Story by Lev Rourke
Photos: Rick Russell / Kim Spir
PORTLAND – Sam Crouser, after taking two weeks off since the state meet, threw the javelin an astonishing 255-4 Saturday evening at the low-key Portland ThRose Festival meet at the Wilkins Center, to break the national high school record by more than 10 feet.
Crouser, the recent graduate of Gresham High School and a signee by the University of Oregon, broke his own record of 244-2, set in the spring. The previous record had been 241-11, set in 1988. It also established a new record for American Juniors (under age 20). Crouser is 18.
Crouser’s series was 231-7, 243-3, 227-0, 237-10, 255-4, foul.
It was also of course a new all-time Oregon high school record for the event. Crouser set the Oregon record in the discus earlier this season, 205-10, breaking his cousin Ryan’s record.
In Saturday’s meet, another Oregon all-time mark was also established by Greg Skipper, who threw the hammer 223-8, breaking his own mark of 216-8 from earlier this season. Skipper is a junior at Oregon City. He actually broke the record twice, first throwing 222-9, then 223-8. (Greg is shown throwing the shot put at the Oregon 4A5A6A State meet.)
Crouser’s throw, recorded on the same day as the NCAA Division I Championships were concluding 100 miles south in Eugene, ironically was farther than the winning throw in that meet. The Oregon Ducks, Crouser’s future team, would have won the men’s team championship
had they won the javelin.
As it was, they had the pre-meet favorite in the event, Cyrus Hostetler, but Hostetler failed to score. High school and college athletes throw the same implement. The winning throw in the NCAA meet was 250-1 by Craig Kinsley of Brown University.
had they won the javelin. As it was, they had the pre-meet favorite in the event, Cyrus Hostetler, but Hostetler failed to score. High school and college athletes throw the same implement. The winning throw in the NCAA meet was 250-1 by Craig Kinsley of Brown University.
Also on Saturday, Crouser’s younger sister, Haley, threw 150-2 in the javelin.
Jon Lawson, the junior at Prairie HS in Washington, won the shot put at 56-2 and was 2nd in the hammer at 208-7.
In the women’s Open discus, several leading college athletes competed. Jere Summer of the University of Louisville threw 188-1, just off her lifetime best, defeating Simone du Toit, a South African at SMU, 180-7; Kelechi Anyanwu, 177-3, and Alyssa Hasslen, freshman at Arizona from McMinnville, 161-4.
Results:
| 2010 Portland ThRose Festival, June 12, Concordia University Throw Center | |||||
| Shot put | |||||
| W Open | |||||
| Alyssa Hasslen | U Arizona | 1508 | 49-5.75 | ||
| HSG | |||||
| Johna McEllrath | Prairie, Brush Prairie Wa | 1174 | 38-6.25 | ||
| Alexa Evans | West Hills, Santee Cal | 1096 | 35-11.5 | ||
| Holly Martz | Wilsonville Ore | 1095 | 35-11.25 | ||
| Hartly Carlisle | Laverne, Okla | 1081 | 35-5.75 | ||
| Savannah Sharp | 1046 | 34-4 | |||
| Jenny Carmichael | Holland Hall, Tulsa Ok | 1003 | 32-11 | ||
| Heather Martz | Wilsonville Ore | 820 | 26-11 | ||
| Youth Girls | |||||
| Megan Traeger | Mark Twain MS, Silverton | 1032 | 33-10.25 | ||
| Elyse Cuthbertson | Sherwood | 947 | 31-1 | ||
| Tess Newberry | Sherwood | 752 | 24-8.25 | ||
| M Open | |||||
| Greg Cruise | 1343 | 44-0.75 | |||
| HSB | |||||
| Jon Lawson | Prairie, Brush Prairie Wa | 1712 | 56-2 | ||
| Joe Cruise | McKay, Salem | 1225 | 40-2.25 | ||
| Ian Welsh | Wilsonville Ore | 1169 | 38-4.25 | ||
| Kyle White | Centralia Wash | 1099 | 36-0.75 | ||
| Masters Men | |||||
| Neil Saling | 1086 | 35-7.75 | |||
| Lou Kaczenski | 1021 | 33-6 | |||
| Wayne Sabin | 954 | 31-3.75 | |||
| Hammer I | |||||
| Open women | |||||
| Caressa Sims | 6096 | 200-0 | |||
| Open men | |||||
| Micah Hegerle | 6075 | 199-3 | |||
| Cole Knuth | 5046 | 165-7 | |||
| Anthony Lantz | 4996 | 163-11 | |||
| HSB | |||||
| Greg Skipper | Oregon City | 6791 | 222-9 | Ore all-time record | |
| Jon Lawson | 6359 | 208-7 | |||
| Hammer II | |||||
| Open women | |||||
| Caressa Sims | 6129 | 201-1 | |||
| Kimery Hern | 6108 | 200-5 | |||
| HSB | |||||
| Greg Skipper | 6817 | 223-8 | Ore all-time record | ||
| Masters Men | |||||
| Wayne Sabin | 83-1.5 | ||||
| Youth Boys | |||||
| Hap Frketich | 54-1.5 | ||||
| Discus | |||||
| Open Women | |||||
| Jere Summers | U. Louisville | 5732 | 188-1 | ||
| Simone du Toit | SMU/South Africa | 5505 | 180-7 | ||
| Kelechi Anyanwu | 5404 | 177-3 | |||
| Alyssa Hasslen | 4919 | 161-4 | |||
| HSG | |||||
| Alexa Evans | 4509 | 147-11 | |||
| Sarah Tolson | Pawhuska Okla | 4334 | 142-2 | ||
| Hartly Carlisle | 4143 | 135-11 | |||
| Jenny Carmichael | 4007 | 131-5 | |||
| McKenzie Warren | Sandy Ore | 3922 | 128-8 | ||
| Johna McEllrath | 3635 | 119-3 | |||
| Emily Hamilton | Newberg MS | 3181 | 104-4 | ||
| Savannah Sharp | 2481 | 81-4.75 | |||
| Youth Girls | |||||
| Tess Newberry | 2380 | 78-1 | |||
| Elyse Cuthbertson | 2326 | 76-3.75 | |||
| Open men | |||||
| Micah Hegerle | 5176 | 169-10 | |||
| Cole Knuth | 4847 | 159-0 | |||
| Greg Cruise | 3684 | 120-10 | |||
| HSB | |||||
| Joe Cruise | 4115 | 135-0 | |||
| Jon Lawson | 3762 | 123-5 | |||
| Ian Welsh | 3645 | 119-7 | |||
| Kyle White | 3391 | 111-3 | |||
| Youth Boys | |||||
| Hector Solis | 2818 | 92-5 | |||
| Hap Frketich | 2518 | 82-7 | |||
| Jared Hawk | 1416 | 46-5.5 | |||
| Masters Men | |||||
| Jef Wood | age 39 | 4230 | 138-9 | ||
| John King | 71 | 3756 | 123-2 | ||
| Neil Saling | 74 | 3636 | 119-3 | ||
| Lou Kaczenski | 3059 | 100-4 | |||
| Wayne Sabin | 77 | 3052 | 100-1 | ||
| Javelin | |||||
| HSG | |||||
| Haley Crouser | Gresham | 4579 | 150-2 | ||
| Johna McEllrath | 3650 | 119-9 | |||
| Emily Hamilton | 3579 | 117-5 | |||
| Youth Girls | |||||
| Elyse Cuthbertson | 2640 | 86-7 | |||
| Tess Newberry | 2233 | 73-3.25 | |||
| Open men | |||||
| Ryan Brandel | 6253 | 205-2 | |||
| Tim Urista | 6155 | 201-11 | |||
| Ethan Powell | 5712 | 187-5 | |||
| HSB | |||||
| Sam Crouser | Gresham | 7784 | 255-4 | HSR, AJR | |
| Series: 7060 7415 6919 7251 7784 F | |||||
| Selmar Hutchins III | Roseburg | 5700 | 187-0 | ||
| Bobby Waldie | Damascus Christian | 4730 | 155-2 | ||
| Youth boys | |||||
| Hap Frketich | 2914 | 95-7 | |||
| Hector Solis | 2248 | 91-10 | |||
| Max Matti | 2091 | 75-10.25 | |||
| Jared Hawk | 2051 | 67-3.5 | |||
| Masters Men | |||||
| Lou Kaczenski | 3861 | 126-8 | |||