Category Archives: throws

>Kansas Relays Downtown Shot Put: Armstrong!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin

> From the Kansas Relays website: The Kansas Relays took their show to downtown Lawrence Wednesday night to much success. An estimated crowd of at least 2,500 gathered around a man-made shot put area on the corner of Eighth and … Continue reading →

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>Superfan Rankings Update: Men’s Throws

Posted on July 15, 2010 by admin

>The last few days I’ve updated the shortest running events.  Going over to the throwing events, let’s see how the big guys measure up. Shot PutRank Athlete NAT Pts1 Christian Cantwell USA 3432 Ryan Whiting USA 2283 Dylan Armstrong CAN … Continue reading →

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>Project 30 Watch List

Posted on April 27, 2010 by admin

>USATF’s Project 30 is an attempt to win 30 medals at the 2012 Olympics. So how are things progressing towards this goal? I’m cribbing this idea 100% from The View From The Finish Line blog. I’m going at it from … Continue reading →

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>Shot Put Rankings

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin

>I’ve done my own world rankings over the last few years, and I’ve tweaked the system a bit since last year. Here are my initial 2010 rankings for the shot put. My numerical system is based on a combination of … Continue reading →

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>World Rankings Update — Throws

Posted on July 31, 2009 by admin

>25-deep rankings available here. Shot Put1. Reese Hoffa, USA, 1892. Christian Cantwell, USA, 1723. Tomasz Majewski, POL, 1644. Dan Taylor, USA, 1305. Adam Nelson, USA, 91This event has been a real mixed bag. Cantwell dominated the indoor season and won … Continue reading →

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>World Rankings Update — Men’s Throws

Posted on June 15, 2009 by admin

>Shot Put1. Reese Hoffa, USA, 1332. Tomasz Majewski , POL, 963. Christian Cantwell, USA, 924. Dan Taylor, USA, 585. Dorian Scott, JAM, 346. Dylan Armstrong, CAN, 337. Adam Nelson, USA, 288. Daniel Taylor , USA, 269. Pavel Sofyin, RUS, 2610. … Continue reading →

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>World Rankings Update – Throws

Posted on May 25, 2009 by admin

>MENShot PutChristian Cantwell USA 87Reese Hoffa USA 62Dan Taylor USA 60Tomas Majewski POL 55Adam Nelson USA 29Dorian Scott JAM 24Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi KSA 20Russ Winger USA 19Pavel Sofyin RUS 16Dylan Armstrong CAN 15Taylor put up the year’s leading throw on … Continue reading →

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>World Rankings Update – Throws

Posted on May 10, 2009 by admin

>MENShot Put1. Christian Cantwell, USA, 872. Reese Hoffa, USA, 623. Tomas Majewski, POL, 554. Dan Taylor, USA, 405. Adam Nelson, USA, 296. Dorian Scott, JAM, 247. Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi, KSA, 208. Russ Winger, USA, 199. Pavel Sofyin, RUS, 1610. Anton … Continue reading →

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>World Rankings Update – Throws

Posted on April 19, 2009 by admin

>The rankings in the long throws are a bit sketchy due to the season having just started, and are listed only five deep. The shot has been going strong since January, though. MENShot Put1. Christian Cantwell, USA, 722. Tomas Majewski, … Continue reading →

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>Throws Update

Posted on March 8, 2009 by admin

>Normally I’ll post my World Rankings for the jumps on Saturday and do the throws on Sunday, but I’m not up to date on the jumps and I’ll be out of town tomorrow. So here are the throws…or more accurately, … Continue reading →

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