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18th Nike Outdoor Nationals
June 19-21, 2008 - North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro NC

Javelin
Boys - Girls -

Neal Huynh (PA) 204-6, Hannah Carson (AZ) 149-3

Hannah Carson

photo by Vic Sailer

Interviews

Boys


by Pete Cava for NSSF

Upsets were the order of the day in the early going at the Nike Outdoor Nationals on Friday, with unheralded Neal Hyunh upending Ben Latham for the javelin title. Latham (Mystic, CT), an Oklahoma recruit, came to Greensboro with the year's sixth-best prep performance, a mark of 212-0. He took the lead with a first-round heave of 197-0 and improved to 200-11 on his second attempt.

Hyunh (Altoona, PA) started out modestly with a first-round 179-11. By the fourth round he was second with a mark of 199-3. On his final, Hyunh uncorked a 204-6 throw to take the lead. When Latham fouled, the day went to Hyunh.

“It’s a great honor because of all the people who have won it before,” said an ebullient Hyunh. “I got third in my state. There are a lot of good guys in my state, but I didn’t want to end my career like that. This is a better way to finish my career.” Hyunh almost missed the opportunity. “I had to give it all I had because earlier in the week I tweaked my groin, so it’s been pretty tough throwing all week,” he explained. “I didn’t know how well I would do because I had trouble running all week.”

Third with a best of 197-8 was Cody Unger (Oak Ridge, NJ).

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 51 Boys Javelin Throw
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8 advance to the final
National: $ 241-11 11/12/1988 Tommi Viskari, Amsterdam, NY
Meet: M 222-02 6/2007 Iain Trimble, Shawnee Hts,Tecuseh,KS
Freshman: F 207-05 5/2006 Justin Shirk, C Dauphin,Harrisburg,PA
Sophomore: O 219-04 2007 Justin Shirk, C Daupin,Harrisburg,PA
Junior: J 241-11 1988 Tommi Viskari, Amsterdam, NY
Senior: S 232-09 1998 Brian Kollar, 1st Col, Va Beach, VA
Name Year School Finals
==========================================================================
Finals
1 Huynh, Neal 08 Altoona, PA 62.34m 204-06
2 Latham, Ben 08 Mystic, CT 61.24m 200-11
3 Unger, Cody 08 Oak Ridge, NJ 60.24m 197-08
4 Simalchik, Stephen 09 Danbury, CT 60.14m 197-04
5 Rooney, Neal 08 Scituate, RI 59.54m 195-04
6 Isoue, Jack 08 Manheim, PA 57.71m 189-04
7 Florek, Brian 08 Matawan, NJ 57.34m 188-01
8 Brode, Michael 10 Reedsville, PA 56.89m 186-08
9 Orzechowski, Matthew 08 Erie, PA 56.66m 185-11
10 Gingerelli, Joseph 08 Wood-Ridge, NJ 56.36m 184-11
11 Flanagan, Jason 08 Philadelphia, PA 56.23m 184-06
12 Millar, Brett 09 New Hope, PA 55.59m 182-04
13 Anderson, Braydon 08 Marietta, GA 55.08m 180-08
14 Mullen, Joe 09 Portland, CT 53.78m 176-05
15 Nadeau, Aaron 09 Central Village, CT 53.54m 175-08
16 Peck, Marc 08 Wood-Ridge, NJ 53.45m 175-04
17 Farnsworth, Nicholas 08 Wilmington, MA 53.19m 174-06
18 Lincoln, Benjamin 09 Hingham, MA 53.15m 174-04
19 Melilli, Mark 08 Seymour, CT 52.81m 173-03
20 Hadden, Lucas 09 Waitsfield, VT 51.35m 168-06
21 McCarthy, Justin 08 Lancaster, PA 50.29m 165-00
22 Rupert, Josiah Greenville, PA 49.87m 163-07
23 Fleischner, Jesse 08 Holmdel, NJ 49.32m 161-10
24 DiCrescenzo, Scott 08 Westmont, NJ 49.31m 161-09
25 Freberg, Miles 09 Marietta, GA 49.28m 161-08
26 Blanton, Jerry 08 Aiken, SC 48.98m 160-08
27 Morgan, Tyler 08 Whitman, MA 48.68m 159-08
28 Bocskocsky, Andrew Lakeland, NY 48.65m 159-07
29 Luna, Seb 08 Wood-Ridge, NJ 48.61m 159-06
30 Dekich, Michael 08 Falkville, AL 45.89m 150-07
31 Entzminger, Thomas 08 Reading, PA 45.19m 148-03
32 Grey, Garrett 08 Grahamsville, NY 45.09m 147-11
33 Tranchitella, Chris 09 Philadelphia, PA 45.00m 147-08
34 Capozello, Andrew 09 Reading, PA 44.78m 146-11
35 Fernandez, Jon 08 Lakewood, NJ 41.01m 134-06
36 Garrett, Joseph 08 Miami, FL 40.30m 132-03
-- Murphy, Dominick 08 Union, NJ DNS
-- Carnes, Matthew 08 Hillsborough, NJ DNS

Girls


by Elliot Denman for NSSF

You’d never find this in the current record books – quite unfortunately - but the finest, most sensational performance in history of girls high school javelin throwing remains Barbara Friedrich’s 198-8 toss for Manasquan, NJ back in 1967, two months before she went on to win the Pan American Games gold medal. No other high school jav thrower ever approached Friedrich’s 198-8, which exited the record books when the specifications of the “old” spear she threw were changed well over a decade ago.

But maybe, just maybe, the nation has someone who’ll be ready to reach Friedrich-like distances – OK, with the “new” spear – in the not-too-distant future. Introducing Hannah Carson – the newly crowned NON champion with a gold-medal throw of 149-3 and a 2008 seasonal best of 167-11.

The first-year student at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona won by nearly 10 ½ feet and five of her six tosses bested the top effort of silver medalist Andrea Hopkins of
Lake Oswego, Oregon, a 138-10. Carson unleashed her 149-3 in the very first round and was never challenged.

“My approach has been very good lately and that continued here,” Carson said. “ I knew if I was doing the things I supposed to be doing that everything was going to be all right.”

“I think I can always do better. I’m hard on myself but that is a good thing when you think about it.”

New Jerseyans – a state with a proud history, both boys and girls, in the javelin event, occupied three of the next four places – with Wood-Ridge’s Shannon Sullivan (138-10),
Florham Park’s Alexandra Kelly (135-0) and Verona’s Emma Tucci (133-8.) Squeezed between Sullivan and Kelly in fourth place was Casey Wagner of Quakake, Pa., fourth at 135-5.

 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 52 Girls Javelin Throw
==========================================================================
8 advance to the final
National: $ 176-05 4/30/2005 Rachel Yurkovich, Newberg, OR
Meet: M 168-04 6/14/1996 Emily Carlsten, Warwick, RI
Freshman: F 167-11 4/12/2008 Hannah Carson, Rhodes, Mesa, AZ
Sophomore: O 160-02 5/24/2008 Fawn Miller, Lakeview,Stoneboro,PA
Junior: J 174-06 8/5/2000 Kendra Wecker, Marysville, KS
Senior: S 176-05 4/30/2005 Rachel Yurkovich, Newberg, OR
Name Year School Finals
==========================================================================
Finals
1 Carson, Hannah 11 Chandler, AZ 45.49m 149-03
45.49m 40.25m 42.73m 43.28m 43.62m 43.53m
2 Hopkins, Andrea 09 Lake Oswego, OR 42.33m 138-10
41.68m 37.77m 39.78m 40.10m 40.86m 42.33m
3 Sullivan, Shannon 09 Wood-Ridge, NJ 42.31m 138-10
38.74m 41.33m 41.28m 39.65m 42.31m 39.51m
4 Wagner, Casey 08 Quakake, PA 41.28m 135-05
FOUL 41.28m 39.90m 40.43m 40.41m 38.79m
5 Kelly, Alexandra 08 Florham Park, NJ 41.16m 135-00
41.16m 35.03m 37.14m 33.61m 28.99m 35.54m
6 Tucci, Emma 08 Verona, NJ 40.74m 133-08
40.74m 39.19m 35.09m 36.70m FOUL 37.05m
7 Hoppis, Rebekah 09 Tuscaloosa, AL 40.05m 131-05
39.43m 39.45m 39.29m 29.38m 40.05m FOUL
8 Ham, Danika 08 Somersworth, NH 40.02m 131-03
FOUL 39.10m 39.52m FOUL 40.02m 35.58m
9 Phillipy, Demi 09 Uniontown, PA 38.62m 126-08
34.46m 38.62m 35.85m
10 Arduini, Julia 08 Fairfield, CT 38.26m 125-06
37.87m 38.26m 37.91m
11 Dombrowski, Brittany 09 Breezy Pt, NY 37.96m 124-06
36.88m 37.96m 35.97m
12 Oberacker, Lindsay 09 Erie, PA 37.21m 122-01
28.73m 35.15m 37.21m
13 Arnaud, Ellen 10 Dallas, PA 37.08m 121-08
29.38m 30.47m 37.08m
14 Imbesi, Victoria 09 Estell Manor, NJ 36.88m 121-00
36.04m 34.94m 36.88m
15 Rothmiller, Shamire 08 Glassboro, NJ 36.20m 118-09
FOUL 36.20m FOUL
16 Pucul, Allison 08 Reading, PA 35.05m 115-00
34.15m 32.12m 35.05m
17 Boyd, Amethyst Glendale, AZ 34.88m 114-05
FOUL 32.33m 34.88m
18 Cholewa, Caitlin 08 Jewett City, CT 34.73m 113-11
33.31m 33.97m 34.73m
19 Bashaw, Michelle 08 Salisbury, MA 34.68m 113-09
34.45m 31.69m 34.68m
20 Bamberger, Caitlin 08 Blandon, PA 34.47m 113-01
34.47m 32.97m FOUL
21 Faeth, Megan 08 Katonah, NY 34.13m 112-00
34.13m FOUL 33.63m
22 Pickell, Jordyn 09 Norristown, PA 34.01m 111-07
34.01m FOUL 33.86m
23 Romero, Melissa 09 Sparta, NJ 33.42m 109-08
31.49m 33.42m 31.35m
24 Ashley, Stephanie 09 Shavertown, PA 33.16m 108-09
32.32m 33.16m 27.65m
25 Trimble, Alexandria 09 West Chester, PA 32.76m 107-06
32.76m 32.34m 32.61m
26 Ibsen, Kristianna 08 Shelton, CT 32.73m 107-04
32.73m 32.58m FOUL
27 Mbianda, Nalis 09 Newton, MA 32.48m 106-07
27.52m 29.74m 32.48m
-- Tiplady, Deanne 09 toms river, NJ DNS
-- Karin, Abbey 09 Byfield, MA DNS


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