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Girls Shot Put - Remembering Family Motivates Hayes
By SteveU
Kamorean Hayes seemed to have a lot of people on her mind besides herself and her rivals during her showdown with Allyn Laughlin and the rest of the NON shot put field. As it turned out, family was a big inspiration for the Harding (Charlotte) NC jr as she defended her title in the event.
In trademark fashion, she stepped in the ring for her second throw and pointed with her arm into the ring, reminding this all-around sports fan of Babe Ruth indicating where his next home run was going to land. Her mother, Hayes says, taught her to point where she wants the shot to go. “It helps me to focus.”
The shot obeyed best on that attempt, landing in the dirt 50-10 away, a throw that would hold up to win the competition. Hayes could not improve, but Laughlin or the rest of the field couldn’t match it, either.
Laughlin, the Center PA sr, had marked 49-04 on the previous throw herself, as she was one spot ahead of Hayes in the prelim order. She hit 50-04 in the third round, but that was her best. Stamford CT sr Tynisha McMillan was 3rd in 49-03.5.
“What helps me is God, and I was also thinking a lot about my grandfather, who just passed,” Hayes said afterward. She would have liked to exceed her PR 52-02, but she has another year. “I’ll do better. It’ll come in due time.”
by Elliott Denman
Kamorean Hayes is a two-time NON champion and she's still just
a junior.
The Harding High of Charlotte home-stater muscled it 51-1 to win in 2005
but wasn't up to that kind of oomph this time/
Still, her 50-10 put, achieved in round two, sufficed for the win, six
inches ahead of silver medalist Allyn Laughlin's 50-4 for Center Area High of
Monaca, Pa.
Third place went to Stamford, Ct's Tynisha McMillian with a49-3 ½ toss but
no one else her bested 46.
Hayes had plenty of motivation.
"My grandfather died last week so I did it for him," she said. "He never
got to see me compete because he was so sick,
"On my best throw, that was a defining moment for me because I had a
purpose."
Licensed to C.F.P.I. Timing & Data Hy-Tek's Meet Manager
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/15/2006 to 6/17/2006
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Results
Girls Shot Put
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National: $ 54-10.75 5/10/2003 Michelle Carter, Red Oak, TX
Meet: # 54-05.25 6/14/2003 Michelle Carter, Red Oak, TX
Freshman: 49-04 5/30/2004 Jenny Svoboda, Howells, NE
Sophomore: 52-02.25 1981 Natalie Kaaiawahia, Fullerton, CA
Junior: 52-02.25 1982 Natalie Kaaiawahia, Fullerton, CA
Senior: 54-10.75 5/10/2003 Michelle Carter, Red Oak, TX
Name Year School Finals
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1 Taryn O'Connor 07 Hillsborough,Hillsb 12.98m 42-07.00
12.98m 12.35m 12.88m
2 Emily Pendleton 07 Woodmore,Lindsey, O 12.50m 41-00.25
12.41m 11.06m 12.50m
3 Diana Kornberg 07 Wilson Memoral T,Hi 12.14m 39-10.00
12.14m 11.60m FOUL
4 Taylor Freeman 08 Runwest,Coralville, 12.11m 39-08.75
11.95m FOUL 12.11m
5 Eve Machovec 06 Unat-GA-Lawrence,La 11.90m 39-00.50
11.43m FOUL 11.90m
6 Tanore Barrow 06 New Haven Fliers,Ne 11.88m 38-11.75
10.71m 11.88m 10.75m
7 Sue Trzebiatowski 06 Rosholt HS,Rosholt, 11.80m 38-08.75
11.21m 11.80m 11.60m
8 Patrice Gates 09 Villa Rica HS,Villa 11.70m 38-04.75
11.70m 11.63m 11.65m
9 Aslynn Halvorson 09 Butler HS,Charlotte 11.62m 38-01.50
11.62m 11.36m 10.56m
10 Brynn Smith 07 Thornton Academy,Sa 11.43m 37-06.00
11.43m 11.28m 11.14m
10 Felisha Willaert 07 Lakeville South,Lak 11.43m 37-06.00
11.43m 11.43m 11.07m
12 Stephanie Scaramella 06 Bishop Eustace P,Pe 10.92m 35-10.00
10.18m 10.92m FOUL
13 Jennifer Mack 06 Custer HS,Watertown 10.39m 34-01.25
9.98m 10.39m 10.20m
Flight 2
1 Kim Warren 06 Atlantic City HS,At 13.64m 44-09.00
12.95m 13.64m 13.29m FOUL FOUL 12.98m
2 Natalie Clickett 06 Union City,Union Ci 13.39m 43-11.25
13.39m 13.10m 12.98m 12.54m 12.81m 13.36m
3 Allison Liske 07 Zeeland East HS,Zee 13.14m 43-01.50
13.03m 13.14m FOUL PASS PASS PASS
4 Becky O'Brien 08 Greely HS,Cumberlan 13.03m 42-09.00
13.03m 12.41m 12.34m
5 Mercedes Hicks 06 Atlantic City HS,At 12.95m 42-06.00
FOUL 12.95m 12.08m
6 Shamira Rothmiller 08 Glassboro HS,Glassb 12.91m 42-04.25
12.91m 12.68m 12.91m
7 Alexandra Roberts 08 Columbus Elite,Hill 12.77m 41-10.75
12.29m 12.77m 12.76m
8 Thanithia Billings 06 Carrollton HS,Carro 12.66m 41-06.50
12.66m 12.46m FOUL
9 Kristen Crawford 06 Robert E. Lee HS,St 12.45m 40-10.25
12.45m 12.04m 11.63m
10 Christina Rapheal 07 Northwestern Hs-,Mi 12.43m 40-09.50
12.43m 12.40m 11.88m
11 Carly Morse 06 Liberty Hs-Va,Sumer 12.16m 39-10.75
12.16m 12.07m 11.90m
12 Urysla Cotton 06 Apex HS,New Hill, N 11.79m 38-08.25
11.79m 11.78m 11.52m
13 Iman Johnson 06 Columbia HS,Maplewo 11.58m 38-00.00
11.58m FOUL 10.92m
Flight 3
1 Kamorean Hayes 07 Unat-NC-Charlott,Ch 15.49m 50-10.00
14.94m 15.49m 14.84m 13.22m 14.13m 13.90m
2 Allyn Laughlin 06 Center Area HS,Mona 15.34m 50-04.00
15.34m 15.04m 15.27m 15.05m 14.88m FOUL
3 Tynisha McMillian 06 Stamford HS,Stamfor 15.02m 49-03.50
15.01m 14.58m 15.02m 14.17m 14.94m 14.66m
4 Danica Haight 07 Runwest,Iowa City, 13.92m 45-08.00
12.35m 13.92m 12.94m 13.08m 13.43m 13.07m
5 Karen Shump 08 Media Striders,Medi 13.47m 44-02.50
12.38m 12.62m 13.37m 13.04m 12.68m 13.47m
6 Norjai Palma 06 Cary HS,Cary, NC 13.33m 43-09.00
FOUL 12.69m 13.33m 11.77m 12.50m 12.75m
7 Samantha Fetter 06 Hempfield HS,Darrag 13.07m 42-10.75
13.07m 12.85m 12.90m
8 Kristin Smith 06 Throw One Deep,Mari 13.01m 42-08.25
13.01m FOUL 12.40m
9 DeAnne Hahn 08 Worlds Longest T,La 13.00m 42-08.00
12.97m 13.00m 12.43m
10 Rachel Deloney 08 Bloomington HS N,Bl 12.51m 41-00.50
FOUL FOUL 12.51m
11 Lauren Chambers 09 Kell HS,Acworth, GA 12.04m 39-06.00
11.53m 11.68m 12.04m