Madison Throws Club is dedicated to TRACK and FIELD THROWERS in Wisconsin and beyond who want to take their skills to the next level. Middle School, High School and College - beginner through advanced; MTC has been helping hundreds of throwers become their best since 2002. MTC offers summer, fall, and winter sessions, one-on-one coaching and small and large group clinics year-round in Madison, Wisconsin.
UW BADGERS meet host to many MTC Alumni
The University of Wisconsin Badgers will host a Track and Field meet on January 24 and 25 against Depaul University, Indiana State University, Marquette University, and Northern Illinois University. Competition will begin on Friday night at 5pm with an exhibition discus event on the turf of the McClain Center adjacent to the SHELL Track facility. Weight Throw and Shot Put will begin at 12noon on Saturday in the SHELL.
This meet will see many MTC Alumni and friends of MTC compete. 2-Time WIAA State discus champion, Corinne Franz is a freshman competing for Depaul. Former WIAA State shot put champion and record holder, Angela Boushea is competing for UW along with Riley Budde and Andrew Brekke. Mary Theisen friend of MTC and MTC Coach, is in her final season at Indiana State will also be throwing.
Admission is free, come check it out.
photo courtesy of Dave Figi
Compete at the USATF Wisconsin State Indoor meet
Carthage College will host the 2014 USATF Youth Indoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday, February 16, 2014. Athletes can compete in any track and field event, for the throws the Shot Put and/or Weight Toss are offered. Field Events begin at 11am.
Compete in your age group.
age 11-12
age 13-14
age 15-16
age 17-18
Cost of the meet is $11 + $6 per event.
You must be a USATF member to compete in USATF meets however, sign up to be a USATF member as a MADISON THROWS CLUB member and receive a discount on your 2014 Summer MTC registration. When you sign up to be a USATF member ($20) simply enter the Madison Throws Club code 20-0350 in the box provided.
Compete in your age group.
age 11-12
age 13-14
age 15-16
age 17-18
Cost of the meet is $11 + $6 per event.
You must be a USATF member to compete in USATF meets however, sign up to be a USATF member as a MADISON THROWS CLUB member and receive a discount on your 2014 Summer MTC registration. When you sign up to be a USATF member ($20) simply enter the Madison Throws Club code 20-0350 in the box provided.
MTC NCAA throwers start strong
| Corinne Franz, Angela Boushea, Coach Frontier, Mary Theisen |
University of Wisconsin hosted an indoor meet Saturday, Jan 25, 2014. Angela Boushea, a junior at UW, won the Weight Throw competition with a throw of 62'11.5" a throw that ranks her 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Mary Theisen, a senior at Indiana State, won the Shot Put with a new P.R. 56'00". Theisen's throw ranks her 3rd in the women's shot put in the nation. Corinne Franz, a freshman at Depaul, P.R.d in the weight throw. It was so fun to watch these women compete!
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| Angela Boushea, University of Wisconsin photo by Dave Figi |
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| Mary Theisen, Indiana State University photo by Dave Figi |
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| Corinne Franz, Depaul University photo by Dave Figi |
University of Minnesota hosted a meet Saturday, Jan 18, 2014 that saw several MTC alumni compete against one another. The Shot Put saw 3 MTC athletes finish in the top 7.
1 Becci Osterdyk SO Minnesota 14.36m 47-01.50
2 Lyndsey Thorpe SO Minnesota 13.85m 45-05.25
3 Molly Griep SO North Dakota 13.66m 44-09.75
4 Kailee Kamps FR Minnesota 13.47m 44-02.50
5 Chantel Urban JR North Dakota 13.09m 42-11.50
6 Allie Heifort Unat-Minneso 12.87m 42-02.75
7 Jessica Putland JR Hamline 12.79m 41-11.50
KeKe Burks broke her own North Dakota Record in the weight throw again, great way to start the season.
1 Devin Stanford JR Minnesota 17.21m 56-05.75
2 Keke Burks SO North Dakota 16.45m 53-11.75
3 Lyndsey Thorpe SO Minnesota 16.42m 53-10.50
4 Jennifer Hitchcock JR Minn-Duluth 15.89m 52-01.75
5 Morgan Stampley JR Minn State 15.72m 51-07.00
6 Molly Griep SO North Dakota 15.52m 50-11.00
The UW Badgers hosted a duel meet vs Missouri that had 3 more MTC alumni compete.
Andrew Brekke took 3rd in the men's Weight Throw won the shot put, while Angela Boushea took 2nd on in the weight throw and 4th in the shot put on women's side.
3 Andrew Brekke SO Wisconsin 16.96m 55-07.75 Weight
2 Angela Boushea JR Wisconsin 18.58m 60-11.50 Weight
1 Andrew Brekke SO Wisconsin 15.54m 51-00.00 Shot Put
4 Angela Boushea JR Wisconsin 14.11m 46-03.50 Shot Put
In the Friday night open meet Riley Budde won both the weight throw and shot put with great throws for his first collegiate meet.
1 Riley Budde FR Unat-Wisconsin 15.88m 52-01.25 Weight
1 Riley Budde FR Unat-Wisconsin 15.45m 50-08.25 Shot Put
Molly Griep's throw was a new P.R. in the shot put...
Congrats to the many MTC throwers competing in college who had great performances in their first meet of the indoor season. Lots of great throws. Can't wait to see how far you'll go in February and March.Good Luck on finals and enjoy your break.
KeKe Burks - University of North Dakota - breaks the school record in the WEIGHT THROW.
Also Jason Zahn - Ashland University - goes 55'+ in the shot - not bad for a discus thrower;)
Corinne Franz - DePaul University - breaks 40' in the shot for the first time - not bad for a discus thrower;)
Keep working hard!
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GOODLUCK College MTC Throwers
As the NCAA indoor season begins for many schools this weekend, I wanted to wish all the best to the Madison Throws Club throwers competing in college. Months and years of preparation have gotten you to this point. The waiting is nearly over, when that first meet begins, do your thing, you are ready! This season make sure you learn from your successes as well as your disappointments, both offer valuable lessons that can make you better. Its a long season, build on each meet so that you can throw your best when it means the most to you and your team.
Throw Far,
Coach Frontier
GOOD LUCK! To all of MTC's college throwers.
Justin Barber - Minnesota
Angela Boushea - Wisconsin
Andrew Brekke - Wisconsin
Riley Budde - Wisconsin
KeKe Burks - North Dakota
Heather Clankie - St. Cloud State
Corinne Franz - DePaul
Molly Griep - North Dakota
Haley Houser - UW Whitewater
Kailee Kamps - Minnesota
Kassie Kamps - Winona State
Donald Lehr - UW Platteville
April McCarthy - Central College
Jessica Putland - Hamline
Rafi Saez - St. Cloud State
Albert Unruh - UW Stevens Point
Jason Zahn - Ashland
Throw Far,
Coach Frontier
GOOD LUCK! To all of MTC's college throwers.
Justin Barber - Minnesota
Angela Boushea - Wisconsin
Andrew Brekke - Wisconsin
Riley Budde - Wisconsin
KeKe Burks - North Dakota
Heather Clankie - St. Cloud State
Corinne Franz - DePaul
Molly Griep - North Dakota
Haley Houser - UW Whitewater
Kailee Kamps - Minnesota
Kassie Kamps - Winona State
Donald Lehr - UW Platteville
April McCarthy - Central College
Jessica Putland - Hamline
Rafi Saez - St. Cloud State
Albert Unruh - UW Stevens Point
Jason Zahn - Ashland
CONTACT US
Contact Madison Throws Club
BY EMAIL:
Coach Joe Frontier
josephfrontier@hotmail.com
or
madisonthrowsclub@gmail.com
BY MAIL:
Madison Throws Club
C/O Coach Frontier
2581 Placid St.
Fitchburg, WI 53711
FACEBOOK:
Madison Throws Club on Facebook
TWITTER:
Follow Madison Throws Club on Twitter @MTCthrowers
Where does Madison Throws Club meet?
Madison Memorial High School
201 S. Gammon Rd.
Madison, WI 53717
OUTDOORS:
The outdoor throwing area is at the south end of the stadium along Mineral Point Rd.
INDOORS:
Indoor sessions are held in the fieldhouse. Park on the north side of the school in between Memorial High School and Jefferson Middle School. Enter the doors marked Fieldhouse Entrance.
BY EMAIL:
Coach Joe Frontier
josephfrontier@hotmail.com
or
madisonthrowsclub@gmail.com
BY MAIL:
Madison Throws Club
C/O Coach Frontier
2581 Placid St.
Fitchburg, WI 53711
FACEBOOK:
Madison Throws Club on Facebook
TWITTER:
Follow Madison Throws Club on Twitter @MTCthrowers
Where does Madison Throws Club meet?
Madison Memorial High School
201 S. Gammon Rd.
Madison, WI 53717
OUTDOORS:
The outdoor throwing area is at the south end of the stadium along Mineral Point Rd.
INDOORS:
Indoor sessions are held in the fieldhouse. Park on the north side of the school in between Memorial High School and Jefferson Middle School. Enter the doors marked Fieldhouse Entrance.
About Madison Throws Club
Madison Throws Club had a simple beginning, we started in 2002 when a few Madison Memorial throwers asked Coach Frontier if they could throw more in the summer. Since then MTC has grown to help hundreds of track and field throwers from Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan each year. With the help of many of the best coaches in the Midwest MTC athletes have gone on to win Conference and State Championships, set school and state records, compete at the national level, and continue on to have great success at the college level.
Our simple mission:
Improve athletes in the throwing events in the state of Wisconsin and beyond by offering high quality coaching and instruction.
What we offer:
Our simple mission:
Improve athletes in the throwing events in the state of Wisconsin and beyond by offering high quality coaching and instruction.
What we offer:
- Madison Throws Club Summer - sessions June-July August
- Madison Throws Club Fall - sessions Sept-Oct
- Madison Throws Club Winter - sessions Nov-Feb
- One-on-one or small group sessions by appointment - Contact Coach Frontier
- Shot put
- Discus
- Hammer
- Javelin
- Strength and Speed Training
- Clinics at your school or site
COLLEGE RECRUITING and THROWING at the NEXT LEVEL
Many high school athletes wonder what will it take to throw in college? That is a harder question to answer than it should be. Let me try to break this down into smaller pieces:
- College Coaches interested in recruiting our MTC athletes can contact me for more information.
- Parents with questions about throwing in college can contact me about more information.
- Throwers interested in throwing college at any level NCAA DI, DII, DIII, or NAIA need to consider the following factors...
2013-2014 WINTER DATES
Check your calendars... Here are this year's winter MADISON THROWS CLUB session dates.
SATURDAY, NOV. 23 2-4pm
SATURDAY, DEC. 7 2-4pm
SATURDAY, JAN. 11 2-4pm
SATURDAY, FEB. 8 2-4pm
All session will be held at the Madison Memorial High School fieldhouse.
Sign up for all 4 sessions or ala cart.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW.
Can't wait to get started!
Coach Frontier
Need 1-on-1 drill/technique work or weightroom training, contact me.
Questions???
josephfrontier@hotmail.com
UW BADGERS announce Winter Clinics
UW Badgers announce Winter opportunities for high school throwers and other Track and Field athletes. If you can, take advantage of working with Coach Dave Astrauskas and his talented group of throwers. UW currently is the #5 Throws program in the country. UW is the home to former MTC throwers: Angela Boushea, Andrew Brekke, and Riley Budde.
Sunday, December 1, 2013 10am-3pm
Sunday, January 5, 2014 10am-3pm
UW Track and Field Clinic
Sunday, December 1, 2013 10am-3pm
Sunday, January 5, 2014 10am-3pm
UW Track and Field Clinic
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| Angela Boushea photo by Dave Figi |
Final MTC Fall throwing session
It's getting cold out there...
Our final FALL SESSION is this Sunday, October 27, from 10am-12.
For any athletes who are interested in an opportunity to throw Javelin or Hammer
There will be an opportunity after our session Sunday from 12-1pm.
Coach Megan Rennhack, former UW Badger great and school record holder in the women's Javelin, will be instructing the Javelin Session. Hammer throwers will be with me.
Please contact me ASAP to reserve a spot for either of these extra sessions. Space is limited.
email me at
josephfrontier@hotmail.com
Dress Warm.
WINTER THROWING SESSIONS dates will be announced shortly. There will be 4-6 MTC winter sessions held indoors at Madison Memorial High School. sessions will be Saturday afternoons 2-4pm.
Stay tuned for dates and registration information.
Our final FALL SESSION is this Sunday, October 27, from 10am-12.
For any athletes who are interested in an opportunity to throw Javelin or Hammer
There will be an opportunity after our session Sunday from 12-1pm.
Coach Megan Rennhack, former UW Badger great and school record holder in the women's Javelin, will be instructing the Javelin Session. Hammer throwers will be with me.
Please contact me ASAP to reserve a spot for either of these extra sessions. Space is limited.
email me at
josephfrontier@hotmail.com
Dress Warm.
WINTER THROWING SESSIONS dates will be announced shortly. There will be 4-6 MTC winter sessions held indoors at Madison Memorial High School. sessions will be Saturday afternoons 2-4pm.
Stay tuned for dates and registration information.
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