Hammer Throw
John Freeman RI 215-10, Ashley Muffet OH 171-5
Boys - Girls - Walter Henning is no longer "horrible"
Boys
Pete Cava's report
For safety purposes, the competition took place just outside the track beyond the second turn. An estimated 150 spectators trekked over to watch seven of the nation’s top eleven preps in action.
Super sophomore Walter Henning of St. Anthony’s in Huntington, N.Y., the national high school leader at 226-6, took the lead with a his first heave, measured at 213-3. Henning, thid here in 2004, improved to 213-4 on his second attempt.
In the third round, however, a throw of 215-10 by John Freeman of Bishop Hendricken High School (Warwick, RI) knocked Henning out of the lead. Freeman came in as the seaon’s No. 2 prep at 224-11.
At the halfway mark Freeman, last year’s fourth placer, was atop the standings followed by Henning and Princeton recruit Alex Pessala (Chaminade, Mineola, NY), who threw 201-11 in the first round.
Pessala improved to 209-9 in the fifth round, but there would be no more changes in the standings. Freeman’s 215-10 stood up for the win while Henning – the 2005 third-place finisher – settled for second at 213-4 while Pessala came in third.
“I practiced for this my whole school career, said Freeman, a Texas native who’ll throw for Northeastern next year. “When I got in there, I just said ‘This is it, this is what I’ve been waiting for – a chance to win at Nike’”
Freeman knew there were no guarantees in this loaded field. “Each time I stepped in, I was trying to make a special throw,” he said. “These are the best throwers in the nation. You never know when they’re going to throw one way out here.”
soph Walter Henning is no longer "horrible"
by Elliott Denman
Walter Henning's world keeps spinning merrily along.
Round and round he goes, muscling his 12-pound ball-and-chain
humongous distances. How far he'll eventually whirl that favorite
implement no one can even guess.
And that's just fine with this 6-foot 2-inch, 197-pound sophomore at
St. Anthony's High School of South Huntington, Long Island, New York.
He's enjoying every spin of this journey. Where his hammer
at last plunks down from the sky is just part of it. It's the training,
it's the discipline of it all, it's the command of this most technical of
throwing events, it's the progress he sees every time he steps into
the ring that motivates him on and on and on.
"I was pretty horrible when I started out," he admits. "I was all over the
place."
That was back in 2002. He's no longer "horrible." He's no longer "all over the place."
He's right on target as the national freshman and sophomore record-holder with a
string of rapidly-zooming PR's to his credit.
He hurled the 12-pound hammer 144-2 as an eighth-grader,
reached 193-2 for a national freshman record in 2004, and heading into the
championship phase of his second-year high school campaign has already
reached 226-6.
"He's getting better all the time; no one knows how good he can be," said
Marty Engel, the 1952 hammer throwing Olympian out of NYU and USA
national record-breaker in 1953 who has coached Henning from his first
awkward winds and spins.
"But right now he's got to learn how to control
his speed, that's the big thing," said Engel. "He's quick, quicker than most.
He turns very quickly, but he's got to keep it controlled speed. Speed can kill
in the hammer. That's going to be the key.
"Sometimes I have to slow him down. Sometimes you have to do that to
advance to the next step. It's all a learning process, and Walter
knows that. But he's got all the marbles going for him.
He could be a fantastic thrower."
Henning gets additional coaching from John McCree, the former St. John's
hammer man and Manhattan College and Queens College coach, who is
a part-time coach at St. Anthony's.
"He's a gifted athlete, a real prodigy, but he's got to get stronger," said McCree
of Henning, a relative newcomer to weight training.
Still, Henning's performances in the weight room are moving up quickly, too.
He's bench pressed 225 pounds, and performed sets of four power-clean reps
at 210, four power snatches at 140, and four squats at 465.
Long Island track fans got some big clues about Henning's progress last winter.
After tossing the 25-pound weight 38 feet as an eighth-grader and 56-6 3/4
as a freshman, he unleashed a monster heave of 75 feet and half an inch
as a sophomore, just past his 16th birthday. It was his first national soph record
and put him eighth all-time in the nation.
Clearly, next winter he'll be targeting Leif Arrhenius's national junior-class
25-pound weight record set for Mountain View High of Orem, Utah in 2003.
The hammer may be an official state-championship event only in Rhode Island,
but Henning still counts himself fortunate. He lives in an "enclave" of
hammer interest where Shore AC's Jim Heizman, fifth-placer in the 2004 Olympic
Trials, is another resource, and there are a growing number of high school
competition opportunities.
C.F.P.I. Timing & Data
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/17/2005 to 6/18/2005
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Event 53 Boys Hammer Throw
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National: ! 253-03 5/29/1999 Jacob Freeman, Bishop Hendricken, RI
Meet: @ 242-09 6/13/1999 Jacob Freeman, Bishop Hendricken, RI
Freshman: # 193-02 6/12/2004 Walter Henning, St. Anthonys, S Hunt,N
Sophomore: $ 226-06 5/8/2005 Walter Henning, St. Anthony's, S Hnt,
Junior: % 231-02 2001 Adam Midles, Capital, Olympia, WA
Senior: * 253-03 1999 Jacob Freeman, Bishop Hendricken, RI
Name Year School Finals
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Flight 1
1 Lloyd Lassiter 05 Marietta, GA 51.45m 168-09
49.54m 51.45m ND
2 Charles Clark 06 Babylon, NY 47.84m 156-11
ND 47.84m 43.34m
3 John Havranek 05 Peekskill, NY 45.83m 150-04
45.83m 44.32m ND
4 Greg Davis 07 Peachtree City, GA 45.35m 148-09
ND 45.35m ND
5 Matthew Megerdichian 06 College Point, NY 44.56m 146-02
44.56m 41.51m 44.34m
6 Mike Trappen 05 Mt. Sinai, NY 42.90m 140-09
42.71m 42.90m 42.80m
7 Darius Sileikis 06 Jamaica, NY 42.80m 140-05
42.80m ND ND
8 Andy Keller 06 Brownsburg, IN 42.11m 138-02
42.11m ND ND
9 Chris Scarella 06 Valhalla, NY 41.77m 137-00
39.54m 40.40m 41.77m
10 Cody Cox 07 Atlanta, GA 40.75m 133-08
ND 40.75m ND
Flight 2
1 Eric Flores 06 Custer, SD 60.65m 199-00
ND 56.11m 60.65m ND 58.28m 57.98m
2 Andrew Hackney 05 lawrenceville, GA 56.42m 185-01
53.53m 56.42m 55.11m
3 Joe Tiernan 06 North Kingstown, RI 53.21m 174-07
51.01m 51.45m 53.21m
4 Charles Rohling 05 kennesaw, GA 51.82m 170-00
51.82m 51.66m 50.17m
5 Derek Gould 06 Wakefield, RI 48.64m 159-07
47.00m 48.64m ND
6 Raul Gonzalez III 07 Fontana, CA 47.10m 154-06
47.10m ND ND
7 Dana Blair 06 Warwick, RI 44.83m 147-01
44.83m ND 41.89m
8 Kyle Galle 06 Warwick, RI 44.59m 146-03
44.59m ND 42.58m
9 Brian McKinney 05 Clifton Park, NY 19.90m 65-03
19.90m ND ND
-- Wesley Wright 08 Villa Rica, GA ND
ND ND ND
Flight 3
1 John Freeman 05 East Greenwich, RI 65.78m 215-10
64.18m ND 65.78m 60.28m 64.90m 65.06m
2 Walter Henning 07 Kings Park, NY 65.03m 213-04
65.03m 64.31m ND 62.84m 63.34m 64.63m
3 Alexander Pessala 05 Westbury, NY 63.93m 209-09
61.59m 59.01m 61.15m 61.22m 63.93m ND
4 Matt DiBuono 05 New Rochelle, NY 59.93m 196-07
ND 58.35m ND ND 58.34m 59.93m
5 Zach Hunter 05 Marietta, GA 58.99m 193-06
ND 56.15m 58.33m 56.62m 58.99m 57.95m
6 Brendan Lodge 05 Narragansett, RI 58.99m 193-06
56.17m 58.99m ND ND 58.28m 57.89m
7 Matthew Maloney 05 Barrington, RI 58.00m 190-03
ND ND 58.00m 57.83m 57.73m 57.42m
8 David Schiedt 06 Marietta, GA 57.61m 189-00
57.61m ND ND
9 Dominick Gonzalez 05 Monroe, NY 55.56m 182-03
55.56m ND ND
10 Tim Daly 07 Saunderstown, RI 54.92m 180-02
ND 54.92m 52.96m
11 Dan Paladino 06 Monroe, NY 52.16m 171-01
52.16m ND ND
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 John Freeman 05 East Greenwich, RI 65.78m 215-10
64.18m ND 65.78m 60.28m 64.90m 65.06m
2 Walter Henning 07 Kings Park, NY 65.03m 213-04
65.03m 64.31m ND 62.84m 63.34m 64.63m
3 Alexander Pessala 05 Westbury, NY 63.93m 209-09
61.59m 59.01m 61.15m 61.22m 63.93m ND
4 Eric Flores 06 Custer, SD 60.65m 199-00
ND 56.11m 60.65m ND 58.28m 57.98m
5 Matt DiBuono 05 New Rochelle, NY 59.93m 196-07
ND 58.35m ND ND 58.34m 59.93m
6 Zach Hunter 05 Marietta, GA 58.99m 193-06
ND 56.15m 58.33m 56.62m 58.99m 57.95m
7 Brendan Lodge 05 Narragansett, RI 58.99m 193-06
56.17m 58.99m ND ND 58.28m 57.89m
8 Matthew Maloney 05 Barrington, RI 58.00m 190-03
ND ND 58.00m 57.83m 57.73m 57.42m
9 David Schiedt 06 Marietta, GA 57.61m 189-00
57.61m ND ND
10 Andrew Hackney 05 lawrenceville, GA 56.42m 185-01
53.53m 56.42m 55.11m
11 Dominick Gonzalez 05 Monroe, NY 55.56m 182-03
55.56m ND ND
12 Tim Daly 07 Saunderstown, RI 54.92m 180-02
ND 54.92m 52.96m
13 Joe Tiernan 06 North Kingstown, RI 53.21m 174-07
51.01m 51.45m 53.21m
14 Dan Paladino 06 Monroe, NY 52.16m 171-01
52.16m ND ND
15 Charles Rohling 05 kennesaw, GA 51.82m 170-00
51.82m 51.66m 50.17m
16 Lloyd Lassiter 05 Marietta, GA 51.45m 168-09
49.54m 51.45m ND
17 Derek Gould 06 Wakefield, RI 48.64m 159-07
47.00m 48.64m ND
18 Charles Clark 06 Babylon, NY 47.84m 156-11
ND 47.84m 43.34m
19 Raul Gonzalez III 07 Fontana, CA 47.10m 154-06
47.10m ND ND
20 John Havranek 05 Peekskill, NY 45.83m 150-04
45.83m 44.32m ND
21 Greg Davis 07 Peachtree City, GA 45.35m 148-09
ND 45.35m ND
22 Dana Blair 06 Warwick, RI 44.83m 147-01
44.83m ND 41.89m
23 Kyle Galle 06 Warwick, RI 44.59m 146-03
44.59m ND 42.58m
24 Matthew Megerdichian 06 College Point, NY 44.56m 146-02
44.56m 41.51m 44.34m
25 Mike Trappen 05 Mt. Sinai, NY 42.90m 140-09
42.71m 42.90m 42.80m
26 Darius Sileikis 06 Jamaica, NY 42.80m 140-05
42.80m ND ND
27 Andy Keller 06 Brownsburg, IN 42.11m 138-02
42.11m ND ND
28 Chris Scarella 06 Valhalla, NY 41.77m 137-00
39.54m 40.40m 41.77m
29 Cody Cox 07 Atlanta, GA 40.75m 133-08
ND 40.75m ND
30 Brian McKinney 05 Clifton Park, NY 19.90m 65-03
19.90m ND ND
-- Wesley Wright 08 Villa Rica, GA ND
ND ND ND
Girls
Elliott Denman's report
Ashley Muffet had never competed in the hammer throw before, but
the Ashland College-bound North Canton, Ohio senior uncorked a 171-5 in the final round to best a 22-thrower field.
Far out of reach were the National (201-7) and meet (187-10) records held by Maureen Griffin of Pocatello, Idaho but Muffet was the clearcut class of the 2005 Nike field.
Trailing her from a distance were Kim Williams, Douglasvlle, Ga. junior, at 166-6, and Megan Maloney, Barringto, RI senior, at 155-4. Allison Horner, the highly promising Marietta, Ga. freshman, landed sixth at 147-8.
Seven of the 22 exceeded 140 feet.
Muffet already looks ahead to Kent State, where she'll train with coach Jud Logan, the Olympian and former U.S. record-holder.
"I didn't have anything to lose on my first few throws; but I slowed down just to get a mark and move into the finals," said Muffet. "My last throw was my best throw."
A top shot putter as well, Muffet turned to that event a few hours later.
"Joy Kamani (associate meet director) actually saved my life because I wasn't entered in the hammer (initially) and she wanted me to concentrate on the shot. But Joy took care of it and got me entered in the hammer, too."
C.F.P.I. Timing & Data
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/17/2005 to 6/18/2005
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Event 54 Girls Hammer Throw
==========================================================================
National: ! 201-07 5/30/1998 Maureen Griffin, Pocatello, ID
Meet: @ 187-10 6/14/1997 Maureen Griffin, Pocatello, ID
Freshman: # 159-09 6/2005 Allison Horner, Lovett, Marietta, GA
Sophomore: $ 176-00 1999 Kate Johnson, Warwick, RI
Junior: % 187-10 1997 Maureen Griffin, Pocatello, ID
Senior: * 201-07 1998 Maureen Griffin, Pocatello, ID
Name Year School Finals
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Flight 1
1 Alyssa Cambareri 06 Otisville, NY 43.86m 143-11
FOUL 37.82m 43.86m 35.67m FOUL 38.90m
2 Daria Zivanovic 05 Jersey City, NJ 42.02m 137-10
39.36m 41.51m 42.02m 39.03m 41.11m 40.40m
3 Jennifer Krodel 05 Salem, CT 41.82m 137-02
36.94m 37.49m 41.82m
4 Lindsay Pehmoeller 06 poughquag, NY 39.36m 129-02
38.48m 39.36m 38.13m
5 Kelley Moore 05 Bay Village, OH 38.80m 127-03
36.15m 34.46m 38.80m
6 Yvonne Wroblewski 06 Howard Beach, NY 34.72m 113-11
34.55m FOUL 34.72m
7 Robin Callan 08 Monroe, NY 33.63m 110-04
33.17m 32.85m 33.63m
8 Sineaid Corley 05 East Setauket, NY 32.98m 108-02
29.53m 32.54m 32.98m
9 Amy Mueller 05 Snellville, GA 32.07m 105-02
FOUL FOUL 32.07m
10 Christina Kelly 06 Oakdale, NY 31.16m 102-03
FOUL 31.16m 27.93m
-- Caitlyn Green 06 Harrisburg, PA FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
Flight 2
1 Ashley Muffet 05 North Canton, OH 52.24m 171-05
46.37m FOUL 46.63m FOUL 50.44m 52.24m
2 Kim Williams 06 Douglasville, GA 50.75m 166-06
46.86m FOUL FOUL 48.21m 50.21m 50.75m
3 Megan Maloney 05 Barrington, RI 47.36m 155-04
46.80m FOUL FOUL FOUL 47.36m 44.26m
4 Emily Bernhardt 06 Marietta, GA 46.35m 152-01
FOUL 43.78m 45.57m 45.96m FOUL 46.35m
5 Allison Horner 08 Marietta, GA 45.01m 147-08
44.94m 44.00m 45.01m 43.93m 44.78m FOUL
6 Kelsey Bishop 05 Warwick, RI 43.51m 142-09
38.96m 42.45m 42.49m 42.49m 43.51m 43.29m
7 Emily Sanders 05 Woodstock, GA 40.11m 131-07
FOUL 40.11m FOUL
8 Caely Flynn 06 Warwick, RI 39.75m 130-05
36.16m FOUL 39.75m
9 Kate Ouhrabka 06 Warwick, RI 38.52m 126-04
36.77m 38.52m 37.11m
10 Jessica Irizarry 06 Kennesaw, GA 35.42m 116-02
35.42m 34.51m 34.63m
11 Anne Mayotte 05 Wappingers Falls, N 29.27m 96-00
FOUL 29.27m FOUL
==========================================================================
Name Year School Finals
==========================================================================
Finals
1 Ashley Muffet 05 North Canton, OH 52.24m 171-05
46.37m FOUL 46.63m FOUL 50.44m 52.24m
2 Kim Williams 06 Douglasville, GA 50.75m 166-06
46.86m FOUL FOUL 48.21m 50.21m 50.75m
3 Megan Maloney 05 Barrington, RI 47.36m 155-04
46.80m FOUL FOUL FOUL 47.36m 44.26m
4 Emily Bernhardt 06 Marietta, GA 46.35m 152-01
FOUL 43.78m 45.57m 45.96m FOUL 46.35m
5 Allison Horner 08 Marietta, GA 45.01m 147-08
44.94m 44.00m 45.01m 43.93m 44.78m FOUL
6 Alyssa Cambareri 06 Otisville, NY 43.86m 143-11
FOUL 37.82m 43.86m 35.67m FOUL 38.90m
7 Kelsey Bishop 05 Warwick, RI 43.51m 142-09
38.96m 42.45m 42.49m 42.49m 43.51m 43.29m
8 Daria Zivanovic 05 Jersey City, NJ 42.02m 137-10
39.36m 41.51m 42.02m 39.03m 41.11m 40.40m
9 Jennifer Krodel 05 Salem, CT 41.82m 137-02
36.94m 37.49m 41.82m
10 Emily Sanders 05 Woodstock, GA 40.11m 131-07
FOUL 40.11m FOUL
11 Caely Flynn 06 Warwick, RI 39.75m 130-05
36.16m FOUL 39.75m
12 Lindsay Pehmoeller 06 poughquag, NY 39.36m 129-02
38.48m 39.36m 38.13m
13 Kelley Moore 05 Bay Village, OH 38.80m 127-03
36.15m 34.46m 38.80m
14 Kate Ouhrabka 06 Warwick, RI 38.52m 126-04
36.77m 38.52m 37.11m
15 Jessica Irizarry 06 Kennesaw, GA 35.42m 116-02
35.42m 34.51m 34.63m
16 Yvonne Wroblewski 06 Howard Beach, NY 34.72m 113-11
34.55m FOUL 34.72m
17 Robin Callan 08 Monroe, NY 33.63m 110-04
33.17m 32.85m 33.63m
18 Sineaid Corley 05 East Setauket, NY 32.98m 108-02
29.53m 32.54m 32.98m
19 Amy Mueller 05 Snellville, GA 32.07m 105-02
FOUL FOUL 32.07m
20 Christina Kelly 06 Oakdale, NY 31.16m 102-03
FOUL 31.16m 27.93m
21 Anne Mayotte 05 Wappingers Falls, N 29.27m 96-00
FOUL 29.27m FOUL
-- Caitlyn Green 06 Harrisburg, PA FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
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