Results - Heats -
Kevin Bookout 69-4.25
Oklahoman dominates titanic competition by making
the best four throws, all over 68 feet.
RALEIGH, N.C., June 14, 2002 --- The first nine
placers topped the 60-foot mark, led by the 69-4.25 heave by powerful
Kevin Bookout of Stroud, Okla. Bookout's series:
68-5.25 |
69-4.25 |
FOUL |
FOUL |
68-1 |
68-5 |
It was a stunning competition, but the easygoing Bookout wasn’t
particularly impressed by his own performance.
“My goal every meet is to get that 70-foot mark,” said
the national prep leader at 70-1.5. Bookout is an Oklahoma recruit
in basketball and track. Considered by many the the nation’s
top schoolboy athlete, Bookout is also an excellent baseball player
who finished his prep career with 65 home runs. He also owns a 95
mile-per-hour fastball.
Was Bookout confident coming in? “Oh, a little bit,”
he said. “But they’re [the other shot putters] all great
guys. You just come out here and see what the Lord can do for you.
It feels great to be a national champion. It feels really good.”
Defending champ Glenn DiGiorgio (Bayonne, N.J.) was second with
67-6. Others over 60 feet were Garrett Johnson (Tampa, Fla.), 65-11.75;
Brian Robison (Splendora, Texas), 64-6; Joe Thomas (Brookfield,
Wisc.), 64-4; Will Denbo (Nashville, Tenn.), 64-0.25; Tyg Long (Custer,
S.D.0, 63-7.5; Brandon Houle (Oshkosh, Wisc.), 62-8; Dane Miller
(Reading, Pa.), 61-6.25; and Tyler Curtis (Custer, S.D.), 60-8.
Long and Curtis are teammates at Curtis High School, located in
South Dakota’s Black Hills. No other school has two 60-foot
performers this season.
Final Results
Boys Shot Put
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National: ! 81-03.50 6/16/1979 Mike Carter, Jefferson, Dallas TX
Meet: @ 69-08.25 1997 Kevin DiGiorgio, Bayonne, NJ
Frosh: # 63-00 1999 Kevin Bookout, Stroud, OK
Soph: $ 68-10.75 2000 Kevin Bookout, Stroud, OK
Junior: % 71-10.25 1983 Arnold Campbell, Airline, Bessier Ci, LA
Senior: * 81-03.50 6/16/1979 Mike Carter, Jefferson, Dallas, TX
Name Year School Seed Finals
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Flight 1
1 COLLETT, HOWARD 02 Lakeville, MN 57-09.25 17.54m 57-06.50
2 FRYMAN, JOSHUA 03 Maysville, KY 57-03.00 17.30m 56-09.25
3 HUTCHINSON, SEAN 02 BILLERICA, MA 56-10.50 17.08m 56-00.50
4 FEIGHNER, CHRISTOPHER 03 Scotch Plains, NJ 56-04.25 16.50m 54-01.75
5 TYSON, RUSSELL 02 St. Pete, FL 57-11.50 16.38m 53-09.00
6 GONZALEZ, GABRIEL 02 Elizabeth, NJ 58-00.00 16.00m 52-06.00
7 CRAWFORD, CHRISTOPHER 02 JACKSONVILLE, NC 56-00.50 15.72m 51-07.00
8 CATHCART, PATER 02 Lakeville, MN 57-02.00 15.49m 50-10.00
9 HART, JON 03 Wyomissing, PA 58-03.00 14.75m 48-04.75
-- DUNKLEBERGER, JAKE 03 Smyrna, GA 57-04.50 FOUL
Flight 2
1 DENBO, WILLIAM 02 Nashville, TN 60-11.00 19.51m 64-00.25
2 CUSTIS, TYLER 02 Custer, SD 61-10.00 18.49m 60-08.00
3 POPE, LATHON 02 Hudson, NC 60-03.00 17.95m 58-10.75
4 HUNTZINGER, STEPHEN 03 Fairfax, VA 60-08.75 17.87m 58-07.50
5 FALLONE, JOHN 02 Rochester, NY 58-04.00 17.56m 57-07.50
6 KUEHL, ADAM 02 Tinton Falls, NJ 61-04.50 17.52m 57-05.75
7 ENGLIN, NATHAN 04 Shoreview, MN 61-05.00 16.99m 55-09.00
8 LASHER, EVAN 02 Pleasant Valley, NY 59-02.50 16.68m 54-08.75
9 ANDERSON, WALKER 02 Atlanta, GA 61-09.75 16.51m 54-02.00
-- MEYERS, STEVEN 02 Wayne, PA 60-03.50 FOUL
Flight 3
1 BOOKOUT, KEVIN 02 Stroud, OK 70-01.50 21.14m 69-04.25
2 DIGIORGIO, GLENN 02 Bayonne, NJ 68-00.25 20.57m 67-06.00
3 JOHNSON, GARRETT 92 Tampa, FL 62-05.00 20.11m 65-11.75
4 ROBISON, BRIAN 02 Splendora, TX 66-04.50 19.66m 64-06.00
5 THOMAS, JOE 03 Brookfield, WI 62-00.50 19.61m 64-04.00
6 LONG, TYG 02 Custer, SD 65-06.50 19.39m 63-07.50
7 HOULE, BRANDON 02 Oshkosh, WI 62-00.25 19.10m 62-08.00
8 MILLER, DANE 02 Reading, PA 62-06.25 18.75m 61-06.25
9 ORJI, UZOMA 02 Matawan, NJ 62-10.00 18.20m 59-08.50
10 KELLERMEYER, ADAM 03 Lithopodics, OH 62-10.50 18.05m 59-02.75
11 HOBSON, WILLIAM 02 Katy, TX 61-11.50 18.04m 59-02.25
Heats
Event 29 Boys Shot Put
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Friday 6/14/02 - 08:30 PM
National: 81-03.50 6/16/79 Mike Carter, Jefferson, Dallas TX
Meet: 69-08.25 1997 Kevin DiGiorgio, Bayonne, NJ
Frosh: 63-00 1999 Kevin Bookout, Stroud, OK
Soph: 68-10.75 2000 Kevin Bookout, Stroud, OK
Junior: 71-10.25 1983 Arnold Campbell, Airline, Bessier Ci, LA
Senior: 81-03.50 6/16/79 Mike Carter, Jefferson, Dallas, TX
Name Year School
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Flight 1 Finals
1 GONZALEZ, GABRIEL 02 Elizabeth, NJ
2 COLLETT, HOWARD 02 Lakeville, MN
3 TYSON, RUSSELL 02 St. Pete, FL
4 DUNKLEBERGER, JAKE 03 Smyrna, GA
5 FEIGHNER, CHRISTOPHER 03 Scotch Plains, N
6 CATHCART, PATER 02 Lakeville, MN
7 HART, JON 03 Wyomissing, PA
8 HUTCHINSON, SEAN 02 BILLERICA, MA
9 CRAWFORD, CHRISTOPHER 02 JACKSONVILLE, NC
10 FRYMAN, JOSHUA 03 Maysville, KY
Flight 2 Finals
1 LASHER, EVAN 02 Pleasant Valley,
2 DENBO, WILLIAM 02 Nashville, TN
3 ANDERSON, WALKER 02 Atlanta, GA
4 HUNTZINGER, STEPHEN 03 Fairfax, VA
5 FALLONE, JOHN 02 Rochester, NY
6 POPE, LATHON 02 Hudson, NC
7 KUEHL, ADAM 02 Tinton Falls, NJ
8 CUSTIS, TYLER 02 Custer, SD
9 MEYERS, STEVEN 02 Wayne, PA
10 ENGLIN, NATHAN 04 Shoreview, MN
Flight 3 Finals
1 ORJI, UZOMA 02 Matawan, NJ
2 HOBSON, WILLIAM 02 Katy, TX
3 ROBISON, BRIAN 02 Splendora, TX
4 KELLERMEYER, ADAM 03 Lithopodics, OH
5 LONG, TYG 02 Custer, SD
6 JOHNSON, GARRETT 92 Tampa, FL
7 DIGIORGIO, GLENN 02 Bayonne, NJ
8 BOOKOUT, KEVIN 02 Stroud, OK
9 MILLER, DANE 02 Reading, PA
10 THOMAS, JOE 03 Brookfield, WI
11 HOULE, BRANDON 02 Oshkosh, WI
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