M45 Roald Bradstock spears a 225 at Georgia invitational
Roald Bradstock, who competed in last year’s Olympic Trials at age 46, popped a nice one yesterday at the Spec Towns Invitational in Georgia, throwing the javelin 68.62 meters (225-1) for his best mark of the season. He also won the event, beating kids less than half his age! Roald noted a crappy wind but writes: “will be throwing again next week at UGA — hoping for good conditions and smash 70M.” If he throws 70 meters (229-8), he’ll be close to the qualifying standard for the U.S. championships of 70.50 (231-3), which produces a team for IAAF worlds in Berlin this summer. Roald also is blogging about Art and the Olympics.
Roald’s series:
Men Javelin Throw
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Meet Record: M 86.85m 2004 Breaux Greer, Adidas
Regional: R 61.60m
Name Year School Finals
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1 Bradstock, Roald Unattached 68.62mR 225-01
63.32m 64.58m 68.62m 64.89m 63.98m 64.37m
2 Alfiere, Eric Connecticut 60.10m 197-02
60.10m 49.98m 55.92m 55.60m 54.01m 53.91m
3 Gaines, Luke Auburn 58.43m 191-08
57.05m 57.93m FOUL 55.10m 58.43m 55.82m
4 Moore, Brian Unattached 57.74m 189-05
FOUL FOUL 57.74m FOUL FOUL FOUL
5 Dekich, Michael Auburn 52.75m 173-01
FOUL 47.32m 52.75m 51.17m 49.58m FOUL
6 Vaughan, Andrew South Carolina 52.17m 171-02
52.17m 47.13m 45.40m
7 Carlson, Steve Purdue 50.86m 166-10
FOUL FOUL 50.86m FOUL FOUL FOUL
8 Moe, Lance Purdue 50.84m 166-09
FOUL 50.84m FOUL 46.86m 48.00m FOUL
9 Zollner, Andrew Illinois 47.89m 157-01
47.89m 47.30m 44.32m
10 Giacomin, Alex Georgia 45.30m 148-07
FOUL 45.29m 45.30m
11 Salem, Mike Boston U. 41.02m 134-07
FOUL 41.02m FOUL
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Looks like everyone of Roald’s throws was better than anybody else could muster. Speaks very well for him and not so well for the state of collegiate speer-werfing, at least not at the schools involved in this meet.
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