Before I get to this week's rankings, here is a little update about the status of this site. I recently moved to Switzerland, but have every intent to continue updating the site as normal. However, the weekend updates may be a day or so later than normal due to the time zone difference.

As the indoor season gets back underway, senior Ben Bishop (SIU-Edwardsville) showed he accumulated no rust over the holidays. Bishop, who was one of the few top throwers competing over the weekend, improved his personal best my almost a foot to 21.39m. That is currently the best mark in NCAA Division I, however Bishop will be ineligible to compete at the NCAA Championships since SIU-Edwardsville is in the process of transitioning from Division II to Division I. So, be on the lookout for him at the USATF Indoor Championships next month. For more information on Bishop, read our profile of the SIU program from last season.

Two freshman were also impressive over the weekend. True freshman Davis Fraker (Illinois) opened up his season with a throw of 20.39m. Redshirt freshman Dani Bunch (Purdue) had the top women's mark with a throw of 19.20m.

Collegiate Men's Weight Throw  
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    Name                    Year School                  Result            
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  1 Ben Bishop                SR SIU-Edwardsville        21.39m   70-02.25
  2 Max Mays                  SR Ohio State              20.59m   67-06.75
  3 Davis Fraker              FR Illinois                20.39m   66-10.75
  4 Matt Banse                JR Iowa                    19.45m   63-09.75
  5 Joe Frye                  SR Belmont                 19.18m   62-11.25
  6 Alex Padgett              SR Clemson                 19.17m   62-10.75
  7 Bill Gehring              SO Ohio State              19.14m   62-09.50
  8 Patrick Onye              SO Indiana                 19.12m   62-08.75
  9 Derrick Vicars            JR Findlay (D2)            19.05m   62-06.00
Cutoff: 19.00m
 
Post Collegiate Men's Weight Throw (Americans Only)
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    Name                    Year School                  Result            
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  1 Robert Klenk                 Unattached              21.90m   71-10.25
  2 Bryan Tolcser                Unattached              20.07m   65-10.25
  3 Brian Richotte               Unattached              19.67m   64-06.50
Cutoff: 19.00m

Collegiate Women's Weight Throw  
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    Name                    Year School                  Result            
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  1 Dani Bunch                FR Purdue                  19.20m   62-00.25
  2 Thanithia Billings        SR Princeton               18.90m   62-00.25
  3 Kristen Crawford          SR Indiana                 18.84m   61-09.75
  4 Liz Murphy                SO Grand Valley State (D2) 18.83m   61-09.50
  5 Faith Sherrill            SR Indiana                 18.78m   61-07.50
  6 Maggie Mullen             JR Ohio State              18.43m   60-05.75
  7 Althea Charles            SR Northeastern            18.29m   60-00.25
  8 Valerie Wert              JR Akron                   18.25m   59-10.50
Cutoff: 18.00m

Post Collegiate Women's Weight Throw (Americans Only)
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    Name                    Year School                  Result            
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  1 Rhonda Gullatte              Unattached              20.28m   66-06.50
  2 Kristen Smith                Unattached              19.32m   63-04.75
Cutoff: 18.00m

High School Girl's Weight Throw  
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    Name                    Year School                  Result            
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  1 Shelby Ashe                  Throw1Deep              19.26m   63-02.25
  2 Daina Levy                   Throw1Deep              18.59m   61-00.00
Cutoff: 18.00m

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