Northeastern track & field athlete Nate Hunter (Gloucester, Mass.) threw the shot put 60'5.0 in the NCAA Outdoor Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., to finish eighth and earn All-America honors. Hunter has now succeeded in becoming a shot put All-American in both indoor and outdoor seasons in the same calendar year.
Hunter qualified for the finals after finishing 12th in the preliminaries by throwing the shot put 59'11.75 on Wednesday. Arizona State's Ryan Whiting won the NCAA championship with a throw of 65'11.75.
Hunter completes the 2008-09 season with 13 wins in the shot put. During the indoor season, he won eight times, including the New England and IC4A titles. He then placed seventh at the NCAA Championship with a throw of 61'4.75 to become an All-American. He is only the fifth-ever Husky to throw the shot put 60 feet indoors, a feat he accomplished three times.
In outdoors, Hunter won the CAA and New England titles in the shot put and became the CAA champion in the discus. His shot put throw of 60'10.50 set a new conference record. He was named the CAA's Most Outstanding Field Performer. He qualified for the NCAA Championship with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA East Regional. His best throw of the season came at the New England Championship, where he threw a 61'8.25.
NCAA Division I 2009 Outdoor
Track & Field Championships
Fayetteville, AR - 6/10/2009 to 6/13/2009
Event 17 Men Shot Put
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Auto: 19.10 Best 12 and ties by mark from qualifying to finals
30 minutes flight specific warm-up, 10 minutes before finals.
Advance best 9 plus ties by mark to reverse order finals.
American: 23.12m 5/20/1990 Randy Barnes, Mazda
College Best: 22.00m 6/3/1995 John Godina, UCLA
NCAA Meet: 22.00m 6/3/1995 John Godina, UCLA
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Ryan Whiting JR Arizona State 20.11m 65-11.75 10
FOUL 19.36m FOUL FOUL 20.11m FOUL
2 Zack Lloyd SR Arizona 19.86m 65-02.00 8
FOUL 18.78m 19.86m 19.40m FOUL 19.10m
3 Kemal Mesic SO Florida 19.68m 64-07.00 6
18.24m 19.41m FOUL FOUL 19.50m 19.68m
4 Milan Jotanovic SR Manhattan 19.28m 63-03.25 5
19.27m 19.28m 18.74m FOUL 19.13m FOUL
5 Aaron Studt JR Minnesota 19.27m 63-02.75 4
18.45m 19.27m FOUL FOUL 18.94m 18.83m
6 Steve Marcelle JR Georgia Tech 18.63m 61-01.50 3
FOUL 18.53m 18.03m 18.63m FOUL FOUL
7 Jason Cook SR South Carolina 18.44m 60-06.00 2
18.26m 18.44m 17.80m 17.90m 18.43m 18.16m
8 Nate Hunter JR Northeastern 18.41m 60-05.00 1
18.41m 17.87m 17.82m 18.18m 17.66m 18.03m
9 Derek McGuire SR Mississippi 18.10m 59-04.75
18.10m FOUL 17.69m FOUL FOUL FOUL
10 Kemuel Morales SR Texas State 18.03m 59-02.00
FOUL 16.90m 18.03m
11 John Hickey SR Iowa 17.67m 57-11.75
FOUL 17.35m 17.67m
12 Beau Burroughs SR Florida 17.55m 57-07.00
17.55m 17.42m 17.35m
NCAA Division I 2009 Outdoor
Track & Field Championships
Fayetteville, AR - 6/10/2009 to 6/13/2009
Event 17 Men Shot Put
==========================================================================
Auto: 19.10 Best 12 and ties by mark from qualifying to finals
30 minutes flight specific warm-up, 10 minutes before finals.
Advance best 9 plus ties by mark to reverse order finals.
American: 23.12m 5/20/1990 Randy Barnes, Mazda
College Best: 22.00m 6/3/1995 John Godina, UCLA
NCAA Meet: 22.00m 6/3/1995 John Godina, UCLA
Name Year School Prelims
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Flight 1 Preliminaries
1 Ryan Whiting JR Arizona State 20.91mq 68-07.25
20.91m x x
2 Milan Jotanovic SR Manhattan 19.04mq 62-05.75
18.15m 18.81m 19.04m
3 Kemuel Morales SR Texas State 18.46mq 60-06.75
17.75m 18.46m FOUL
4 John Hickey SR Iowa 18.34mq 60-02.00
FOUL 17.99m 18.34m
5 Nate Hunter JR Northeastern 18.28mq 59-11.75
18.28m FOUL 17.95m
6 Gerald Gersham JR Eastern Michigan 18.26m 59-11.00
17.20m FOUL 18.26m
7 Andrew Powlen SR Georgia Tech 18.23m 59-09.75
17.50m 17.83m 18.23m
8 Nick Panezich SR Tennessee 18.07m 59-03.50
17.37m 18.07m 17.69m
9 Harrison Benjamin SR Texas Tech 18.05m 59-02.75
18.05m 17.85m 17.90m
10 Bo Taylor SO UCLA 18.04m 59-02.25
18.04m FOUL FOUL
11 Trey Jordan JR Nebraska 17.92m 58-09.50
17.78m 17.92m 17.85m
12 Pat Whalen SR Ohio State 17.61m 57-09.50
17.22m 17.17m 17.61m
-- Rashaud Scott SR Kentucky FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
Flight 2 Preliminaries
1 Zack Lloyd SR Arizona 19.50mq 63-11.75
19.50m x x
2 Kemal Mesic SO Florida 19.24mq 63-01.50
19.24m x x
3 Steve Marcelle JR Georgia Tech 18.74mq 61-05.75
18.43m 18.69m 18.74m
4 Jason Cook SR South Carolina 18.57mq 60-11.25
18.10m 18.57m 18.40m
5 Derek McGuire SR Mississippi 18.51mq 60-08.75
FOUL 18.51m FOUL
6 Aaron Studt JR Minnesota 18.43mq 60-05.75
18.28m 17.85m 18.43m
7 Beau Burroughs SR Florida 18.37mq 60-03.25
17.61m 18.07m 18.37m
8 Eric Wersky JR Auburn 18.27m 59-11.25
FOUL 17.58m 18.27m
9 Luke Pinkelman FR Iowa State 17.95m 58-10.75
17.56m 17.87m 17.95m
10 Javier Villarreal JR Northern Arizona 17.89m 58-08.50
17.89m FOUL 17.39m
11 Jason Lewis JR Arizona State 17.83m 58-06.00
17.83m FOUL FOUL
12 Steve Hnat JR Louisville 17.50m 57-05.00
17.50m FOUL FOUL
-- Larry Lundy JR Monmouth FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
==========================================================================
Auto: 19.10 Best 12 and ties by mark from qualifying to finals
30 minutes flight specific warm-up, 10 minutes before finals.
Advance best 9 plus ties by mark to reverse order finals.
American: 23.12m 5/20/1990 Randy Barnes, Mazda
College Best: 22.00m 6/3/1995 John Godina, UCLA
NCAA Meet: 22.00m 6/3/1995 John Godina, UCLA
Name Year School Prelims
==========================================================================
Preliminaries
1 Ryan Whiting JR Arizona State 20.91mq 68-07.25
20.91m x x
2 Zack Lloyd SR Arizona 19.50mq 63-11.75
19.50m x x
3 Kemal Mesic SO Florida 19.24mq 63-01.50
19.24m x x
4 Milan Jotanovic SR Manhattan 19.04mq 62-05.75
18.15m 18.81m 19.04m
5 Steve Marcelle JR Georgia Tech 18.74mq 61-05.75
18.43m 18.69m 18.74m
6 Jason Cook SR South Carolina 18.57mq 60-11.25
18.10m 18.57m 18.40m
7 Derek McGuire SR Mississippi 18.51mq 60-08.75
FOUL 18.51m FOUL
8 Kemuel Morales SR Texas State 18.46mq 60-06.75
17.75m 18.46m FOUL
9 Aaron Studt JR Minnesota 18.43mq 60-05.75
18.28m 17.85m 18.43m
10 Beau Burroughs SR Florida 18.37mq 60-03.25
17.61m 18.07m 18.37m
11 John Hickey SR Iowa 18.34mq 60-02.00
FOUL 17.99m 18.34m
12 Nate Hunter JR Northeastern 18.28mq 59-11.75
18.28m FOUL 17.95m
13 Eric Wersky JR Auburn 18.27m 59-11.25
FOUL 17.58m 18.27m
14 Gerald Gersham JR Eastern Michigan 18.26m 59-11.00
17.20m FOUL 18.26m
15 Andrew Powlen SR Georgia Tech 18.23m 59-09.75
17.50m 17.83m 18.23m
16 Nick Panezich SR Tennessee 18.07m 59-03.50
17.37m 18.07m 17.69m
17 Harrison Benjamin SR Texas Tech 18.05m 59-02.75
18.05m 17.85m 17.90m
18 Bo Taylor SO UCLA 18.04m 59-02.25
18.04m FOUL FOUL
19 Luke Pinkelman FR Iowa State 17.95m 58-10.75
17.56m 17.87m 17.95m
20 Trey Jordan JR Nebraska 17.92m 58-09.50
17.78m 17.92m 17.85m
21 Javier Villarreal JR Northern Arizona 17.89m 58-08.50
17.89m FOUL 17.39m
22 Jason Lewis JR Arizona State 17.83m 58-06.00
17.83m FOUL FOUL
23 Pat Whalen SR Ohio State 17.61m 57-09.50
17.22m 17.17m 17.61m
24 Steve Hnat JR Louisville 17.50m 57-05.00
17.50m FOUL FOUL
-- Larry Lundy JR Monmouth FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
-- Rashaud Scott SR Kentucky FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
