Division I Men's Indoor Season Preview
This year's NCAA weight throw finals could look a lot different. Both Cory Martin and Nick Owens have expired their indoor eligibilty, and a handful of other throwers have graduated. However, competition will still be tight. Leading the list of returners is Egor Agafonov. Agafonov has only thrown the weight for two years, but he found his groove last season, culminating in a season best throw of 23.60m to win the NCAA title in March. Agafonov returns with a personal best nearly two meters ahead of his next best competition: returning NCAA outdoor champion Jake Dunkleberger of Auburn. After an up and down 2006 season, Jake was quite consistent during 2007 and placed 5th at the indoor championships before his steller outdoor campaign. However, he will have to improved tremendously to top Agafonov.
Also returning will be Matt Wauters of Idaho. Having redshirted the outdoor season, Wauters flew under the radar last year. However, he has consistently imporved every indoor season, and placed 6th at last year's NCAA indoor championships with a personal best toss. Although only the eight best returner, Simon Wardaugh of Boise State was shown he will be in the mix come March as he produced a great toss over 21 meters at a pre-season December meet. Also new to the mix will be high school record holder Walter Henning of North Carolina. Although it is expected that he will reshirt, he is sure to produce some great throws throughout the season as he threw the high school weight over 86' last season.
Over the next week CollegeHammer.com will post previews of the Division I women, as well as other NCAA divisions. Stay tuned!
Futher Information:
Top Returners:
RANK ATHLETE YR SCHOOL SEED MARK DATE
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1 Egor Agafonov SR Kansas 23.60m 03-09
2 Jake Dunkleberger SR Auburn 21.87m 02-10
3 Matthew Wauters JR Idaho 21.27m 03-09
4 Jake Shanklin JR Wyoming 21.09m 03-03
5 Chris Rohr JR Missouri 20.86m 02-23
6 Tyler Dailey SR Missouri 20.68m 02-17
7 Nate Rolfe JR Georgia 20.60m 03-03
8 Simon Wardhaugh JR Boise State 20.48m 02-24
9 Jaroslaw Zakrzewski SR Kent State 20.41m 02-23
10 Leonard Jatsek SR Ohio State 20.36m 02-24
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