Several collegians made a splash on at the U.S. national championships this past weekend. In the men's competition, LSU junior Walter Henning was the top finisher, placing seventh with a throw of 71.56m (234-09). The big surprise, however, was a personal best throw of 70.44m (231-01) by Eric Flores (Cal Lutheran) to place the Division III national champion ninth. University of Georgia senior John Freeman, the younger brother of champion Jake Freeman, placed 18th with a throw of 63.16m (207-02).

The women's competition was highlighted by some great performances by throwers that didn't make the fields at the NCAA championships. Both Kristin Smith (Kentucky) and Amanda Bingson (UNLV) stumbled at regionals, but returned with a vengence to make the finals at the USATF championships. Smith placed sixth with a throw of 63.41m (208-00) nd Bingson place eight at 63.03m (206-09). Jeneva McCall of Southern Illinois, who placed fifth at NCAAs, finished seventh at the meet with a throw of 63.06m (206-10).

         2010 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/23/2010 to 6/27/2010         
                       Drake Stadium - Des Moines, Iowa  

Men Hammer Throw Senior/Open
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       World: W 86.74m  8/30/1986   Yuriy Sedykh, URS
    American: A 82.52m  9/7/1996    Lance Deal, NYAC
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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  1 Jake Freeman                 NYAC                    76.51m     251-00
  2 Kibwe Johnson                NYAC                    76.31m     250-04
  3 Andrew Loftin                unattached              75.42m     247-05
  4 A.G. Kruger                  Nike                    73.90m     242-05
  5 Garland Porter               unattached              71.79m     235-06
  6 Cory Martin                  Nike                    71.63m     235-00
  7 Walter Henning               LSU                     71.56m     234-09
  8 Chris Cralle                 unattached              71.09m     233-03
  9 Eric Flores                  California Lutheran     70.44m     231-01
 10 Chris Rohr                   unattached              70.04m     229-09
 11 Michael Mai                  US Army                 69.46m     227-11
 12 Nick Welihozkiy              unattached              67.74m     222-03
 13 Lucais MacKay                Shore AC                67.58m     221-09
 14 David Paul                   unattached              67.43m     221-03
 15 Andy Fryman                  unattached              67.35m     220-11
 16 Jesse Doty                   Syracuse Cha            65.89m     216-02
 17 Kevin Becker                 Shore AC                63.61m     208-08
 18 John Freeman                 Georgia                 63.16m     207-03
 -- Chris Bryce                  unattached                FOUL
 
Women Hammer Throw Senior/Open
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       World: W 78.30m  6/6/2010    Anita Wlodarczyk, POL
    American: A 73.87m  6/25/2005   Erin Gilreath, NYAC
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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  1 Amber Campbell               Mjolnir Thro            71.52m     234-08
  2 Jessica Cosby                Nike                    71.24m     233-09
  3 Britney Henry                unattached              69.57m     228-03
  4 Stevi Large                  unattached              66.61m     218-06
  5 Kelly Godsey                 unattached              63.51m     208-04
  6 Kristin Smith                Kentucky                63.41m     208-00
  7 Jeneva McCall                Southern Ill            63.06m     206-11
  8 Amanda Bingson               Nevada-Las Vegas        63.03m     206-09
  9 Shelby Ashe                  Throw 1 Deep            61.77m     202-08
 10 Loree Smith                  NYAC                    61.62m     202-02
 11 Caressa Sims                 unattached              61.04m     200-03
 12 Loren Groves                 unattached              60.58m     198-09
 13 Kristal Yush                 NYAC                    59.98m     196-09
 14 Amy Haapanen                 unattached              59.91m     196-07
 15 Erin Gilreath                NYAC                    52.96m     173-09
 -- Elisha Hunt                  unattached                FOUL

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