Good thing we got this Norwegian import to claim a title for the Gators. I had to look it up, but I read that the men's college weight throw is 35 pounds. Maybe I could get that to go about four feet. Helen
On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 10:59 AM Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Mardal crowned national champion, UF off to a strong start at NCAAs > Special to Gatorsports.com > [image: Florida weight thrower Thomas Mardal wins national championship > Thursday.] > > FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Thrower Thomas Mardal set the tone and got the Gators > off to a strong start at NCAA indoors as he was crowned weight throw > national champion Thursday evening inside the Randal Tyson Track Center. > > As Mardal stepped into the circle for his first attempt, officials and > meet marshals warned photographers at the end of the throwing sector about > the Gator, who two weeks ago beamed the 35-pound weight far enough to > bounce and hit the wall inside the Arkansas track facility. > > The Gopplen, Norway native opened with a 24.46-meter bomb (80 feet, 3.75 > inches) to take the lead and remain on top to win his first NCAA crown. > Mardal broke his own school record, which he set two weeks ago at SEC > indoors, and became the third-best performer in collegiate history. > > Mardal followed that up with a mark of 24.41 meters (80 feet, 1 inch) in > his second throw, becoming the first person in NCAA Indoor Championships > history, and the second in collegiate history, to have at least two throws > of 80 feet or further in the same meet. > > On the women’s side, junior Sterling Lester opened for the Gators > by logging 4,213 points in the pentathlon to finish fifth in the nation. > Lester topped her personal record by 118 points and moved to the No. 2 spot > on UF’s Indoor All-Time Top 10 list. > > The multis athlete set personal records in the high jump (1.69 meters / 5 > feet, 6.50 inches) and in the 800 meters (2:12.13), in addition to logging > the ninth-fastest time in school history in the 60-meter hurdles (8.44). > > The action continues Friday from Fayetteville with a live broadcast > beginning at 2:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. ET on ESPN3. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Shane’s iPhone > Go Gators! > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/76863921-3DD3-436D-975C-5E9FB3B39F17%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/76863921-3DD3-436D-975C-5E9FB3B39F17%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/CAPY6WJNoAdoDT1r%3DH09Q6AoczVmim-pHmNCVUxV%2BHhw5BDDeaQ%40mail.gmail.com.
