MADISON THROWS CLUB

2015-2016 WINTER CLINICS

PLEASE JOIN US FOR MTC WINTER SESSIONS
Madison Throws Club winter sessions are almost full...
contact Coach Frontier directly to find out if there are sessions with openings. josephfrontier@hotmail.com

OR CHECK OUT THESE OTHER THROWING OPPORTUNITIES:

UW BADGER TRACK AND FIELD CAMPS for THROWERS
Led by: UW BADGER THROWS COACH DAVE ASTRAUSKAS:
2014 and 2015 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Coach of the YEAR.
Sunday, November 29 (Throws) 11am-4pm
Sunday, January 31 (Throws) 11am-4pm
Sunday, March 6th (All events except distance) 11am-4pm

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Led by Sean Denard, Justin Rodhe, and Dane Miller BIG THROWS CLINIC - December 19

UW WHITEWATER Track and Field - LEARN BY DOING CLINIC
Throws led by UW WARHAWK Throws Coach Dave Hahn
UW W Learn by Doing Sunday, February 14, 2016 10am-3pm

LUKE SULLIVAN's ALL-American THROWS CLINIC
Saturday March 12 in Madison Wisconsin
Sign up for 1 of 2 sessions available.
SESSION 1- 8:30am-12:00
SESSION 2- 12:30pm-4:00

2016 MTC SENIORS pick their COLLEGES

Congratulations to this group of seniors on making their commitments to throw in college next year. It is a special group of athletes most of whom have been training with Madison Throws Club since they were in middle school. Countless hours of training, determination, dedication, have led to this...CONGRATULATIONS!

JAKE WENDT, East Troy High School
Jake will be attending University Wisconsin - Milwaukee competing in the Horizon League. Jake had some huge throws in his junior year with a Discus PR of 163' 2" and Shot Put PR of 58'5". Jake follows former high school teammate Miles Kilpin and many other formidable WI products to UW-M to form an incredibly strong men's throws crew.

Jack Leonovicz (Brookfield East '16) - Dartmouth

JACK LEONOVICZ, Brookfield East High School
Jack will be attending Dartmouth University and competing in the Ivy League. Jack has completely devoted himself to improving as a thrower this off-season and looks for big things heading into his senior season. Jack's 57'1" P.R. in the shot put makes him one of the top contenders in D1. Best of luck Jack, this season and beyond!

Holly Houston (Madison Memorial '16) - University of Montana

HOLLY HOUSTON, Madison Memorial High School

Holly will be attending the University of Montana and throwing for Coach David Paul. Holly is a 2 time state qualifier in the discus as well as a state qualifier in the shot put. She has finished in the top 10 in the discus at state both her sophomore and junior years. Her P.R. in the DISCUS of 150'1" is the 16th best throw in WISCONSIN PREP HISTORY.

Kris Lindow (Ashwaubenon '16) - University of Dayton

KRIS LINDOW, Ashwaubenon High School

Kris will be attending the University of Dayton and throwing for Coach Brandon Bettenhausen. Kris has qualified for State in the Shot Put as a Frosh, Soph and Junior and finished 8th, 7th and 3rd respectively. Kris is looking to have a breakout senior year in the discus as well as continue to improve on her 43'6.25" SHOT PUT P.R.

Landon Ellingson (Jefferson '16) - Stanford University

LANDON ELLINGSON, Jefferson High School
Landon will be attending Stanford University and throwing for Coach Michelle Eisenreich. Landon has qualified for state in the discus his first 3 years of high school and in the shot put as a junior. He Finished 9th in D-2 Discus as a frosh and was the runner-up each of the last 2 years. Landon was 6th in the shot put last year. His DISCUS P.R. is 179'8" and SHOT PUT P.R. is 52'9".

Samantha Noennig (Hartford '16) - Arizona State University

SAMANTHA NOENNIG, Hartford Union High School
Sam will be attending Arizona State University and throwing for Coach David Dumble. Sam is a 6 time state qualifier in the throws, making it to LaCrosse in both events each of her first 3 years at Hartford. She is a 3-TIME State Champion, winning the discus crown in 2014 and 2015 as well as winning the shot put in 2015. Her SHOT PUT P.R.of 46'0" is the 15th in WISCONSIN PREP HISTORY, while her DISCUS P.R. is 161'6" is the 6th best throw in WISCONSIN PREP HISTORY.

Mikaela Grant (Jefferson '16) - Central Michigan University

MIKAELA GRANT, Jefferson High School
Mikaela will be attending the University of Central Michigan to to pursue the pent and heptathalon with Coach Andrew Basler. Mikaela is the WIAA D2 State Champion and record holder in the 300 hurdles. Mikaela's JAVELIN P.R. is 109'7" and her HEPTATHALON P.R. is 4689 points.

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2015-2016 WINTER SESSIONS

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

THE BEST BOYS IN WISCONSIN PREP THROWS HISTORY

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.

RANK	THROWER	SHOT PUT	Rank	DISCUS	Rank	School	Year	Composite

1	Steve Marcelle	68' 00.25"	1	188' 08"	14	Green Bay Preble	2005	15
2	A.J. Curtis	63' 11.75"	9	191' 09"	9	Brodhead	2005	18
3	Theron Baumann	62' 09.50"	15	195' 08"	4	Monona Grove	2012	19
4	Jim Flanigan	66' 00.50"	3	184' 05"	21	Southern Door	1990	24
5	Joe Thomas	64' 10.50"	7	185' 06"	18	Brookfield Central	2003	25
6	Aaron Studt	65' 04.50"	6	185' 01"	20	Ripon	2006	26
7	Sean Pruitt	62' 02.00"	26	215' 07"	1	Valders	2005	27
8	Gavin Ball	62' 02.75"	25	192' 01"	6	Monona Grove	2003	31
9	Cole Van Lanen	63' 04.00"	12	183' 08"	24	Bayport	2016	36

See the BEST GIRLS IN WISCONSIN PREP THROWS HISTORY here.

THE BEST GIRLS IN WISCONSIN PREP THROWS HISTORY

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:


RANK	THROWER	SHOT PUT	Rank	DISCUS	Rank	School	Year	Composite

1	Kennedy Blahnik	49' 01.50"	2	169' 02"	3	Algoma	2014	5
2	Jessica Maroszek	49' 04.25"	1	164' 02"	5	Seymour	2010	6
3	Julie Beck	47' 05.50"	4	160' 10"	8	Tomah	1990	12
4	Angela Boushea	47' 08.00"	3	148' 08"	18	Monona Grove	2010	21
5	Samantha Noennig	46' 00.00"	16	161' 06"	6	Harford	2016	22
6	Amber Curtis	45' 08.00"	21	165' 08"	4	Brodhead	2003	25
7	Jill Pedretti	44' 05.50"	30	174' 01"	1	Verona	1999	31
8	Amanda Nechuta	46' 08.50"	6	143' 00"	27	Mosinee	2001	33
9	Mary Theisen	45' 06.00"	23	151' 03"	15	Eau Claire Regis	2009	38
10	Mary Manning	46' 01.00"	13	144' 07"	26	Whitefish Bay	1981	39
11t	Kailee Kamps	45' 07.25"	22	147' 05"	20	Belmont	2012	42
11t	Kiley Sabin	46' 02.00"	12	143' 00"	30	Slinger	2014	42
13	Jecel Gerner	46' 05.50"	8	141' 02"	39	Markesan	2009	47
14	Hannah Gronning	43' 10.00"	47	159' 09"	10	Shell Lake	2007	57
15	Dana Thompson	44' 03.00"	36	143' 08"	29	Belleville	2006	65
16t	Erica Bailey	43' 10.25"	44	145' 03"	24	Pulaski -Arts	2002	68
16t	Elizabeth Robe	45' 01.00"	26	140' 09"	42	Waukesha West	2004	68
18	Peggy Seidler	44' 01.00"	39	140' 00"	48	Wausau West	2007	87

See the BEST BOYS IN WISCONSIN PREP THROWS HISTORY here.

TOP 50 - All-Time
If you would like to see the top 50 throwers in each event check out Dave Figi's website here.

TOP 30 - All-Time w/VIDEO
Check out Video of the top 30 throwers in each event here.

Don't Scratch Your First Throw

Great article from Martin Bingisser and HMMR Media analyzing first throw scratches at the 2015 World Track and Field Championships in Beijing.

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.

Read the article for more, and watch some of the big throws at the Worlds below...
Enjoy.

World Championships - Women's Discus Final (New Video) from MACTHROWVIDEO.COM on Vimeo.

World Championships - Men's Discus Final from MACTHROWVIDEO.COM on Vimeo.

World Championships - Men's Shot Put Final from MACTHROWVIDEO.COM on Vimeo.

World Championships - Women's Shot Put from MACTHROWVIDEO.COM on Vimeo.

World Championships - Men's Hammer Throw Final from MACTHROWVIDEO.COM on Vimeo.

World Championships - Women's Hammer Throw Final from MACTHROWVIDEO.COM on Vimeo.

World Championships - Women's Javelin Final from MACTHROWVIDEO.COM on Vimeo.

World Championships - Men's Javelin Throw Final from MACTHROWVIDEO.COM on Vimeo.

2015 FALL THROWING

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

WINTER 2015-16 REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOO N click HERE.

GOOD LUCK SAM NOENNIG!

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!

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET PREVIEW here

Throwing begins at 10:30am for Sam in Group A and Josie in Group B follows.
Watch LIVE RESULTS HERE:

USA DISCUS TEAM Gabriel Oladipo, 190-7, Josie Schaefer169-4, Sam Noennig, 161-6, and Adrian Piperi, 192-11

SEVERE WEATHER

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