This is a Non-CIF event. All athletes will compete Unattached and cannot wear any High School clothing or team uniforms.

Date: April 21st, 2013
Time: Competition Starts at 9am, Clinic to Follow
Location: Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650

Cost: Free

Contact: Pete Cyr
cyrpete@yahoo.com

Athletes can register by emailing cyrpete@yahoo.com. Please include name, email, age, gender and PR. Thanks.

Eight boys and five girls have been named among this year’s recipients. To be considered, athletes must go through a vigorous application process, which includes biographical information, training history, competitive statistical data, a brief essay describing his/her hammer throwing goals, and a letter of support from the applicant’s coach and parent. All applicants must have been born after January 1, 1995.

Grant funds may only be used for specific hammer throw training and competition purposes. These grants are made possible through the support of the USATF Foundation and individual donors.

Youth Boys:

• Gabe Arcaro, Age 17, Burlington, MA (PB/189’3”)
• Jacob Beene, Age 16, Gilbert, AZ (PB/180’1”)
• Chase Carroll, Age 18, Acworth, GA (PB/184’10”)
• Conor Fugere, Age 16, Woonsocket, RI (PB/177’9”)
• Charlie Ionata, Age 18, Barrington, RI (PB/216’1”)
• Adam Kelly, Age 15, Barrington, RI (PB/168’7”)
• Triton Pitassi, Age 17, Camas, WA (PB/193’2”)
• Sean Ryan, Age 16, Babylon, NY (PB/181’7”)

Youth Girls:

• Danielle Boriello, Age 17, Ellenville, NY (PB/143’5”)
• Lena Giger, Age 16, Highland, IL (PB/141’7”)
• Haley Showalter, Age 15, Highlands Ranch, CO (PB/151’0”)
• Kelli Thomas, Age 17, Locust Grove, GA (PB/156’2”)
• Sidnie Wilder, Age 17, Cameron, WI (PB/166’4”)

Former Olympic gold medalist Harold Connolly began issuing grants in 2005 and during the last 8 seasons, more than $32,000 have been awarded to 32 boys and 32 girls. The USATF Foundation began supporting the project before the 2012 season, allowing the project to both continue and expand in the wake of Connolly’s untimely death in 2010.

The USATF Foundation provides a means to attract and guide funds to new and innovative track and field programs with an emphasis on providing opportunities for youth athletes, emerging elite athletes, distance training centers and anti-doping education. The Foundation depends upon donations from its Board of Directors, major gifts and from generous fans of track & field.

Elite athletes are supported by the Foundation via monetary grants, career counseling (mentoring & jobs) and participation in Run With US! (www.rwus-now.org). Youth athletes are supported via monetary grants to youth clubs.

For more information, or to contribute to the USA Track & Field Foundation, visit www.usatffoundation.org or contact Tom Jackovic at (412) 398-2484 or tom.jackovic@usatf.org.

The USATF Foundation Youth Hammer Throw Fund was started by Harold Connolly in 2005 to help promising youth athletes nationwide obtain the resources needed to become world class throwers.  The funds raised by Harold helped pay for new equipment, travel to competitions, and attend clinics. Since 2005 the USATF Foundation Youth Hammer Throw Fund has awarded already more than $24,000 in training grants to 52 youth boys and girls across America thanks to generous donations from hammer throw supporters. We are proud to announce that the program is back in full force in 2011 and is now accepting applications.

Awards are determined by a selection committee’s review of the applicants’ online application form which requires training and competitive statistical information, a brief essay describing his/her hammer throwing goals, and a letter of support from the applicant’s coach or parent. Applications can be submitted anytime before November 30th. Grant recipients will be announced at the start of 2013.

To submit an application and read more about the grant eligibility requirements, visit Hammerthrow.org.

Support the Fund

You can support the youth hammer throw grants by donating. Donations may be tax deductible. Please mail donations to: Bob Gourley 3 Greenville Drive, Barrington, RI 02806.

What is the hammer throw?

Are you new to the sport? Learn all about the rules and origins of the hammer throw on our dedicated pages.

The History of the Hammer Throw

We have compiled a detailed Olympic history and a list of all medalists in the hammer throw. In addition, we have additional statistics available for free.

Preview and Predictions

The question everyone wants the answer to is “who will win.” Our sister site Mbingisser.com gives a detailed run down of all the contenders and story lines to watch in London for both the men’s competition and the women’s competition.

Whether or not you are in favor of the idea, there are some definite advantages to the format. The event will be broadcast live on regional television and a large turnout is also expected since the event is free and open to the public. Defending US champion Kibwe Johnson and US leader A.G. Kruger both seem to have already assured themselves a spot on the Olympic team, but still need strong performances to guarantee selection on Thursday. The women’s competition will be fierce, with recent US record holder Jessica Cosby leading the way. Behind her the qualifiers are tightly packed and will be fighting it out for the final two spots on the Olympic team.

More information and a preview of the event is available on our sister site Mbingisser.com.

Youth Boys

Youth Girls

This is a Non-CIF event. All athletes will compete Unattached and cannot wear any High School clothing or team uniforms.

Date: April 22nd, 2012
Time: Competition Starts at 9am, Clinic to Follow
Location: Mt. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
Hammer Circle
1100 N. Grand Avenue, Walnut, CA, 91789

Cost: Free

Contact: Pete Cyr
Director, Harold Connolly US Youth Hammer Development Program
cyrpete@yahoo.com

Athletes can register by emailing cyrpete@yahoo.com or coachbolton@cox.net. Please include name, email, age, gender and PR. Thanks

The Youth Hammer Throw Fund is Back

The USATF Youth Hammer Throw Fund was started by Harold Connolly in 2005 to help promising youth athletes nationwide obtain the resources needed to become world class throwers.  The funds raised by Harold helped pay for new equipment, travel to competitions, and attend clinics. The program has already awarded $16,500 to 30 young boys and girls across America thanks to generous donations from hammer throw supporters. Unfortunately no grants were awarded in 2010 due to Harold’s untimely death in August 2010. However, we are proud to announce that the program is back in full force in 2011 and is now accepting applications.

Awards are determined by a selection committee’s review of the applicants’ three-page application form which requires training and competitive statistical information, a brief essay describing his/her hammer throwing goals, and a letter of support from the applicant’s coach/parent. Applications can be submitted anytime before November 15. Grant recipients will be announced this December.

To download the application and read more about the grant eligibility requirements, visit Hammerthrow.org.

Support the Fund

You can support the USATF Youth Hammer Throw Fund by donating. Donations may be tax deductible. Please mail donations to: Bob Gourley 3 Greenville Drive, Barrington, RI 02806.

Cosby and Campbell currently rank 10th and 11th in the world with bests 72.65 and 72.59 meters respectively. With the American record at just 73.87 meters, a good performance by either athlete will challenge the mark set by Erin Gilreath back in 2005. A third american, Jeneva McCall, also joins Cosby and Campbell in Daegu. The 21-year old from Southern Illinois University placed second at the NCAA Championships and threw a personal best of 69.55 meters after the US Championships to earn a spot on the team.

» For more information about the World Champinoships and a profile of the top women’s contenders, click here.

» For more information about the World Champinoships and a profile of the top men’s medal contenders, click here.