MADISON THROWS CLUB: June 2012

MTC THROWERS Raise the Bar in 2012

Madison Throws Club has been working with throwers from around the State of Wisconsin and beyond for 10 years now, but the 2012 throwers raised the bar like no other group has in the past. I couldn't be more proud of the hard-work and dedication shown by every athlete that I have had the opportunity to work with but some of these athletes have set the bar higher for the athletes that will follow them and deserve special recognition.

Several MTC athletes had throws that put them on the ALL-TIME performance list for the State of Wisconsin.

BOYS SHOT PUT

#14 --62'09.50"-- THERON BAUMANN , sr., Monona Grove

BOYS DISCUS

#4 --- 195' 08"--- THERON BAUMANN ,sr., Monona Grove

#7 --- 191' 10"--- JASON ZAHN , sr., Grafton

GIRLS SHOT PUT

#20 --45'07.25"-- KAILEE KAMPS, sr., Belmont

GIRLS DISCUS

#11 --- 152'01" --- MOLLY GRIEP, sr., Whitewater

#16 --- 147'05"--- KAILEE KAMPS, sr., Belmont

#24--- 143'08"--- CORINNE FRANZ, jr., Madison Memorial

MTC athletes had some awesome performances to qualify for the state meet. Then had the best State meet in MTC history with 5 runner-ups and 4 new State CHAMPS.

19 WIAA State Qualifiers

14 WIAA State Podium Finishes

5 WIAA STATE RUNNER-UPS:
D3 Girls Discus Kailee Kamps 12 Belmont 2nd
D3 Girls Shot Put Kailee Kamps 12 Belmont 2nd
D2 Girls Discus Heather Clankie 12 Brodhead-Juda 2nd
D1 Boys Discus Theron Baumann SR Monona Grove 2nd
D1 Boys Shot Put Jason Zahn SR Grafton 2nd

4 WIAA STATE CHAMPIONS

D2 Girls Shot Put Molly Griep 12 Whitwater 1st

D1 Girls Discus Corinne Franz 11 Madison Memorial 1st

D1 Boys Shot Put Theron Baumann 12 Monona Grove 1st

D1 Boys Discus Jason Zahn 12 Grafton 1st

1 ILLINOIS STATE CHAMPION

Class 2A Girls Discus LINDSAY HERRA 11 Boylan 1st

The reigning Olympic Discus Champion, Stephanie Brown Trafton has earned the right to defend her crown by winning the U.S. Olympic Trials. Her throw of 213-10 inches easily outdistanced the field. Brown Trafton recently broke the U.S. record in the discus of 222-02 breaking the record held by Suzy Powell Roos.

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Mark		Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Rnd 6
1	Stephanie Brown Trafton	Nike	65.18m	213-10	63.30m (1) 207-8	62.62m (1) 205-5	60.19m (1) 197-5	FOUL	FOUL	65.18m (1) 213-10
2	Aretha Thurmond	Nike	62.23m	204-2	62.04m (2) 203-6	FOUL	FOUL	59.90m (2) 196-6	62.23m (2) 204-2	FOUL
3	Suzy Powell-Roos	Asics	60.20m	197-6	58.68m (4) 192-6	57.50m (5) 188-7	57.13m (5) 187-5	60.20m (3) 197-6	57.57m (3) 188-10	FOUL
4	Shelbi Vaughan	Mansfield High School	59.68m	195-9	57.87m (5) 189-10	59.68m (3) 195-9	58.98m (3) 193-6	FOUL	57.53m (4) 188-9	FOUL
5	Elizabeth Podominick	Unattached	59.42m	194-11	59.00m (3) 193-7	FOUL	55.63m (4) 182-6	FOUL	59.42m (5) 194-11	57.49m (5) 188-7
6	Gia Lewis-Smallwood	Unattached	58.78m	192-10	57.48m (6) 188-7	56.17m (6) 184-3	FOUL	58.78m (6) 192-10	56.45m (6) 185-2	FOUL
7	Beth Rohl	Michigan State	57.82m	189-8	57.37m (8) 188-2	FOUL	57.82m (6) 189-8	57.37m (7) 188-2	FOUL	55.02m (7) 180-6
8	Summer Pierson	Unattached	57.44m	188-5	57.44m (7) 188-5	54.97m (7) 180-4	FOUL	FOUL	FOUL	54.41m (8) 178-6

Video I took of Stephanie Brown Trafton's winning throw from last year's U.S. National meet.

HOFFA wins U.S. Olympic Trials

Reece Hoffa, Ryan Whiting and Christian Cantwell will be representing the U.S. in the 2012 Olympic Games in London this August. Hoffa's throw of 72-2.25 is the best throw in the world this year. The U.S. has dominated the world standings in the Shot Put for several nearly a decade but have no Olympic Gold medals to show for it...will this year be the year the american's can change who stands on top of the podium.

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Mark		Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Rnd 6
1	Reese Hoffa	Nike/NYAC	22.00m	72-2 ¼	21.46m (2) 70-5	21.28m (2) 69-9 ¾	22.00m (1) 72-2 ¼	FOUL	21.46m (1) 70-5	21.93m (1) 71-11 ½
2	Ryan Whiting	Nike	21.66m	71-0 ¾	21.66m (1) 71-0 ¾	FOUL	21.07m (2) 69-1 ½	21.28m (2) 69-9 ¾	21.12m (2) 69-3 ½	21.46m (2) 70-5
3	Christian Cantwell	Nike	21.28m	69-9 ¾	20.74m (3) 68-0 ½	FOUL	21.28m (3) 69-9 ¾	FOUL	21.02m (3) 68-11 ¾	20.81m (3) 68-3 ¼
4	Joseph Kovacs	Penn State	21.08m	69-2	19.56m (6) 64-2 ¼	20.20m (5) 66-3 ¼	21.08m (4) 69-2	FOUL	20.53m (4) 67-4 ¼	19.91m (4) 65-4
5	Kurtis Roberts	Unattached	20.75m	68-1	20.45m (4) 67-1 ¼	FOUL	19.73m (5) 64-8 ¾	19.99m (5) 65-7	20.75m (5) 68-1	20.53m (5) 67-4 ¼
6	Cory Martin	Nike	20.70m	67-11	20.17m (5) 66-2 ¼	20.01m (6) 65-7 ¾	FOUL	FOUL	20.70m (6) 67-11	FOUL
7	Jacob Thormaehlen	Texas	19.76m	64-10	19.53m (7) 64-1	19.59m (7) 64-3 ¼	19.76m (7) 64-10	19.29m (7) 63-3 ½	FOUL	19.76m (7) 64-10
8	Jordan Clarke	Arizona State	19.55m	64-1 ¾	19.44m (8) 63-9 ½	19.24m (8) 63-1 ½	FOUL	19.55m (8) 64-1 ¾	FOUL	FOUL

This is video I took last year at the Nationals of Reece Hoffa.

MTC's Kailee Kamps and Theron Baumann take top area honors

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL Prep Girls Athlete of the Year

Congratulations to Madison Throws Club's Kailee Kamps of Belmont High School, for being honored by the Wisconsin State Journal Prep Girls Athlete of the Year. She was also the named the Girls Track and Field Athlete of the year. Kailee, your work ethic, integrity, and humbleness are as inspiring as your athletic skills. Good Luck next year at Minnesota!

Also, congratulations to Madison Throws Club's Theron Baumann of Monona Grove High School was named the Wisconsin State Journal Prep Boys Track And Field Athlete of the year. Making it a throwing sweep for the Track and Field award. Go Throwers and go MTC!

Theron best of luck next year at Marquette - you are ready for the next challenge!

The Wisconsin State Journal honors an All-Area 1st and 2nd team in each Track and Field event annually. Congrats to all of the MTC athletes who were honored.

Girls

1st Team

Discus - Corinne Franz, jr., Madison Memorial

Shot Put - Kailee Kamps, sr., Belmont

2nd Team

Discus - Kaillee Kamps, sr., Belmont

Shot Put - Molly Griep, sr., Whitewater

Honorable Mention

Heather Clankie, sr., Brodhead-Juda , KeKe Burks, sr., Madison LaFollette

Boys

1st Team

Discus - Theron Baumann, sr., Monona Grove

Shot Put - Theron Baumann, sr., Monona Grove

2nd Team

Discus - Riley Budde, jr., Beaver Dam

Wacth the U.S. Olympic trials this weekend...

LIVE coverage of Track and Field Olympic Trials

The NBC Sports Group presents unprecedented coverage of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials as American athletes compete for a chance to take part in the London Games.

A total of 12 hours of live track and field coverage will be a part of a record 67.5 hours of total Olympic Team Trials coverage by NBC in 2012.

The 2012 Olympic Team Trials in Track & Field will run June 21-July 1 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Covered in prime time between NBC and the NBC Sports Network, the 12 hours of live coverage will span the course of eight days. Live TV coverage is listed below:

Date Time Network
Friday, June 22nd 9-11 p.m. ET NBCSN
Saturday, June 23rd 8-9 p.m. ET/PT NBC
Sunday, June 24th 7-8 p.m. ET/PT NBC
Monday, June 25th 9-11 p.m. ET/PT NBCSN
Thursday, June 28th 9-11 p.m. ET/PT NBCSN
Friday, June 29th 6-8 p.m. ET NBCSN
Saturday, June 30th 9-10 p.m. ET/PT NBC
Sunday, July 1st 7-8 p.m. ET/PT NBC

Its HOT

Bring Water Bottles this week Monday and Tuesday...its going to be a hot one.

Hydration is critical for sports performance. However, hydration is a constant process. You need water through out the day and your work out. Cut down on soda by choosing water more often than not. Gatorade/ Powerade is good as well. Please stay away from ENERGY drinks with lots of Caffiene.

Molly Griep - State Shot Put Champ

BADGER STATE GAMES are back

BADGER STATE GAMES

Saturday
June 23, 2012

Stiehm Stadium

1000 Machmueller Street

Schofield, WI 54476

(adjacent to D.C. Everest Jr. High School)

Its been a rocky road the past few years for what was once a proud tradition. After being moved from Madison to Oshkosh and then canceled. The Badger State Games will happen this summer! The Youth Track and Field Meet will be held at D.C. Everest High School. on June 23.

DEADLINE is fast approaching. Online entries must be in by:

Online until June 15 $25	Late Online until June 17 $27

GO TO: BADGER STATE GAMES REGISTER NOW.

SUMMER SESSIONS BEGIN

Its summer time...

Session 1 is Monday, June 11th from 3:30-5pm. Please arrive a few minutes early to check in.

Don't let a little rain scare you, unless its raining sideways and lightning we will always try to give it a go.

If you have throwing shoes bring them.

If you have implements bring them, some will be provided.

See you at there.

GREAT JOB TEAM WISCONSIN!

MTC throwers did a great job as well as the rest of team Wisconsin. The Spotlight is always the Saturday after the State Track Meet...seniors who are at the top of the Honor Roll list each year should try to make room in their busy end of the year schedules to attend, its a really great tradition.

Visit www.wisconsintrackonline.com for Dave Figi's coverage of the Midwest Senior Spotlight Meet.

Visit here for GIRLS results and BOYS results.

Photo of Jason Zahn ( Discus Champ) by Bob Zahn.

Photos of Heather (discus), Kailee (rotational shot put), and Molly (shot put) by Dean Blahnik.

Good Luck at the SENIOR SPOTLIGHT MEET

Each year the top Senior Athletes in Wisconsin Track and Field are invited to represent Wisconsin at the Midwest Senior Spotlight Meet. The Meet brings the best seniors from Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin together to battle it out for bragging rights.

Good Luck to Jason Zahn, Kailee Kamps, Heather Clankie, and Molly Griep. Go WISCO.

Congrats on being invited, your hard-work and dedication over the past 4 years have paid off. Go and enjoy representing the STATE and MTC.

and while your there, you might as well....

THROW FAR,

Coach Frontier

2012 WIAA STATE: Throws Video

More videos from state coming soon. Please check back again soon.

USATF Wisconsin Meet Entry Online Deadline is Sat 6/9

Deadline approaching for USATF Wisconsin Outdoor Track Championships

Entry deadline into the 2012 USATF Wisconsin Outdoor Championships is approaching. This year's outdoor meet will return to the campus of Carroll University, in Waukesha, June 14-17.

Paper entries (USATF-WI Entry Form) must be postmarked by June 8th. Online entries (Junior Olympic Online Entry or Open/Masters Online Entry) close June 9th, at 11:59pm CDT.

Also, the Midwest Open Track and Field Championships entry deadline is approaching. The meet is open to individuals in the Midwest Region of USATF. They must be females age 14 and over or male age 16 and over.

Online entries (USATF Midwest Open Meet) close June 12th, at 7:00pm CDT. If there are any questions, please contact USATF Wisconsin.: ccwalker_uwp@yahoo.com

REGISTER NOW...

25 athletes have made the commitment already...
Throws Club starts in 1 week. Are you registered?
Train with the best.
Learn from the best.
Lots of Special Guest Coaches.

<----------------------REGISTRATION

Email Coach Frontier with questions:
josephfrontier@hotmail.com

Jason Zahn wins State Discus, leads 1-2-3 MTC SWEEP

DIVISION 1 BOYS DISCUS CHAMPION - JASON ZAHN
Jason Zahn 12, Grafton, has had the 12 most consistent discus throws in Division 1 at the State Meet in the past 2 years. But it takes 1 throw to win the State Championship and last year his consistency netting him a silver medal just behind MTC's Drex Jackson. This year, Theron Baumann put Jason to the test as Drex did a year before. After tossing 3 throws in the high 160's to take the lead in trials, Jason watched Theron take his final throw in trials and pass him. What was different this year than last year's second place finish to Jackson? Jason took his throws in finals before Theron and responded with an even bigger throw to win the State Championship. Theron Baumann 12, Monona Grove finished 2nd and A.J. Natter 11, Milton completed the 1-2-3 podium sweep for Madison Throws Club. Great job boys. And Congrats Jason!

1 Jason Zahn SR Grafton 172-10 173-05 10
167-04 166-07 168-06 169-00 168-00 173-05
2 Theron Baumann SR Monona Grove 177-07 169-02 8
ND ND 169-02 ND ND ND
3 AJ Natter SO Milton 155-09 167-08 6
144-00 165-01 167-08 139-03 152-08 ND
4 Auggie Pupungatoa SR River Falls 150-06 165-02 5
ND 153-04 165-02 162-04 160-06 ND
5 Zach Stockheimer JR Mukwonago 150-09 161-10 4
155-03 ND 142-11 161-10 154-03 ND
6 Mensah Amuzu SR Homestead 157-11 161-03 3
150-05 161-03 ND 147-01 151-07 ND
7 Sam Elsner JR Portage 153-05 158-05 2
149-08 112-10 151-08 ND 158-05 154-00
8 Mack Reidy SO Kettle Moran 155-03 156-08 1
156-08 ND 150-00 146-01 ND 148-05

Kailee Kamps finishes Shot Put career with P.R.

I can't think of a better way to finish an illustrious Prep Shot Put career than throwing a P.R. on your final throw at the State Track Meet. That's just what Kailee Kamps did. In what was the toughest competition of the day in the throws, Kailee had to fight through adversity to get her P.R. After watching a fellow competitor get carried out of the circle after slipping, falling and severely cutting her leg - Kailee looked tentative during prelims. However, she would not be denied. Going into finals with a throw of 39-07.50, Kailee decided she didn't want to go down without a fight to the defending champ Kennedy Blahnik. Fight back she did, with great throws in the finals, Kailee finished SILVER with a new P.R. of 45-07.25.

Outstanding work Kailee! Congrats.

Check out the Wisconsin State Journal article here.

1 Kennedy Blahnik           SO Algoma              44-11.50   47-11.00   10

42-01.75  47-11  44-05.25  42-01  41-08.25  46-08

2 Kailee Kamps              SR Belmont             42-01.25   45-07.25    8

38-11  39-07.50  ND  41-11.50  44-05.25  45-07.25

3 Katy Rutz                 SR Amherst             39-03.25   40-04.25    6

40-04.25  36-11.25  ND  ND  38-00  39-00.25

4 Karissa LeCaptain         SR Algoma              38-10.50   40-03.75    5

40-03.75  37-01.25  38-11.25  38-01  40-01.75  39-11

5 JoHannah Theisen          SO Regis               41-05.00   37-03.75    4

ND  34-06.50  36-05.75  36-05.75  ND  37-03.75

6 Rachel Stone              SR Regis               36-01.50   37-00.50    3

36-01  37-00.50  32-03.25  33-05  35-00.50  36-09

7 Cassidy Detert            FR Marion              36-10.25   36-09.25    2

31-10  ND  36-09.25  33-10.50  33-02.50  31-06.50

8 Kirsten Henry             JR Fennimore           37-09.00   35-09.00    1

ND  33-02.75  34-05.25  35-09  33-11.75  ND

MTC's Molly Griep wins D2 SHOT PUT

DIVISION 2 GIRLS SHOT PUT CHAMPION - MOLLY GRIEP

Molly Griep 12, Whitewater, has qualified for state for 4 years...winning a title has been elusive, until now. I think it was worth the wait. Molly took the lead in trials with consecutive throws of 41-02.5 and 41-08 . She saved the best for last with the win already in hand she threw 42-07.75 on her final throw of the day. Congrats Molly!

Check out the Wisconsin State Journal articale here.

1 Molly Griep               SR Whitewater          42-02.75   42-07.75   10

37-04.50  41-02.50  41-08  42-07.75  ND  41-05.75

2 Alyssa Lueck              SR Big Foot            43-00.75   40-07.00    8

40-07  38-07.50  ND  ND  35-11.50  40-04

3 Emma Koeppel              SR Lake Mills          39-06.00   38-05.50    6

ND  38-05.50  36-07.75  ND  35-03.25  35-05

4 Kali Belonga              JR Altoona             42-04.25   38-02.25    5

38-02.25  37-11.75  ND  ND  ND  35-10.50

5 Annalese Lamke            FR Gale-Ettrick-Tre    37-04.50   37-07.25    4

36-01  33-08.75  36-03.50  35-08.50  37-07.25  35-02

6 LeAnna Bender             SR Gale-Ettrick-Tre    39-05.50   37-01.00    3

ND  36-03.50  36-02.25  35-09.50  37-01  36-02

7 Amanda Rose               SR New Holstein        35-07.00   35-01.50    2

33-10.50  32-03.75  29-04.75  33-00.50  35-01.50  34-02.50

8 Karli Tatum               SR Milw Luthern        37-03.75   34-09.00    1

34-00.25  ND  33-11  33-06  ND  34-09

MTC's Theron Bauamann wins D1 SHOT PUT

DIVISION 1 BOYS SHOT PUT CHAMPION - THERON BAUMANN

Theron Baumann 12, Monona Grove took the experiences from his previous State Meet competitions and brought them to another level by winning his first State Title. Theron took the meet by storm by throwing 60-05 on his first throw. For good measure he followed with another throw in finals at 60-09.25. MTC's Jason Zahn 12, Grafton took 2nd with a throw of 56-04.5. Riley Budde 11, Beaver Dam placed 5th with a throw of 54-10.25.

1 Theron Baumann            SR Monona Grove        59-01.25   60-09.25   10

60-05  ND  ND  ND  ND  60-09.25

2 Jason Zahn                SR Grafton             56-00.00   56-04.50    8

54-08.50  56-04.50  55-11.75  55-05.50  ND  ND

3 Zach Poker                JR Oconomowoc          56-08.00   56-04.00    6

51-08.50  56-04  ND  56-03.25  ND  56-02.25

4 Bryan Caffin              JR Hudson              54-08.75   55-00.00    5

50-11.25  53-10.75  55-00  54-04.75  ND  53-06.25

5 Riley Budde               JR Beaver Dam          56-00.00   54-10.25    4

51-02.75  54-10.25  53-06.75  51-05.25  52-04.75  ND

6 Trever Steinke            SR Janesvlle Parker    54-01.00   54-04.50    3

52-03.75  54-04.50  52-00.25  53-03.75  ND  50-04.25

7 David Runnoe              SR Kimberly            52-02.25   53-05.00    2

50-10.25  52-02.50  52-09  50-10  50-11.50  53-05

8 Craig Evans               SO Sun Prairie         52-04.00   53-04.25    1

50-03  53-04.25  53-01.25  52-02.50  52-04  50-07.50

MTC's Corinne Franz WINS STATE DISCUS CROWN

DIVISION 1 GIRLS DISCUS CHAMPION - CORINNE FRANZ

Corinne Franz JR, Madison Memorial started the day off right by winning the D1 Girls Discus. She led the event going into the finals with a mark of 129-11 but wasn't done yet. She threw better on all three of her throws in the finals. Improving to 132-07, 135-04, and finishing at 137-04.

MTC throwers Paige Day JR, D.C. Everest finished 3rd, 125-07 and KeKe Burks finished 5th, 123-1.