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Girls Javelin - McQuillen Comes Through at the End
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By SteveU
On a day where she faced shaky technique and some unexpected pressure, national javelin leader Karlee McQuillen survived on the last throw of the competition. The Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) PA jr fired the spear 150-01/45.76 meters to win by 4 cm (1+ inches) over Caravel Academy (Newark) DE soph Brieanna Kennedy.
McQuillen, who was the top seed with her PR 162-04, didn’t take the lead in the competition until her 3rd throw, which was just 43.76m, giving her a 1 cm lead over Chambersburg PA’s Lorraine Hill. Neither McQuillen or Hill improved on their 4th and 5th throws.
But in the final round, Kennedy – who was seeded at just 130 feet and came through to the final out of the middle flight with a PR 139-2 – exploded to a stunning 150-0. Suddenly the pressure on the final throwers was turned up a notch. Hill couldn’t improve and then McQuillen was up for her final throw. She had to pull up short on her first try, but then she finally got to the line, flung it and stuck it an inch further than the surprising sophomore.
“I had footwork problems on my last two throws,” she said. “I’m supposed to do six crossover steps before my penultimate step, but I was going too fast.”
Kennedy, with two huge PRs in the competition was about as happy as a runner-up can be. “Everything clicked,” she said. “It just fell together. I’m really excited because I’m just a sophomore and I still have two more years. I was 13th last year.”
by Elliott Denman
Just as predicted, the National (176-5) and meet (168-4)
records were never threatened. Nevertheless, Karlee McQuillen, the Westmont
Hilltop/Johnstown, Pa. junior proved the class of the field with her sixth-round
150-1 heave.
There was plenty of drama in it as another Pennsylvanian, Lorraine Hill of
Chambersburg, a senior, took the lead with her opening-round 143-6.
McQuillen bettered that by just one centimeter in round three but didn't take it all
until her final toss.
Brieanna Kennedy, a sophomore at Caravel Academy of Newark, Del., had
already impressed with her second-flight leader, 139-2.
So now it boiled to the eight-thrower finals.
Hill did not improve but Kennedy got one out to 150 feet even.
McQuillen's 150-1 took the gold by a single inch.
With McQuillen and Hill, along Palmyra's Meghan Briggs (140-2) and William
Allen of Allentown's Anber Troxell (136-7) occupying the 1-3-5-6 spots, the
event was dominated by Pennsylvanians. Millville, NJ's Jocelyn McRae hit 141-0
in round one and hung in for fourth.
"The announcer kept saying I should be throwing 160," said McQuillen.
"But I'm happy just winning. It was a very good, close competition."
McQuillen's 2006 best is a 162-4 winning the Pennsylvania state title.
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Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/15/2006 to 6/17/2006
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Results
Girls Javelin Throw
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National: $ 176-05 4/30/2005 Rachel Yurkovich, Newberg, OR
Meet: # 168-04 6/14/1996 Emily Carlsten, Warwick, RI
Freshman: 139-09 5/29/2004 Hope Harris, Hillcrest, Cuba, KS
Sophomore: 157-09 2003 Rachel Yurkovich, Newberg, OR
Junior: 174-06 8/5/2000 Kendra Wecker, Marysville, KS
Senior: 176-05 4/30/2005 Rachel Yurkovich, Newberg, OR
Name Year School Finals
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Flight 1
1 Jocelyn McRae 06 Millville HS,Millvi 42.98m 141-00
42.98m 34.06m FOUL FOUL 35.23m 34.25m
2 Allison Pucul 08 Schuylkill Valle,Re 36.91m 121-01
32.46m 34.62m 36.91m
3 Laura Rycek 07 Northampton Area,No 36.49m 119-09
36.49m 35.29m 27.69m
4 Abbey Karin 09 Governor Dummer,Byf 35.78m 117-05
35.41m 35.78m 33.37m
5 Christie Bettle 06 Greensburg Centr,Le 34.46m 113-01
34.46m 32.20m FOUL
6 Jessica Kotlowski 07 Wood-Ridge HS,Wood- 34.06m 111-09
33.61m 34.06m 31.93m
7 Dani Berry 06 Northwestern Hs-,Ro 33.03m 108-04
FOUL FOUL 33.03m
8 Christie Leverette 08 Marietta,Dallas, GA 27.69m 90-10
26.62m 25.40m 27.69m
Flight 2
1 Brieanna Kennedy 08 Caravel Academy,New 45.72m 150-00
39.25m 38.26m 42.42m 42.75m 39.56m 45.72m
2 Amanda Nappi 07 Windham HS,Williman 39.28m 128-10
34.19m 39.28m 33.68m
3 Kelly Magennis 06 Wethersfield HS,Wet 39.22m 128-08
34.51m 38.86m 39.22m
4 Tara Karin 08 Governor Dummer,Byf 38.86m 127-06
38.86m FOUL 37.30m
5 Tara Miluszewski 08 Hightstown Hs-Gi,Ea 36.04m 118-03
FOUL 35.60m 36.04m
6 Brittany Napoli 07 Worlds Longest T,Ho 35.70m 117-01
35.27m 32.12m 35.70m
7 Jessica Irizarry 06 Throw One Deep,Acwo 35.07m 115-01
35.07m FOUL 32.46m
Flight 3
1 Karlee McQuillen 07 Westmont Hilltop,Jo 45.76m 150-01
42.81m 42.97m 43.76m 42.82m FOUL 45.76m
2 Lorraine Hill 06 Chambersburg Are,Ch 43.75m 143-06
43.75m 36.86m 38.01m FOUL 37.93m 39.33m
3 Meghan Briggs 06 Palmyra Hs-Pa,Palmy 42.72m 140-02
35.28m 41.02m 42.72m 39.89m 38.83m 40.06m
4 Anber Troxell 09 William Allen HS,Al 41.63m 136-07
40.35m 31.74m 41.63m 35.25m 38.19m 37.87m
5 Indira Morton 07 South Brunswick,Day 41.42m 135-11
35.70m 37.66m 41.42m 36.96m 38.23m 36.13m
6 Elisha Jones 07 Eisenhower HS,Russe 40.91m 134-03
39.39m 39.15m 35.17m 40.03m 39.86m 40.91m
7 Lindsey Guldin 07 North Schuylkill,Fr 37.19m 122-00
37.19m 35.51m 35.44m
8 Jaclyn Wypler 07 Ridgewood HS,Ridgew 34.51m 113-03
33.50m 34.51m FOUL