This weekend was the last chance for athletes to qualify for next week's NCAA Championships.  Some results have come in, but a few meets have yet to finish. Most of the action was on the men's side.  Only one woman, Stacy Wannemacher (Purdue) improved her chances of making the NCAA Championships.  However, four of the men on the bubble improved.  Branislav Danis (Georgia) had the biggest improvement, jumping from 22nd to 8th position.  J.C. Lambert (Southern Illinois) also secured himself a spot as did John Freeman (Georgia).  Michael Lauro (LSU) also improved, but moved down the rankings as others passed him.  He now sits in 15th.  Last year the NCAA meet only accepted 14 entrants, but 17 athletes were invited in 2008.  Athletes that improved their best over the weekend are noted with a "+" sign after their result. The official list of accepted entries will be announced on Monday.

In addition to the last chance meets, the NAIA championships also took place over the weekend. The men's competition featured some great action. Joel Leong (Cornerstone) and James Refenes (Concordia, Neb.) dueled it out. Refenes led the competition with a personal best entering the sixth round. However, Joel Leong also threw a personal best on his last attempt to take the lead and win the title. Denise Mattoon (Oklahoma Christian) won the women's title.

Collegiate Men's Weight Throw 
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    Name                    Year School                  Result           
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  1 Branislav Danis           SR Georgia                 21.11m   69-03.25 +
  2 J.C. Lambert              SO Southern Illinois       21.08m   69-02.00 +
  3 John Freeman              SR Georgia                 21.06m   69-01.25 +
  4 Michael Lauro             SO LSU                     20.81m   68-03.25 + 
  5 Seid Mujanovic            SR Manhattan College       20.56m   67-05.50   
  6 Brett Suckstorf           SR Nebraska                20.43m   67-00.50
  7 Matthew Gac               SR Buffalo                 20.41m   66-11.50 +
  8 Zach Berg                 SR Clemson                 20.38m   66-10.50
  9 Joshua Williams           SR Indiana State           20.30m   66-07.25 +
 10 Timothy Morse             SR Radford                 20.29m   66-07.00 +
 11 Sean Pruitt               SR Michigan                20.05m   65-09.50
 12 Alex Padgett              JR Clemson                 19.93m   65-04.75 +     
 13 Bryce Buffaloe            SR Temple                  19.89m   65-03.25 +
 14 Brad Millar               SR Depaul                  19.73m   64-08.75
 15 Knut Syversen             JR Memphis                 19.65m   64-06.50
 16 Joel Leong                SR Cornerstone (NAIA)      19.40m   63-07.75 +
 17 James Refenes             SR Concordia (Neb.) (NAIA) 19.39m   63-07.50 +
 18 Malcolm Styers            JR Appalachian State       19.34m   63-05.50 +
 19 Matt Langdon              JR Stephen F. Austin       19.24m   63-01.50
 20 Faisal Muhammad           SR Southeastern Louisiana  19.16m   62-10.50 +
 21 Michael Jarman            SR Loyola (Illinois)       19.16m   62-10.50 
 22 Brandon Colbert           JR Southeast Missouri St.  19.06m   62-06.50 
Cutoff: 19.00m

Collegiate Women's Weight Throw 
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    Name                    Year School                  Result           
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  1 D'Ana McCarty             JR Louisville              22.13m   72-07.25
  2 Jere' Summers             SR Louisville              21.70m   71-02.50
  3 Victoria Flowers          SO Connecticut             20.07m   65-10.25
  4 Irene Cooper              SR Western Michigan        19.99m   65-07.00 
  5 Stacy Wannemacher         SR Purdue University       19.90m   65-03.50 +
  6 Aimee Veatch              SO Radford                 19.83m   65-00.75
  7 Nicole Luckenbach         SR Eastern Washington      19.71m   64-08.00
  8 Frednisha Marshall        SR Stephen F. Austin       19.59m   64-03.25
  9 Denise Mattoon            JR Oklahoma Christian (NAIA)19.41m  63-08.25 +
 10 Mallory Barnes            JR Dayton                  19.36m   63-06.25
 11 Kristin Smith             SR Kentucky                19.17m   62-10.75
 12 Terran Alexander          JR UTEP                    19.14m   62-09.50
 13 Felisha Johnson           FR Indiana State           19.08m   62-07.25
 14 Juliana Smith             JR Mississippi             19.02m   62-05.00 +
 15 Johanne Verpil            SR Wisconsin               18.92m   62-01.00
 16 Tierra Hubbard            SR Concordia (Neb.) (NAIA) 18.89m   61-11.75 +
 17 Morgan Bogard             SR Cal State-Northridge    18.82m   61-09.00
 18 Kerry Allen               JR Dayton                  18.70m   61-04.25 +
 19 Kristen Crawford          JR Indiana                 18.60m   61-00.25
 20 Rochaunda Harris          JR Greenville College (D3) 18.45m   60-06.50 +
 21 Althea Charles            JR Northeastern            18.06m   59-03.00
 22 Shianna Smith             SO Towson                  18.03m   59-02.00 +
Cutoff: 18.00m

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