Collegiate Results from the weekend of 31Mar’23 – 1Apr’23:
- Toby Pallett
- Apr 7, 2023
- 2 min read
Only two of our MPTC alums were in action at the collegiate level this weekend. Our dynamic hammer duo of Val and Jake hit some big throws at the Spartan Invite. Val improved her hammer PR by 18ft going 175’ 2” (53.39m) to take 1st. Jake in his first meet with the 16lb men’s hammer hit a monster 187’ 1” (57.03m) to place 3rd overall.
On the Wayne State side of things, we had a split squad with Izzy and Kayleigh traveling to Texas. Izzy had a big weekend, moving up to #6 all-time in javelin with her PR toss of 106’ 10” (32.56m) and improving her outdoor PR (and #5 all-time mark) in shot put (40’ 9.75” (12.44m). Her previous best in outdoor shot put went all the way back to 2019! Bigger throws are on the near horizon for Izzy!
The rest of us were at the Spartan Invitational where I had split duties of Dad (cheering on Val) and coach (for WSU). T had some nice improvements in javelin and hammer (closing the ground on her PRs in both) and Richelle added over 6ft to her javelin PR!
Spartan Invite – 31Mar’23:
Val – 175’ 2” (53.39m) – 1st place hammer - PR
– 43’ 3.25” (13.19m) – 2nd place shot put
– 118’ 2” (36.01m) – 3rd place javelin
Jake – 187’ 1” (57.03m) – 3rd place hammer - PR
Kash – 145’ 3” (44.28m) – 11th place hammer
– 124’ 6’ (37.96m) – 7th place discus
T – 101’ 0’ (30.80m) – 5th place javelin - SR
– 134’ 3” (40.94m) – 15th place hammer - SR
Richelle – 76’ 0” (23.18m) – 14th place javelin – PR
Val got some nice mentions in the MSU meet recap (Behind Stephenson’s School Record, MSU Shines at Spartan Invitational - Michigan State University Athletics (msuspartans.com)).
Bobcat Invitational 2023 – 30Mar’23 – 1Apr’23:
Izzy – 106’ 10” (32.56m) – 19th place javelin B – PR (#6 all time at WSU)
– 40’ 9.75” (12.44m) – 12th place shot B (improved her #5 all time at WSU)
– 130’ 9” (39.86m) – 40th place hammer
Kaleigh – 143’ 3” (43.67m) – 38th place hammer
Izzy got a couple of nice mentions in the WSU meet recaps
