Georgia Weight Throw Championships
by Martin Bingisser

Akil Mills (Grayson, Loganville, GA) improved his season best in the weight throw by more than three feet over the weekend. Mills new best of 76'01.75" outdistanced Davis Fraker (McIntosh, Peachtree City, GA). Fellow Georgia throwers Caleb Whitener (Paulding, Dallas, GA) and Bret Hardin (Harrison, Marietta, GA) also became the fifth and sixth throwers to break 70-feet this year.

Shelby Ashe (St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA) threw an unofficial national junior class record in the girl's cometition. Her new best of 61'02.25" also extends the national lead. Diana Levy (Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw, GA) also surpassed the record with her second place effort. Levy is fourth thrower to break 60-feet his season and now has the second best mark in the country.

         Georgia Weight Throws Championship - 3/7/2010 7:54:29 PM          
                     Marietta Elementary, Marietta, GA    

                    Varsity Boys Weight Throw Finals                     
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    Name                      Yr Team                          Mark   Pts
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  1 Akil Mills                20 Grayson                    76-1.75     
  2 Davis Fraker              20 McIntosch                     76-0      
  3 Caleb Whitener            20 East Paulding              70-9.34      
  4 Bret Hardin               20 Harrison                   70-2.25      
  5 Enrique Gaitan            20 Sprayberry                65-11.75      
  6 Andrew Dunkleberger       20 Whitefield                  63-7.5      
  7 Jalen Fooster             20 Marietta                    61-5.5      
  8 Edward Brentnall          20 Lovett                    60-11.25      
  9 William Kent              20 Walton                     60-4.25      
 10 Jon Paul Reed             20 Land Mark                  56-1.75      
 11 Nathan Loe                20 Woodland                    54-9.5      
 12 Ben Glauser               20 Athens Academy               48-10      
 13 Kenneth Brinson           20 Marist                        29-6      

                    Varsity Girls Weight Throw Finals                    
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    Name                      Yr Team                          Mark   Pts
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  1 Shelby Ashe               20 St. Pius X                 61-2.25     
  2 Daina Levy                20 Kennesaw Mountain             61-0      
  3 Patrice Gates             20 Villa Rica High            55-7.25      
  4 Jianna Williams           20 South Paulding             52-5.25      
  5 Taylor DuPont             20 Starrs Mill               51-11.75      
  6 Monica Phillips           20 Pope                        49-8.5      
  7 Sally Marie Futch         20 Unattached                  48-4.5      
  8 Diamond Higgins           20 Kennesaw Mountain             45-9      
  9 Kelli Thomas                 Unattached                    41-6      
 10 Kamryn Brinson               Marist                     29-3.75      

                    Varsity Boys Hammer Throw Finals                     
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    Name                      Yr Team                          Mark   Pts
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  1 Bret Hardin               20 Harrison                     213-4     
  2 Nathan Loe                20 Woodland                     182-3      
  3 Caleb Whitener            20 East Paulding                172-9      
  4 William Kent              20 Walton                       171-9      
  5 Edward Brentnall          20 Lovett                       171-1      
  6 Jalen Fooster             20 Marietta                     167-4      
  7 Burke McCarty             20 Marist                       161-3      
  8 Jon Paul Reed             20 Landmark                     160-0      

                    Varsity Girls Hammer Throw Finals                    
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    Name                      Yr Team                          Mark   Pts
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  1 Shelby Ashe               20 St. Pius X                   185-6     
  2 Patrice Gates             20 Villa Rica High             165-11      
  3 Diana Levy                20 Kennesaw Mountain            155-6      
  4 Taylor DuPont             20 Starr's Mill                 151-4      
  5 Sally Marie Futch         20 Unattached                   144-5      
  6 Diamond Higgins           20 Kennesaw Mountain            129-8      
  7 Jianna Williams           20 South Paulding              123-10      
  8 Sabrina Gaitan               JJ Daniel Middle              95-0  

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