MTC THROWERS on their way to STATE...

DIVISION 1 BOYS SHOT PUT

Theron Baumann JR Monona Grove 58-02.50

Rafael Saez SR Oak Creek 56-05.50

Andrew Brekke SR La Crosse Ce 55-03.00

Jackson, Drex SR Verona Area 53-08.00

Jason Zahn JR Grafton 51-03.25

DIVISION 1 BOYS DISCUS

Jason Zahn JR Grafton 170-10

Andrew Brekke SR La Crosse Ce 168-08

Theron Baumann JR Monona Grove 167-09

Rafael Saez SR Oak Creek 166-02

Jackson, Drex SR Verona Area 164-03

Natter, AJ SO Milton 161-00

DIVISION 1 GIRLS DISCUS

Corinne Franz SO Madison Memo 122-04

DIVISION 2 BOYS SHOT PUT

Nick Walker SR Monroe 49-06.50

DIVISION 2 BOYS DISCUS

Dustin Guy SR Rich. Center 150-04

Nick Walker SR Monroe 149-06

DIVISION 2 GIRLS SHOT PUT

Griep, Molly JR Whitewater 38-01.00

DIVISION 2 GIRLS DISCUS

Heather Clankie JR Brodhead/Juda 128-09

Griep, Molly JR Whitewater 111-09

DIVISION 3 GIRLS SHOT PUT

Kailee Kamps JR Belmont 41-01.00

DIVISION 3 GIRLS DISCUS

Kailee Kamps JR Belmont 138-08

DIVISION 3 BOYS DISCUS

Steve Styza SR Lake Country Lut 146-02

Angela Boushea

MTC ATHLETE PROFILE: ANGELA BOUSHEA 
  MTC since 2007
MONONA GROVE HIGH SCHOOL '10
 H.S. Shot Put P.R. 47'8"
H.S. Discus P.R. 148'8"
6-Time Badger South Conference Champion
2007 State Qualifier in Shot Put - 4th
2008 State Qualifier in Shot Put - 4th

2008 State Qualifier in Discus - 3rd
2009 State Qualifier in Shot Put - STATE CHAMPION
2009 State Qualifier in Discus - 4th
2010 State Qualifier in Shot Put - Runner-up
2010 State Qualifier in Discus - Runner-Up

UNIVESITY OF WISCONSIN '15 BS
NCAA Shot Put P.R. 49'1.5" #7 UW History
NCAA WEIGHT THROW P.R. 66'4.25" #4 UW History
NCAA HAMMER THROW P.R. 190' 3" #2 UW History
5-Time ALL-BIG TEN performer


WHY MADISON THROWS CLUB?

• "Joe and his coaches not only have an impressive list of athletes they have worked with, but they have the ability to work with any athlete at any level." 
• "Joe puts his all into his athletes to create a personal connection which helps an athlete find the success they are capable of."  
• "His clinics, fall/winter sessions, and summer Throws Club is the place to improve as a thrower."

ADVICE for THROWERS:

• "GET IN THE WEIGHT ROOM! In high school I only went to the weight room for Phy. Ed class.  I regret not starting to lift earlier in my throwing career."
• "Believe in yourself and listen to your coaches. Be coach-able and remain open to changes in technique."

2011 MTC SUMMER REGISTRATION

Thanks for waiting, now registration forms are available for SUMMER 2011 MTC sign ups...

Madison Throws Club is excited to continue working with you...and if your new...we can't wait to get started. Madison Throws Club now in its ninth year of instruction will also provide 2 new offerings this summer.

Club:

Madison Throws Club

8 sessions of group work to take your Shot Put and Discus technique to new levels. We will meet Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30-5:00pm. All Middle School, High School, or College throwers passionate about throwing should join.

New:

MTC Beginners Sessions

4 sessions aimed at giving beginning throwers all the basics for Shot Put and Discus in a small group setting. Athletes entering 6,7,8, or 9th grade who want to learn how to throw should attend.

MTC Advanced Sessions

4 sessions for elite throwers to work on more advanced technical aspects of the throws in a small group session. Athletes who have a strong understanding of throwing technique and would like to work on specific aspects of their skills should attend.

REGISTER NOW! by printing and mailing in your Registration, Waiver, and Payment.

Note:

Throwers who can not commit to the MTC schedule or have too far to travel regularly to Madison should contact Coach Frontier to set up a One-on-One or even a small group session with some of your teammates or friends.

Jackson, Baumann, Archibald, and Jung best the discus field at the 2011 SPARTAN INVITE

Drex Jackson (sr) Verona, Theron Baumann (jr) Monona Grove, Josh Archibald (sr) Monona Grove, and Jon Jung (sr) Madison Memorial - all had strong performances in the Discus at the 2011 Spartan Invite. Drex's P.R. of 174'5" was good enough to best the field and move him up to #2 on the State Honor Roll. Baumann, now #3 on the H.R. finished 2nd, 165'4". Archibald set new personal bests in the the Shot and the Discus, his Discus throw of 151'4" was good for 4th place. Jon Jung threw 135' 8" to take 7th.

Best of luck the rest of the way boys. Keep up the good work.

GRIEP, FRANZ, and FORD throw well at LADY HIGHLANDER INVITE

All 3 Madison Throws Club girls in the competition of 30 throwers take home 2 medals a piece at the 2011 Lady Highlander Invite. Molly Griep (jr) Whitewater- 1st in Discus and 2nd in Shot Put, Corinne Franz (so) Madison Memorial - 3rd in Discus and 5th in Shot Put, Jessi Ford (so) Madison Memorial - 5th in Discus and 6th in Shot Put. Molly's Discus throw of 130'4" was a season best and she threw 38' in the shot. Jessi had P.R.'s in both the Shot 32'6.5" and Discus 90'11". Corinne battled to throws of 33'1.75" in the shot and 109'5" in the Discus.

BIG THROWS close out the month of APRIL

Some big throws from several Madison Throws Club throwers this past weekend brought a close to the month of April. Theron Baumann (Jr) Monona Grove took over the Shot Put lead on the State Honor Roll from fellow MTC thrower Rafael Saez (Sr) Oak Creek. Theron's throw of 58'8.5" is a new P.R. for him and makes him the first thrower in the state to break into the 58's this year.

Kailee Kamps (Jr) Belmont also had a P.R. Friday night. Her's came in the shot put, throwing 43'1" to pull with in a half inch of the top throw in the state for the 2011 season.

Corinne Franz (So) Madison Memorial had a P.R. in the discus, throwing 113'2" to best the field at the Baraboo Relays. While Andrew Brekke (Sr) LaCrosse Central had the best throw in the boys Discus at the Baraboo Relays.

Why I throw

Rachel Womack visited Coach Dave Hahn and his UW Whitewater Warhawks throwers on a rainy day practice in April, 2011. Rachel is a professional videographer and also the middle school throws coach at Slinger, WI. She created this video to help promote the throws, with the theme being "Why I throw." The Warhawks are having a great season and its really neat to hear their reasons of why they got into / love the throws.



Rachel has done some other projects with throwers as well. She recently did a piece highlighting Luke Sullivan's All-American Throws Camp. She also had a hand in getting current national D3 discus leader, Breanna Strupp, started in the discus throw as a middle school athlete.

Thanks to Rachel for giving back to the throws!

Check out RACHEL's website HERE.

Check out Coach Dave Hahn's website HERE.

Check out Luke Sullivan's website HERE.

2011 DISCUS REVIEW

LUKE SULLIVAN's 2011 DISCUS REVIEW

Although the throwing season is already under way I have decided to list my criteria in the selection of a discus. The implements are made out of different materials with varying rim weights. Over the years I have thrown many discus, have discussed in detail the pros and cons of particular brands with high school, college and professional athletes, and have queried a number of coaches as to their likes and dislikes. All parties agree that the implement selected must match the throwing capability of the athlete. Listed below are some of the questions that should be posed:
(1) How far are you throwing? If you are a beginner it makes no sense to purchase a discus with a high rim weight as you will not be able to spin it.

(2) If your discus flutters, stick with the cheaper implement. A cardinal rule is that the better the thrower the more weight on the edge. The faster you can spin it the further it goes.

(3) Does the implement feel comfortable in your hand? Can you grip it without slipping? How does it feel when it is released?

(4) Cost. If a coach is working with 20 throwers it does not make fiscal sense to purchase one $500 discus and 10 cheap rubber ones. Buy a half dozen medium range implements so that everyone can get in a lot of repetitions. Unless you have an extraordinary athlete odds are your big purchase is not going to win you additional distance.

2011 Discus Review

With this in mind, let's go shopping for some discus!


* Luke Sullivan is the WIAA Wisconsin Track and Field Discus Record Holder. He was a 4 time All-American at UCLA. He competed in 2 U.S. Olympic Trials. And he has been a good friend to MADISON THROWS CLUB since its inception.

Thanks LUKE! For your great article.

DISCUS STARTING TO SEE CHANGES ALREADY

Some nice throws at some of the first outdoor meets of the 2011 season have already started to change the look of the WISCONSIN State Honor Roll List in the DISCUS! Congrats to the many MADISON THROWS CLUB throwers on your strong starts. Kudos to Kailee Kamps, Jessica Putland, Theron Baumann, Drex Jackson and Albert Unruh on early P.R.s! Be patient in the circle, hard work now will pay off in May and June.

MTC GIRLS on DISCUS HONOR ROLL

1. 136'9'' Kailee Kamps (JR) Belmont

3. 124' 10 Heather Clankie (JR) Brodhead-Juda

6. 119' 00 Molly Griep (JR) Whitewater

11. 114' 05 Jessica Putland (SR) Sugar River

17. 107' 11 Corinne Franz (SO) Madison Memorial

Some of Kailee's practice throws:

MTC BOYS on DISCUS HONOR ROLL

1. 173'2'' Theron Baumann (JR) Monona Grove

2. 164'9'' Drex Jackson (SR) Verona

3. 157'0'' Rafael Saez (SR) Oak Creek

16. 136'11'' Nick Walker (SR) Monroe

20. 135'5'' Albert Unruh (JR) Marshall

Drex's throw:

EARLY HONOR ROLL has many MTCers

The WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD State Honor Roll list for the throws is full of MADISON THROWS CLUB members. With indoor season behind us and outdoor just getting underway, I'm sure there will be lots of changes. ON the list or not...your goal is to throw further each week, the weeks that you don't,take away something from it and apply it at practice the next week. I look forward to seeing lots of P.R.s in the coming weeks. Congrats to everyone on your solid starts to the 2011 season, keep working hard and good luck the rest of the way!

Throw Far,

Coach Frontier

WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD GIRLS SHOT PUT HONOR ROLL as of 4/11/11
1 Kennedy Blahnik (FR) Algoma 43'1.5''

2 Molly Griep (JR) Whitewater 42'7''

3 Kailee Kamps (JR) Belmont 41'6''

4 Lyndsey Thorpe (SR) Stanley-Boyd 41'4.5''

5 Jamie Lindstrom (SR)Hudson 41'4''

6 Lindsey Thomas (SR) Kimberly 40'3.5''

7 Paige Day (SO) D.C. Everest 39'11.5''

8 Jamie Clark (JR) Shawano 39'4''

9 Chy'enne LeNeair (SR) Racine Horlick 39'0''

10 Kayla Brown (JR) La Crosse Logan 38'11''

11 Tessa Snell (JR) Edgerton 38'9.5''

12 Andrea Swanson (JR) Random Lake 38'8''

13 Shavana Talbert (JR) Fond du Lac 38'2''

14 Paige Garriga (SR) Osceola 38'1.5''

15 Haley Zakrzewski (SR) Rosholt 37'11.5''

16 Alyssa Lueck (JR) Big Foot 37'8.5''

17 Sarah Woellert (SR) Elkhorn 37'6''

18 Alanna Queen (SR) Kettle Moraine 37'4.75''

19 LeAnna Bender (JR) Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 37'4.25''

20 Andrea Swanson (JR) Random Lake 37'2''

WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD GIRLS DISCUS HONOR ROLL as of 4/11/11

1 Kailee Kamps (JR) Belmont 136'9''

2 Heather Clankie (JR) Brodhead 122'0''

3 Laura Kasten (SR) GillettS 110'0''

4 April McCarthy (SO) Stoughton 108'7''

5 Alicia Condon (JR) Brodhead 107'10''

6 Sydney Tepley (JR) Racine St. Catherine's 106'11''

7 Jessica Putland (JR) Sugar River 106'5''

8 Therea Nowak (SR) Coleman 106'2''

9 Melanie Brickner (SR) Marathon 104'6''

10 Kelli Lane (SR) Marathon 103'11''

11 Kadijah Brandenburg (JR) Beloit Memorial 103'4''

12 Stephanie Pehler (SR) La Crosse Logan 97'3''

13 Taylor Grzesiak (SR) Marathon 97'1''

14 Hillary Best (SR) Albany 96'7''

15 Hailey McGowan (JR) Darlington 96'0''

16 Kayla Chatterton (JR) North Fond du Lac 95'6''

17 Amanda Krautkramer (JR) Marathon 95'0''

18 Natalie Parker (JR) North Fond du Lac 94'10''

19 Michelle Pehler (SR) Cochrane-Fountain City 94'0''

20 Taylar Price (JR) Beloit Memorial 93'5''

WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD HONOR ROLL BOYS SHOT PUT as of 4/11/11
1 Rafael Saez (SR) Oak Creek 57'9''

2 Theron Baumann (JR) Monona Grove 57'5.5''

3 Kaleb Wendricks (SR) Bay Port 56'10''

4 Matt Losiniecki (SR) Waukesha West 56'9''

5 Zach Blahnik (JR) Algoma 56'2.25''

6 Drex Jackson (SR) Verona 55'4.75''

7 Kevin Kitzman (SR) Clinton 55'4.5''

8 Chad Strehlow (SR) Suring 54'9.5''

9 Derek Watt (SR) Pewaukee 54'8''

10 Sam Arneson (SR) Merrill 54'0''

11 Jason Zahn (JR) Grafton 53'10.5''

12 Jon Pahl (SR) Kimberly 53'6.5''

13 Jeff Sczerzen (SR) West Allis Hale 53'3''

14 Ryan Paulick (SR) Suring 52'11.5''

15 Nick Leskey (SR) Merrill 52'6.5''

16 Bryon Bierce (SR) Ashwaubenon 52'6.5''

17 Zach Baehman (SR) Omro 52'5''

18 Cameron Clinton-Earl (SR) Sussex Hamilton 52'4''\

19 Nick Grosskopf (SR) D.C. Everest 52'2.25''

WISCONSIN TRACK AND FIELD HONOR ROLL BOYS DISCUS as of 4/11/11
1 Theron Baumann (JR) Monona Grove 173'2''

2 Greg Ganter (SR) Cuba City 146'4''

3 Chris Klein (SR) Roncalli 142'8''

4 Ryan Paulick (SR) Suring 138'7''

5 Christian Stiehl (SO) Black River Falls 138'6''

6 Isaac Kalsow (SR) Wisconsin Heights 137'6''

7 Jon Groves (SR) Lodi 137'4''

8 Josh Davison (JR) Waterloo 137'3''

9 Brant Wilterdink (SR) Oostburg 137'1''

10 Giovanni Anderson (JR) Saint Mary's Springs 137'0''

11 Mario Blanquel (SR) BadgerBadger Quad4/7137'0''

12 Nick Walker (SR) Monroe 136'11''

13 Chad Strehlow (SR) Suring 136'9''

14 Anthony Titera (SR) Hudson 135'10''

15 Albert Unruh (JR) Marshall 135'5''

16 Kevin Kitzman (SR) Clinton 135' 0''

17 Jacob Bergman (JR) Clinton 133' 7''

18 Neal Sennhenn (SR) Columbus 131'8''

19 Bryce Stieber (SR) Marathon 130'1''

20 Shane Brozowski (SR) Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 129'11''