, Jessica Putland, Theron Baumann, Drex Jackson and Albert Unruh on early P.R.s! Be patient in the circle, hard work now will pay off in May and June.
MTC GIRLS on DISCUS HONOR ROLL
1. 136'9'' Kailee Kamps (JR) Belmont
3. 124' 10 Heather Clankie (JR) Brodhead-Juda
6. 119' 00 Molly Griep (JR) Whitewater
11. 114' 05 Jessica Putland (SR) Sugar River
17. 107' 11 Corinne Franz (SO) Madison Memorial
Some of Kailee's practice throws:
MTC BOYS on DISCUS HONOR ROLL
1. 173'2'' Theron Baumann (JR) Monona Grove
2. 164'9'' Drex Jackson (SR) Verona
3. 157'0'' Rafael Saez (SR) Oak Creek
16. 136'11'' Nick Walker (SR) Monroe
20. 135'5'' Albert Unruh (JR) Marshall
Drex's throw:
EARLY HONOR ROLL has many MTCers
The WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD State Honor Roll list for the throws is full of MADISON THROWS CLUB members. With indoor season behind us and outdoor just getting underway, I'm sure there will be lots of changes. ON the list or not...your goal is to throw further each week, the weeks that you don't,take away something from it and apply it at practice the next week. I look forward to seeing lots of P.R.s in the coming weeks. Congrats to everyone on your solid starts to the 2011 season, keep working hard and good luck the rest of the way!
Throw Far,
Coach Frontier
WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD GIRLS SHOT PUT HONOR ROLL as of 4/11/11
1 Kennedy Blahnik (FR) Algoma 43'1.5''
WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD GIRLS SHOT PUT HONOR ROLL as of 4/11/11
1 Kennedy Blahnik (FR) Algoma 43'1.5''
2 Molly Griep (JR) Whitewater 42'7''
3 Kailee Kamps (JR) Belmont 41'6''
4 Lyndsey Thorpe (SR) Stanley-Boyd 41'4.5''
5 Jamie Lindstrom (SR)Hudson 41'4''
6 Lindsey Thomas (SR) Kimberly 40'3.5''
7 Paige Day (SO) D.C. Everest 39'11.5''
8 Jamie Clark (JR) Shawano 39'4''
9 Chy'enne LeNeair (SR) Racine Horlick 39'0''
10 Kayla Brown (JR) La Crosse Logan 38'11''
11 Tessa Snell (JR) Edgerton 38'9.5''
12 Andrea Swanson (JR) Random Lake 38'8''
13 Shavana Talbert (JR) Fond du Lac 38'2''
14 Paige Garriga (SR) Osceola 38'1.5''
15 Haley Zakrzewski (SR) Rosholt 37'11.5''
16 Alyssa Lueck (JR) Big Foot 37'8.5''
17 Sarah Woellert (SR) Elkhorn 37'6''
18 Alanna Queen (SR) Kettle Moraine 37'4.75''
19 LeAnna Bender (JR) Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 37'4.25''
20 Andrea Swanson (JR) Random Lake 37'2''
WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD GIRLS DISCUS HONOR ROLL as of 4/11/11
1 Kailee Kamps (JR) Belmont 136'9''
2 Heather Clankie (JR) Brodhead 122'0''
3 Laura Kasten (SR) GillettS 110'0''
4 April McCarthy (SO) Stoughton 108'7''
5 Alicia Condon (JR) Brodhead 107'10''
6 Sydney Tepley (JR) Racine St. Catherine's 106'11''
7 Jessica Putland (JR) Sugar River 106'5''
8 Therea Nowak (SR) Coleman 106'2''
9 Melanie Brickner (SR) Marathon 104'6''
10 Kelli Lane (SR) Marathon 103'11''
11 Kadijah Brandenburg (JR) Beloit Memorial 103'4''
12 Stephanie Pehler (SR) La Crosse Logan 97'3''
13 Taylor Grzesiak (SR) Marathon 97'1''
14 Hillary Best (SR) Albany 96'7''
15 Hailey McGowan (JR) Darlington 96'0''
16 Kayla Chatterton (JR) North Fond du Lac 95'6''
17 Amanda Krautkramer (JR) Marathon 95'0''
18 Natalie Parker (JR) North Fond du Lac 94'10''
19 Michelle Pehler (SR) Cochrane-Fountain City 94'0''
20 Taylar Price (JR) Beloit Memorial 93'5''
WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD HONOR ROLL BOYS SHOT PUT as of 4/11/11
1 Rafael Saez (SR) Oak Creek 57'9''
1 Rafael Saez (SR) Oak Creek 57'9''
2 Theron Baumann (JR) Monona Grove 57'5.5''
3 Kaleb Wendricks (SR) Bay Port 56'10''
4 Matt Losiniecki (SR) Waukesha West 56'9''
5 Zach Blahnik (JR) Algoma 56'2.25''
6 Drex Jackson (SR) Verona 55'4.75''
7 Kevin Kitzman (SR) Clinton 55'4.5''
8 Chad Strehlow (SR) Suring 54'9.5''
9 Derek Watt (SR) Pewaukee 54'8''
10 Sam Arneson (SR) Merrill 54'0''
11 Jason Zahn (JR) Grafton 53'10.5''
12 Jon Pahl (SR) Kimberly 53'6.5''
13 Jeff Sczerzen (SR) West Allis Hale 53'3''
14 Ryan Paulick (SR) Suring 52'11.5''
15 Nick Leskey (SR) Merrill 52'6.5''
16 Bryon Bierce (SR) Ashwaubenon 52'6.5''
17 Zach Baehman (SR) Omro 52'5''
18 Cameron Clinton-Earl (SR) Sussex Hamilton 52'4''\
19 Nick Grosskopf (SR) D.C. Everest 52'2.25''
WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD HONOR ROLL BOYS DISCUS as of 4/11/11
1 Theron Baumann (JR) Monona Grove 173'2''
1 Theron Baumann (JR) Monona Grove 173'2''
2 Greg Ganter (SR) Cuba City 146'4''
3 Chris Klein (SR) Roncalli 142'8''
4 Ryan Paulick (SR) Suring 138'7''
5 Christian Stiehl (SO) Black River Falls 138'6''
6 Isaac Kalsow (SR) Wisconsin Heights 137'6''
7 Jon Groves (SR) Lodi 137'4''
8 Josh Davison (JR) Waterloo 137'3''
9 Brant Wilterdink (SR) Oostburg 137'1''
10 Giovanni Anderson (JR) Saint Mary's Springs 137'0''
11 Mario Blanquel (SR) BadgerBadger Quad4/7137'0''
12 Nick Walker (SR) Monroe 136'11''
13 Chad Strehlow (SR) Suring 136'9''
14 Anthony Titera (SR) Hudson 135'10''
15 Albert Unruh (JR) Marshall 135'5''
16 Kevin Kitzman (SR) Clinton 135' 0''
17 Jacob Bergman (JR) Clinton 133' 7''
18 Neal Sennhenn (SR) Columbus 131'8''
19 Bryce Stieber (SR) Marathon 130'1''
20 Shane Brozowski (SR) Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 129'11''
Molly Griep sets new school record
At the 2011 Wisconsin TFA Indoor Track and Field Championships, the girls Shot Put was a battle between Molly Griep and Kennedy Blahnik. Molly Griep (Whitewater, Jr.) has been a Madison Throws Club member for 3 years, her throw of 42' 7" set a new P.R. and a new Whitewater High School Record. Kennedy Blahnik, (Algoma, Fr.) won the meet with a throw of 43'1.5" in her first High School Meet. Look out Wisconsin there is a new girl on the block. Congratulations to all of the competitors in Saturday's meet.
1. Kennedy Blahnik, Algoma 43' 1.5"
2. Molly Griep, Whitewater 42' 7"
3. Kayla Brown, LaCrosse Logan 38' 11"
4. Alyssa Lueck, Big Foot 37' 8.5"
5. Andrea Swanson, Random Lake 37' 2"
6. Emma Koeppel, Lake Mills 36' 9.75"
7. Jess Leu, Monroe 36' 3.5"
8. Sabrina Ware, LaCrosse Logan 35'6.25"
9. Taylor Hoppe 35' 0.5"
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11. Corinne Franz, Madison Memorial 34'0" p.r.
THERON BAUMANN WINS TFA SHOT PUT
A quick interview with Theron Baumann (Monona Grove, Jr.), who has been a Madison Throws Club member for 3 years, after his Wisconsin TFA State Indoor SHOT PUT Championship. He won the meet with a throw of 57'7" a new indoor best. Earlier in the week, Theron opened his outdoor season with a new DISCUS P.R. of 173'2". Congratulations Theron and Coach Storms!
WIS TFA CHAMPIONSHIPS Shot Put Results:
1. Theron Baumann, Monona Grove 57'7"
2. Zach Blahnik, Algoma 56' 2.25"
3. Kaleb Wendricks, Bay Port 54'10.25"
4. Jon Pahl, Kimberly 53' 6.5"
5. Drex Jackson, Verona 52' 1.5"
6. Sam Arneson, Merrill 51' 9"
7. Nick Walker, Monroe 50' 8"
8. Josh Schnieder, Green Bay East 49' 0.75"
9. Bobby Taylor, Waupun 48' 11.5"
The battle is on between MADISON THROWS CLUB's own Theron Baumann the State Honor Roll Discus leader and Rafi Saez (Oak Creek, Sr.) the Shot Put leader. Watch for lots of changes to the State Honor Roll list in the coming weeks as everyone moves outdoors.Best of luck boys...
Throw Far,
Coach Frontier
MTC Boys DOMINATE WEST RELAYS
The 2011 edition of the Madison West Relays did not dissappoint when it came to the Shot Put competition. The meet has traditionally been a place where many of the best throwers in the state of Wisconsin see how they measure against each other as the indoor season nears its finish. With many Madison Throws Club throwers entered in the meet...the MTC boys wanted to continue the meet's tradition by showing they were ready to throw far. Madison Throws Club dominated both the Class B and Class A meets. Congratulations boys! Some good throws today and still lots of things to work on to throw farther! : (MTC throwers in RED)CLASS B RESULTS
1 Theron Baumann Monona Grove 54' 7.5"
2 Jason Zahn Grafton 52' 3"
3 Caleb Krause Catholic Memorial 51' 6.25"
4 Nick Walker Monroe 51' 5"
5 Josh Archibald Monona Grove 50'11.5"
6 Trevor Jorgenson La Crosse Logan 50' 4.5"
7 Justin Bauer Catholic Memorial 48' 5"
8 Dylan Griffin Tomah 48' 4"
9 Mark Hellenrud La Crosse Logan 48' 0.5"
Top 9 of 32 Throwers for complete results here.
CLASS A RESULTS
1 Rafael Saez Oak Creek 57' 9"
2 Drex Jackson Verona 55' 4.75"
3 Matt Losiniecki Waukesha West 55' 3.5"
4 Nick Grosskopf D.C. Everest 52'2.25"
5 Adrian Gamble Racine Park 50' 1.25"
6 Chris Soldovieri Arrowhead 49' 0.5"
7 Kevin Sylla Brookfield East 48' 8.25"
8 Zach Poker Oconomowoc 48'8"
9 Evan Feller Middleton 47' 3.75"
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