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.
The Saturday Feb. 20 SESSION will be RESCHEDULED. Due to a building schedule conflict. Please stay tuned for an UPDATED TIME CHANGE! FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL Madison Throws Club Winter Sessions in 2015-16 are FULL!
Please contact Coach Frontier directly to find out if there are cancellations or to set up a 1on1 session.
josephfrontier@hotmail.com
2015-16 DATES Saturday Dec. 5 1:30-3:30pm FULL Saturday Dec. 12 1:30-3:30pm FULL Saturday Jan. 2 1:30-3:30pm FULL Saturday Jan. 16 1:30-3:30pm FULL Saturday Feb. 20 1:30-3:30pm FULL - TIME CHANGE COMING Please download and print REGISTRATION AVAILABLE HERE.
PLEASE WATCH FOR FEB. 20 TIME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!
If you need 1-on-1 or small group help please contact Coach Frontier directly.
josephfrontier@hotmail.com
Here is the current composite ranking of Wisconsin Prep Boys throwers. My composite list has 9 athletes that appear on both the TOP 30 SHOT PUT list and DISCUS list. Currently the boys lists only recognizes the TOP 30 in all events. WISTCA is working on currently updating the All-Time Lists to preserve our state history of prep athlete accomplishments. While the girls list contain the top 50. So there may be many more boys that have throws on both lists in the top 50. Stay tuned, if i can obtain that info I will update the composite rankings.
There is a rich high school Track and Field tradition in the state of Wisconsin especially in the SHOT PUT and DISCUS throwing events.
So who are the best WI prep girls throwers of all time? Only 18 girls in state history are on both the current all-time lists. Some very special performances over recent years have altered the girls history books in a big way. 15 of the 18 who made the list, competed since 2002, nearly wiping out what the history books looked like prior to 2000.
Here is how the girl throwers who appear on both the SHOT PUT top 50 list and the DISCUS top 50 list look when I gave them a ranking based on their composite shot put and discus ranking:
Looking at all of the throwers at the 2015 World Championships in Men's and Women's Shot Put, Discus, Hammer, and Javelin 20% of their first throws were scratches. In the qualifying round, throwers who scratched had a 27.9% chance of moving on from qualifying. Athletes that had a legal first throw nearly doubled their chance to make the final at 52.4%.
In the preliminary round the numbers did not change much. 22% of throwers with a first round foul earned 3 more throws in the final. While 44% of throwers with first throw marks moved on to the top 8.
Many factors, not just pure probability of first round fouls play into making it into finals at any meet. But I do think the importance of having a mark on your first throw as meets get bigger and the competition is at its highest, can not be overlooked. Things like psychology and pressure DO factor in here as well as experience. Please read the article for more details!
One important thing to remember during your training is to not practice fouling! I see a lot throwers scratch every throw during a warm-up and then have to drastically change what they do during the competition to get a mark. Practice how you want to compete. If you scratch a lot during practice slow down, find a way to stay in the ring, then add speed back in slowly and see if you can continue to stay in the ring. When you have a legal throw on throw number 1, it can make the rest of your competition much easier to approach.
Not only can having a mark on your first attempt take a lot of pressure off of yourself it can allow you to chase big throws on your next 2 attempts. But it opens the possibility of other impacts as well. Having a mark that is a BIG throw in the first round can put pressure on your competitors. I've watched plenty of competitions where a big first round mark weighs heavily on the rest of the field. And despite there being talented throwers capable of out throwing your big mark, the psychology of them having to chase you can change their outcomes drastically.
2015 MTC FALL THROWING THROWING SESSIONS Registration is now available. Train with the best!
Please print and mail in registration/waiver form with payment.
We will be throwing the following Sunday mornings at 10am:
Sunday Sept. 13 FULL
Sunday Sept. 27 FULL
Sunday Oct. 11 FULL
Sunday Oct. 25 FULL
Sunday Nov. 1 FULL
Questions??
Contact: Coach Joe Frontier at josephfrontier@hotmail.com
Madison Throws Club's Sam Noennig will compete in the Discus for TEAM USA today at the World Youth Championships in Cali, Columbia - South America. She is joined by another Wisconsin Thrower, Josie Schaefer. BEST OF LUCK, THROW BIG, THROW FAR!
TODAY's SESSION JUNE 22nd, is ON :)
The severe weather has moved to our east. If any pop up storms come our way that include lightning we will seek shelter inside Memorial High School until the weather clears.
Remember for future sessions:
In case of SEVERE WEATHER that is known before a session begins, we may cancel. Many of you have long drives to attend. Please don't hesitate to text to confirm a session will run or not.
Coach Frontier: 608 712-6121
Congratulations to everyone who competed at the 2015 WIAA State Championships. 22 MTC Qualifiers - 13 of which finished in the top 8 of their throwing events. A Special Congratulations to
the 3 athletes that collected 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Chloe Eckstein, (sr.) Reedsvile - D3 Girls Discus Champion
Tucker Wedig, (sr.) Belmont - D3 Boys Discus Champion
Tucker Wedig, (sr.) Belmont - D3 Boys Shot Put Champion
Samantha Noennig, (jr.) Hartford - D1 Girls Discus Champion
Samantha Noennig, (jr.) Hartford - D1 Girls Shot Put Champion See all 24 Madison throws Club Throwers that have won State Championships HERE.
Chloe Eckstein, (sr.) Reedsville for winning the 2015 D3 Girls WIAA State Discus Championship. Chloe finished on the podium at the 2014 State Meet. Her throw of 125'5" earned her GOLD and put her at the top of the podium in her final high school meet. Congratulations Chloe! Best of luck at Concordia University next year!
Belmont's Tucker Wedig (sr.) had a target on his back as the defending State Champion in the Shot Put and Discus. The pressure did not get to him in either event. As he stepped into the discus ring on his final throw still needing a throw to put him over the top, Tucker found what he needed - the winning throw 164'11". A day later, Tucker Completed the back to back sweep in the Shot Put by throwing 57' 00.5". Congrats Tucker, best of luck next year at the University of Wisconsin!
Sam Noennig, (jr.) Hartford, came into the 2015 State Meet as the defending champion in the Discus, however, because of the remarkable season of Josie Schaeffer, (so.) Baraboo, Noennig came in as the 2nd seed. Sam and Josie finished the preliminaries tied at 155'1". Sam wasted no time to hit a big throw, going 161'6" on her first throw in finals. 161'6" is a new P.R. for Sam and is the 6th best throw in Wisconsin Prep History. It stood up to win amongst a barrage of quality throws from Schaeffer. I'm sure the 2 will be back at it next year as well as several others from a strong field of underclassaman including Karly Murphy - River Falls, and Holly Houston - Madison Memorial.
Sam Noennig, also won the D1 Shot Put on Saturday. Besting a deep field of underclassmen who will all return. She will look to build on her State Championship throw of 44'5.5" next year.
So amazed by the hard work and success of these MTC athletes who qualified for the 2015 WIAA STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET. CONGRATULATIONS on some great performances at the State Meet. You should be proud of what you have accomplished. Seniors best of luck in all that you do! Jr's, Soph's, and Frosh - Lets get back to work!
2015 D3 Girls Discus Chloe Eckstein, Sr, Reedsville 1st 2015 D3 Boys Discus Tucker Wedig, Sr, Belmont 1st 2015 D3 Boys Shot Put Tucker Wedig, Sr, Belmont 1st 2015 D2 Girls Discus Karen Wethal, Sr, Evansville 4th 2015 D2 Boys Discus Landon Zimmerman, Jr, Belleville/New Glarus 4th 2015 D2 Boys Discus Landon Ellingson, Jr, Jefferson 2nd 2015 D2 Boys Discus Miles Kilpin, Sr, East Troy 5th 2015 D2 Boys Shot Put Landon Ellingson, Jr, Jefferson 6th
2015 D1 Girls Discus Abby Jankowski, Sr, Greendale
2015 D1 Girls Discus Kelsey Judge, So, Baraboo 2015 D1 Girls Discus Holly Houston, Jr, Madison Memorial 5th 2015 D1 Girls Discus Sam Noennig, Jr, Hartford 1st
2015 D1 Girls Shot Put Holly Houston, Jr, Madison Memorial
2015 D1 Girls Shot Put Brittney Lincoln, Jr, Franklin
2015 D1 Girls Shot Put Jordan Tyjeski, Sr, Beaver Dam 2015 D1 Girls Shot Put Kris Lindow, Jr, Ashwaubenon 3rd 2015 D1 Girls Shot Put Sam Noennig, Jr, Hartford 1st
2015 D1 Boys Discus Buck Krueger, Jr, Stoughton
2015 D1 Boys Discus PJ Koopmans, Sr, Waunakee 2015 D1 Boys Discus Cullen Quinn, Jr, Oak Creek 8th
2015 D1 Boys Discus Sean Cormican, Jr, Baraboo
2015 D1 Boys Shot Put Sean Cormican, Jr, Baraboo
