MTC Throwers top Wisconsin State Honor Roll

So proud of the many Madison Throws Club kids that have had such strong starts to the season. Many of you have landed on the TOP of the WISCONSIN STATE TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL.

GIRLS HONOR ROLL ALL- DIVISIONS by Dave Figi
Girls Discus:
1. Sam Noennig   11, 156'8" D1 Hartford
3. Holly Houston 11, 135'1" D1 Madison Memorial
4. Karen Wethal  12,  131'3" D2 Evansville
7. Kelsey Judge   10,  124'2" D1 Baraboo
8. Chloe Eckstein 12, 123'6" D3 Reedsville

Girls Shot Put:
1. Sam Noennig    11,  45'11"  D1 Hartford
2. Kris Lindow      11, 43'6.25 D1 Ashwaubenon
20. Jordan Tyjeski 12, 38'4" D1 Beaver Dam

BOYS HONOR ROLL ALL-DIVISIONS by Craig Shepard
Boys Discus:
1. Landon Ellingson 11,  179' 8"  D2 Jefferson
3. Miles Kilpin         12,  164'10" D2 East Troy
8. Connor Wecerkly 10,   154' 1"  D1 Baraboo
10. Sean Cormican   11,  152' 7"  D1 Baraboo
14. Tucker Wedig     12,   150' 6"  D3 Belmont

Boys Shot Put
5. Tucker Wedig     12,  53' 7"  D3 Belmont
9. Miles Kilpin        12,  52' 9"  D2 East Troy
11. Jack Leonovich  11, 52'2.5" D1 Brookfield East


Wisconsin Prep Boys Honor Roll

A special thanks goes out to Craig Sheppard for taking on the Boys Honor Roll for the 2015 season!
See the most up to date BOYS HONOR ROLL here.  This honor roll will only include marks from outdoor season.  So if you had a P.R. indoors -  work hard and break it outdoors.

The early season Honor Roll is peppered with Throws Club athletes.  Keep up the good work gentleman.  Landon Ellingson, junior, from Jefferson High School takes the early season lead in the Discus with at throw of 179'.

MTC start the High School season with BIG THROWS

A huge thank you to the numerous athletes that committed to working hard this off-season and allowing Madison Throws Club to guide their training in the circle this past summer, fall, and winter.
Now it is time to compete.  The 2015 Wisconsin high school season has begun and its a 12 week journey of adjustments and continued growth with your high school coaches.  Best of luck to everyone, keep me posted on P.R.s!

Some throwers wasted no time to allow their hard work to shine through.  2 junior girls started the season with BIG THROWS.  Harford's Samantha Noennig and Ashwaubenon's Kristine Lindow both have set new P.R.'s at early indoor meets.  On Saturday, March 21, Noennig threw 45'4" at the Invite held at Carthage college.  Her throw is the 24th best in Wisconsin prep history.  Lindow wasted no time going 42'11" for a new P.R. in the shot put a few days later.





The Sam and Kris rank 1st and 2nd in the state.   Karen Wethal and Holly Houston out to strong starts as well, both with early season P.R.'s.   Keep track of the Girls STATE HONOR ROLL at Dave Figi's fantastic site covering Wisconsin Prep Girls Track and Field!  www.wisconsintrackonline.com

MTC ALUMNI having strong starts in College

A number of Madison Throws Club Alumni are performing quite well early in the college indoor seasons.  Lots of P.R.s and performances near the top of their respective conference honor rolls.  However there are an elite few who have cracked the top 50 in the NATION that deserve special note:  #Rank Nationally

NCAA DIII
Men's Shot Put
#5  55' 0.75"  Theron Baumann, fr. UW Whitewater
Women's Shot Put
#17  43' 1"     Jessica Putland, sr. Hamline
Women's Weight Throw
#13  53'3.75" Jessica Putland, sr. Hamline

NCAA DII
Men's Shot Put
#12 55' 2"      Jason Zahn, so. Ashland
Women's Weight Throw
#5   61'11"     Kaitlyn Long, fr. Winona State

NCAA DI
Men's Weight Throw
#11 70' 0.25"  Justin Barber, sr. Minnesota
#43 64' 5.25"  Riley Budde, fr. Wisconsin
Women's Weight Throw
#21 65'9.75"   Angela Boushea, sr. Wisconsin



MTC ALUMNI THROWERS excel at UW vs. MINN DUAL MEET



Kiley Sabin, Kailee Kamps, Coach Frontier, KeKe Burks, Angela Boushea
January 23-24, 2015
The first dual meet between the UW Badgers and Minnesota Gophers in 37 years provided a great opportunity for MTC Alumni throwers to hit some new lifetime bests early in the NCAA indoor season.
Kiley Sabin who is in her redshirt season in her first year at Minnesota p.r.'d in the exhibition discus event 46.39m (152'1").  KeKeBurks, jr, Minnesota, also p.r.'d in the discus with a throw of  50.04m (164'1").  Angela Boushea, sr. Wisconsin, p.r.'d in the weight throw 20.06m (65'9.5') which is the 3rd best throw in the Big Ten this season and the 17th best throw in the country so far this season.
Kailee Kamps, so. Minnesota, p.r.'d in the shot put 15.03m (49'3.5"), an amazing throw after a lengthy rehab from a elbow injury.  
It was awesome to see the girls compete at such a high level!  Best of luck and continued success this season.

Special Thanks to  Dave Figi for the in-action photos.
Check out Dave's coverage of the meet HERE.


2015 USATF WISCONSIN INDOOR MEET and MORE

Those of you wanting to throw some shot put in a competition before the season starts...here are a couple of opportunities:

USATF will be hosting the annual Indoor Youth meet at Carthage College on Feb. 8th.
Meet INFO and PRINT REGISTRATION HERE.
Online Registration HERE. closes Feb 4th

Sign up by
MADISON THROWS CLUB code : 20-0350

Also:
Watertown High School will be hosting a meet on Saturday March 7th.
Field Events, including shot put begin at 10am, and will be done before our 2-4pm session that day.
Meet INFO HERE.
Online Registration HERE.





BEST of LUCK...

Just wanted to give a shout out to all of the MTC ALUMNI who begin their NCAA indoor seasons.
Throw FAR, enjoy the journey, and keep working hard- there is lots of time to continue to improve before the meets that count!

WIAA Boys State Discus Record - Luke Sullivan 193'3"



Luke Sullivan's record 193'3" discus throw at the 1993 WIAA STATE Track and Field Championships has stood the test of time. Its one of the oldest records in the books.   State records can only be set at the WIAA state meet.  Luke was a junior at Verona High School and despite winning his third state championship his senior year he couldn't top his own mark on the day of the meet, despite throwing 198'11" that season.  We've seen a lot of good discus throwers since 1993, but none have been able to produce the magic Luke created in 1993.  If records are made to be broken, it will take someone with a lot of hard-work, determination, great technique, and most importantly the guts to not succumb to the pressure state meet can produce.

Until then, keep watching this video and stay hungry.