The University of Findlay hosted its fourth annual Elite Weight Meet during the Findlay Open on Friday.  Nike athlete A.G. Kruger, who entered the competition with a world leading season's best of 23.80m, won the meet and extended his world lead to 24.15m.  He is the defending U.S. national champion and hopes to earn his sixth U.S. indoor title later this month.

The runner up was Mizuno athlete Libor Charfreitag of Slovakia.  Kruger's win marks only the second time in twelve meetings that Kruger has bested Charfreitag.  It is also Kruger's first win over Charfreitag in the weight throw. Charfreitag's personal best of 25.68m from 2005 is second best all-time in the world, just seven inches behind Lance Deal's world record.

Not to be outdone by the professional athletes, Jason Stomps of Hillsdale College extended his Division II national lead in the weight throw.  Stomps saw his lead shrink to just 1cm as returning Division II champion Drew Frizzell (Central Missouri) improved his season's best to 20.59m last weekend.  Stomps not only extended the national lead, but did so in impressive fashion by upping his personal best from 20.60m to 21.39m and eclipsing 70-feet for the first time ever.

                            Findlay Open - 2/5/2010                            
                     Malcolm Athletic Center - Findlay, OH     

Men Weight Throw Elite
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals           
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  1 A.G. Krueger                 Nike                    24.15m   79-02.75 
  2 Libor Charfreitag            Mizuno                  23.76m   77-11.50 
  3 Garland Porter               Unattached              22.92m   75-02.50 
  4 Rob Klenk                    Ashland Elite           21.65m   71-00.50 
  5 Jason Stomps                 Hillsdale               21.39m   70-02.25 
  6 Aaron Falk                   Hillsdale               19.70m   64-07.75 
  7 Mike Jeffery              JR Ashland                 19.54m   64-01.25 
  7 Steve Bartholomew            Dominator Athlet        19.54m   64-01.25 
  9 James Eric                   Unattached              18.80m   61-08.25 

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