 | 18th Nike Outdoor Nationals
June 19-21, 2008 - North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro NC
Discus | Boys - Girls -
Mason Finley (CO) 206-11,
Aslynn Halvorson (NC) 154-2
Interviews
Boys
Mason Finley
by Pete Cava for NSSF
In command since the second round, Mason Finley (Salida, CO), came up with a 206-11 throw on his final attempt to ice the Nike Outdoor Nationals title.
Finley, owner of the year's top high school mark (222-1), bested Dayshan Ragans (Bakersfield, CA) and Bob Belden (Indianapolis, IN). Ragans had a 194-9 fifth-round throw while Belden, the Indiana state champion, popped a 189-9 on his final attempt to knock Brett Einbacker (Aurora, IL) out of third place.
Finley took over first place with a 200-9 toss in the second round.
C.F.P.I. Timing & Data - Contractor License
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Event 49 Boys Discus Throw
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8 advance to the final
National: $ 234-03 4/14/2001 Niklas Arrhenius, Mtn View, Orem, UT
Meet: M 213-04 6/14/2002 Glenn Di Giorgio, Bayonne, NJ
Freshman: F 191-08 1999 Derek Randall, Jones, Beeville, TX
Sophomore: O 201-02 2000 Kevin Bookout, Stroud, OK
Junior: J 222-01 5/10/2008 Mason Finley, Buena Vista, CO
Senior: S 234-03 4/14/2001 Niklas Arrhenius, Mtn View, Orem, UT
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Finley, Mason 09 Salida, CO 63.07m 206-11
56.94m 61.20m FOUL 57.83m FOUL 63.07m
2 Ragans, Dayshan 08 Bakersfield, CA 59.36m 194-09
FOUL 57.07m FOUL 57.28m 59.36m 53.08m
3 Belden, Bob 08 Indianapolis, IN 57.84m 189-09
52.61m FOUL 53.50m 56.92m 55.41m 57.84m
4 Einbecker, Brett 08 Aurora, IL 57.72m 189-04
54.89m 57.72m 57.16m 53.89m 57.07m FOUL
5 Tabor, Geoffrey 08 Ardmore, OK 57.67m 189-02
57.67m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL 55.07m
6 Baillio, Hayden 09 Whitesboro, TX 57.27m 187-11
57.27m 56.50m 52.47m 56.42m FOUL 56.04m
7 Evans, Andrew 09 Schoolcraft, MI 56.46m 185-03
51.84m 52.05m 53.98m 55.93m FOUL 56.46m
8 Hegerle, Micah 08 Dodge Center, MN 54.28m 178-01
50.20m FOUL 53.45m 54.28m FOUL FOUL
9 Tabor, Cameron 09 Norman, OK 52.82m 173-03
48.60m 51.21m 52.82m
10 Hiatt, Tyler 08 Noblesville, IN 52.05m 170-09
46.08m 51.28m 52.05m
11 Reynolds, Thomas 08 Iowa City, IA 51.84m 170-01
51.84m 49.42m 51.51m
12 Saenz, Steven Rio Grande City, TX 51.34m 168-05
46.85m 48.55m 51.34m
13 Klepec, Evan 08 Canfield, OH 50.56m 165-10
45.90m 49.70m 50.56m
14 Ebersole, Drew 08 Grafton, OH 50.20m 164-08
49.86m 50.20m FOUL
15 Ferguson, Lucas 09 Mount Vernon, OH 49.92m 163-09
FOUL 49.92m 49.28m
16 Smith, Daniel 09 Saco, ME 49.75m 163-03
41.50m FOUL 49.75m
17 Anderson, Braydon 08 Marietta, GA 48.95m 160-07
FOUL 44.88m 48.95m
18 Chiariello, Vincenzo 08 Staten Island, NY 48.60m 159-05
47.32m 48.60m FOUL
19 Garrett, Joseph 08 Miami, FL 48.00m 157-06
48.00m FOUL FOUL
19 Kwiatkowski, Daniel 08 Erie, PA 48.00m 157-06
FOUL FOUL 48.00m
21 Thompson, Alexander 10 Rockford, IL 47.72m 156-07
47.72m FOUL 47.50m
22 Lavong, Wesley 09 Collegeville, PA 47.43m 155-07
FOUL 47.43m 45.48m
23 Wright, Brad 08 Owensboro, KY 47.27m 155-01
44.89m 47.27m 46.83m
24 Lickfield, Chris 09 Port Orange, FL 45.92m 150-08
45.87m 45.92m FOUL
25 Pounds, Brandon 08 Indianapolis, IN 43.90m 144-00
FOUL FOUL 43.90m
26 Abubaker, Tohaa 08 Bowie, MD 38.80m 127-03
FOUL 31.73m 38.80m
-- Wright, Wesley 08 Villa Rica, GA FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
-- Rowley, Carson 08 Casper, WY FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
-- Christensen, Phil 08 Maple Park, IL DNS
-- Kann, Matt 09 Pittsburgh, PA DNS
-- Schwendtner, James 08 Ballston Lake, NY DNS
Girls
by Elliot Denman for NSSF
Cumberland, Maine senior Becky O’Brien had already won the shot put by a humongous margin Friday and hoped to add the NON discus title to her distinguished dossier. It just wasn’t to be – but it was oh-so-close, three inches, or eight centimeters, to be exact.
Aslynn Halvorson, a junior from nearby Charlotte, saw to that with her third-round throw of 154 feet, 2 inches. In that same round, O’Brien whirled her best of 153-11. Neither could improve on those figures in the final three rounds and so the results stood. It would have taken at least a 167-2 to make the NON’s all-time top five list. The 154-2 was the shortest winning NON performance since 2004.
“It was cool to win because my freshman year I did really bad here,” said Halvorson. “Last year I got beat in the finals, so it was fun to come in and win this year. I wasn’t expecting to.”
“My technique has gotten so much better and I’ve become more confident. Those first two years I was scared to death. I felt like I was here with a lot of people who could beat me really bad. I realized I belonged here this year when I was throwing 130, 130 and then out of nowhere I threw a 154 to get into first place. That’s when it hit me, I belong.”
While just two others bettered 150 feet, the battle for the 3-4 spots was even closer than than the duel for 1 and 2. Sterling, Va. senior Natalie Baird grabbed third at 152-3 and Coralville, Iowa senior Taylor Freeman was fourth at 152-2.
There’s lots of traveling booked into O’Brien’s immediate schedule. Soon after O’Brien was done here, she and her family drove off to the USATF Junior National Championships in Columbius, Ohio. And then it would be back in the car for the long ride back to Maine. By the fall, she’ll return to the Tarheel State as a freshman at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
C.F.P.I. Timing & Data - Contractor License
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Event 50 Girls Discus Throw
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8 advance to the final
National: $ 188-04 5/20/1994 Suzy Powell, Modesto, CA
Meet: M 175-09 6/14/1997 Krista Keir, South, Westerville, OH
Freshman: F 168-01 1998 Briona Reynolds, Red River,Grd Forks,N
Sophomore: O 176-04 1996 Heather Colyer, East Juniata, PA
Junior: J 185-04 4/16/2002 Melanie Uher, Wilbur-Clatonia, NE
Senior: S 188-04 5/20/1994 Suzy Powell, Modesto, CA
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Halvorson, Aslynn 09 Charlotte, NC 47.00m 154-02
38.89m 40.16m 47.00m 43.85m 42.99m 43.30m
2 O'Brien, Becky 08 Cumberland, ME 46.92m 153-11
44.89m 45.30m 46.92m 37.62m 45.06m 45.81m
3 Baird, Natalie 08 Sterling, VA 46.42m 152-03
46.42m 41.64m FOUL FOUL 41.53m FOUL
4 Freeman, Taylor 08 Coralville, IA 46.38m 152-02
46.38m FOUL 43.50m 44.24m 38.67m 45.80m
5 Machovec, Eve 08 Lawrenceville, GA 45.00m 147-08
FOUL 41.98m 42.13m 42.45m 45.00m FOUL
6 Niedbala, Anna 08 Palermo, ME 42.96m 140-11
42.11m 42.96m 39.30m FOUL 41.81m 39.47m
7 Dishong, Claire 09 Hamlin, NY 40.89m 134-02
40.89m 38.61m 36.00m 39.19m 39.08m 40.48m
8 Harrison, Jessica 09 Collierville, TN 40.89m 134-02
34.38m 38.85m 40.89m FOUL 34.06m FOUL
9 Chancellor, Raivyn 08 anderson, SC 40.65m 133-04
36.87m 38.40m 40.65m
10 Garner, Brooke 08 Rapid City, SD 39.83m 130-08
FOUL 39.83m 39.50m
11 McCombs, Brooke 09 Bucyrus, OH 39.36m 129-02
37.94m 39.36m FOUL
12 Adams, Ashley 09 Rochester, PA 38.33m 125-09
33.31m 38.33m 36.25m
13 Talley, Sara 09 Resaca, GA 37.42m 122-09
29.51m 37.42m FOUL
14 Watt, Shannon 09 Jackson, NJ 36.82m 120-10
FOUL 36.56m 36.82m
15 Kanala, Kimberly 08 Greensburg, PA 36.07m 118-04
FOUL 36.07m FOUL
16 Laffan, Maureen 08 toms river, NJ 36.03m 118-02
36.03m 33.26m 34.77m
17 Gerner, Jecel 09 Markesan, WI 34.91m 114-06
FOUL 34.17m 34.91m
18 Girvin, Alyssa 08 Pequea, PA 34.82m 114-03
FOUL 34.82m 31.96m
19 Cummings, Katie 08 Weyers Cave, VA 34.68m 113-09
32.61m 32.88m 34.68m
20 Futch, Sally Marie 11 Statesboro, GA 32.25m 105-10
32.25m FOUL FOUL
21 Brown, Cherrice 09 Bay Shore, NY 29.29m 96-01
FOUL FOUL 29.29m
-- John, Christina 08 Marietta, GA FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
-- Coppola, Christine 08 River Edge, NJ DNS
-- Renker, Nina 09 Mineola, NY DNS
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