D'Ana McCarty (Louisville) returned to form over the weekend with a near personal best throw of 21.93m at the Kentucky Track and Field Invitational.  Throwing against a tough field, McCarty won by over two meters.  She was just less than a foot under her winning throw of 22.09m at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships.

The Southern Illinois women continue to have a great season.  Currently, four of the top six women in the country attend the university.  Over the weekend, sophomore Jeneva McCall (Southern Illinois) threw a personal best of 20.81m, while teammate Gwen Berry (Southern Illinois) also improved to 20.48m.

On the men's side, the top mark of the weekend was John Freeman's (Georgia) throw of 20.37m. Brett Suckstorf (Nebraska) debuted with a personal best of 20.28m. He redshirted last season after transfering Division II Wayne State. Most of the top men have yet to throw this month, but expect some good big throws next weekend as Walter Henning (LSU) and others open their seasons.  In case you missed it, check out the season previews we published earlier this month for a look at what you might expect this season.

Men's Weight Throw  
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    Name                    Year School                  Result            
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  1 John Freeman              SR Georgia                 20.37m   66-10.00
  2 Brett Suckstorf           SR Nebraska                20.28m   66-06.50
  3 Ben Bishop                JR SIU-Edwardsville        20.10m   65-11.50
  4 Joshua Williams           SR Indiana State           20.06m   65-09.75
  5 K.P. Singh                JR Oklahoma                19.55m   64-01.75
  6 Mike Jeffery              JR Ashland (D2)            19.55m   64-01.75
  7 Max Mays                  SO Ohio State              19.52m   64-00.50
  8 Jason Stomps              SR Hillsdale (D2)          19.51m   64-00.25
  9 J.C. Lambert              SO Southern Illinois       19.46m   63-10.25
  10 Patrick Onye             FR Indiana                 19.44m   63-09.50
  11 Adonson Shallow          SR Southeast Louisiana     19.44m   63-09.50
  12 Sean Pruitt              SR Michigan                19.41m   63-08.25
  13 Curtis Durocher          SR Northern Arizona        19.37m   63-06.75
  14 Branislav Danis          SR Georgia                 19.36m   63-06.25
  15 Aaron Falk               SR Hillsdale (D2)          19.22m   63-00.75
  16 Matt DeChant             SO Ohio State              19.15m   62-10.00
  17 Lyle Nolcox              SR Indiana State           19.12m   62-08.75
  18 Alex Padgett             JR Clemson                 19.02m   62-05.00
  19 Tim Morse                SR Radford                 19.00m   62-04.00
Cutoff: 19.00m

Women's Weight Throw  
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    Name                    Year School                  Result            
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  1 D'Ana McCarty             JR Louisville              21.93m   71-11.50
  2 Jeneva McCall             SO Southern Illinois       20.81m   68-03.25
  3 Gwen Berry                JR Southern Illinois       20.48m   67-02.25
  4 Jere' Summers             SR Louisville              19.90m   65-03.50
  5 Rickael Roach             JR Southern Illinois       19.80m   64-11.50
  6 Kristin Smith             SR Kentucky                19.55m   64-01.75
  7 Irene Cooper              SR Western Michigan        19.45m   63-09.75
  8 Nikola Lomnicka           SO Georgia                 19.33m   63-05.00
  9 Kelsey Hanley             JR Indian State            19.31m   63-04.25
  10 Sasha Leeth              SR Southern Illinois       18.97m   62-03.00
  11 Lawanda Henry            SR North Carolina State    18.83m   61-09.50
  12 Kristin Crawford         JR Indiana                 18.71m   61-04.75
  13 Olga Ciura               JR Southern Illinois       18.62m   61-01.25
  14 Brittany Cox             SR Middle Tennesse Staate  18.60m   61-00.25
  15 Frednisha Marshall       SR Stephen F. Austin       18.57m   60-11.25
  16 Mallory Barnes           JR Dayton                  18.53m   60-06.50
  17 Felisha Johnson          FR Indiana State           18.37m   60-03.25
  18 Deidre Tarver            SR Texas A&M               18.33m   60-01.75
  19 Faith Sherrill           JR Indiana                 18.22m   59-09.50
  20 Valerie Wert             JR Akron                   18.17m   59-07.50
  21 Kerry Allen              JR Dayton                  18.16m   59-07.00
  22 Alesha Asiejie           JR Georgia                 18.15m   59-06.75
Cutoff: 18.00m

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