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NSI Results
National Scholastic Indoor, 3/10-12/2000, at New York
Girls Shot Put
Karen Freberg,
San Luis Obispo CA,
46-10.25
see
Karen Freberg's
profile on DyeStat
3rd place Kiara Adams
not satisfied
Event 31 Girls Shot Put
* National: 52'05.75" (16.00m) Heather Colyer, E Juniata, Cocolmus, PA 02/08/97
FR Class: 45'07.25" (13.90m) Collinus Newsome, South, Denver, CO 1991
SO Class: 47'03.00" (14.40m) Collinus Newsome, South, Denver, CO 1992
SO Class: 47'03.00" (14.40m) Amy Paulsen, Norfolk, NE 1988
JR Class: 52'05.75" (16.00m) Heather Colyer, E Juniata, Cocolmus, PA 02/08/97
SR Class: 52'01.75" (15.89m) Collinus Newsome, South, Denver, CO 03/12/94
# Meet: 51'05.50" (15.68m) Krista Keir Westerville, OH 03/14/98
Three throws each; top eight to the finals.
Finals Results - Friday 03/10/00
PLACE ATHLETE NAME YR HOMETOWN MARK
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1 Freberg, Karen 11 San Luis Obispo, CA 14.28m 46'10.25
2 Walker, Amanda 11 Hampton, VA 13.04m 42'09.50
3 Adams, Kiara 12 Westminster, MD 12.75m 41'10.00
4 Hagner, Kelly 12 Clifton Park, NY 11.96m 39'03.00
5 Liander, Marina 10 Staten Island, NY 11.91m 39'01.00
6 Titus, Jess 12 Hopkinton, MA 11.68m 38'04.00
7 Seibolt, Rachelle 12 Manchester, NH 11.47m 37'07.75
8 Walker, Latetia 12 Dale-City, VA 11.42m 37'05.75
9 Inskeep, Claire 12 Sayreville, NJ 11.36m 37'03.25
10 Trendowicz, Kerri 11 Orangeburg, NY 11.35m 37'03.00
11 Williams, Joy 11 New Rochelle, NY 11.22m 36'09.75
12 Hansen, Katrina 11 STaten Island, NY 11.03m 36'02.25
13 Bruno, Lesley 12 Brooklyn, NY 11.02m 36'02.00
14 Levy, Arlinda 12 Philadelphia, PA 10.84m 35'06.75
15 Ferraiuolo, Tara 12 Staten Island, NY 10.80m 35'05.25
16 Ott, Sherry 12 Ticonderoga, NY 10.79m 35'05.00
17 Potts, Kristy 12 Little Ferry, NJ 10.70m 35'01.25
18 Boyd, Sabrina 12 Lanham, MD 10.47m 34'04.25
Kiara Adams, Westminster MD,
finished 3rd, but wants more
by William Vaughan
Kiara Adams a senior at Westminster High School in Maryland finished third with a throw of 41'10" at the National Indoor Championship. In addition to her athletic skills, Kiara has a GPA of 3.75 and is over 1150 on her SAT's. Still, Kiara is not satisfied. "Forty one feet ten inches might sound great to some," she says, in a tone which implies it is hard for her to believe everyone does not see things as she does, "but to me it was not a great throw. I didn't give it my all-I haven't learned to yet. I am capable of more both athletically and academically."
If this sounds like Kiara does not work hard, nothing could be further from the truth. Kiara is an extremely dedicated young lady who is determined to do well. It is because of who she is and what she has accomplished both academically and athletically that a number of schools have made nice offers. The schools range from Rutgers and Monmouth to Buckenll, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland Baltimore County and Rider.
Amazingly enough, until 18 months ago, Kiara had never thrown the shot. More important, she looks to her mother as a role model, a mother who is intelligent and bright but is completely out of the athletic loop. Suffice to say, Kiara does not come from an athletic background. However, she does possess some natural ability-ability which caught the eye of the track and field coach as she casually tossed the shot one day while waiting for a friend on the track team. The rest is history.
This spring, Kiara will continue to train and condition determined to improve her shot put record. She also has her eye on something else she's never attempted, throwing the discus. There are coaches up and down the Atlantic Coast eager to see what she accomplishes with the discus. This spring, along with learning the discus, Kiara will work to throw 47' in the shot put. Her coach thinks she is more than capable of doing just that. And he, like others, is looking forward to seeing what she will do in each event.
And with her first taste of the indoor national's, Kiara
indicated she is "now headed for the outdoor nationals." One
thing is certain, track and field fans will be seeing much more of Kiara
Adams and Maryland just may have another national champion right in our
back door (as if we have never had one before). Good luck Kiara.
