Preview of Major Conference Championships
ACC - Freshman Walter Henning of North Carolina is the clear favorite to take this year's title. On the women's side, the competition is more wide open. Khadija Talley of Miami has had some nice throws this year. However, both Kristen Callan and Brittany Pryor from Virginia Tech will put up a good fight.
Big Ten - This years conference championship looks to be a fight between Ohio State and Purdue. Lenny Jatsek (Ohio State) has been consistent all season and currenlty leads ths Big 10 by a slim margin of John Pullum (Purdue). Dave Ebersole (Ohio State) has come on strong lately and is ranked third entering the conference championships. Lenny's sister Veronica Jatsek (Ohio State) leads the women's field, with Astin Steward (Purdue) close behind.
Big 12 - Arguably this year's strongest and deepest conference, the men's competiiton will pit Chris Rohr (Missouri) against Egor Agafonov (Kansas). Rohr has the nation's best mark this season, but Agafonov sits in second and will likely be the favorite after winning the meet last season. Missouri also has secveral other men who have thrown over 20 meters. On the women's side, Loren Groves and Laci Heller of Kansas State lead the conference. However, a group of Missour throwers, led by Elisha Hunt, are not far behind.
MPSF - It's about that time of year when everyone asks: "What is the Mountain Pacific Sports Federeation?" Since the Pac 10 does not have an indoor conference championship, the MPSF meet has taken it's place with nearly every Pac 10 school competing. Boldi Kocsor (UCLA) is the big favorite for the men's title with Jason Lewis (Arizona State) as capable of an upset. Arizona State brings Jessica Pressley and Sarah Stevens on the women's side to help assure it's chance of walking away with a trophy.
SEC - This is a bit of an off year for the SEC after being one of the strongest conferences in recent history. The highest ranked woman from the conference is Shwawneise Williams (FLorida) who has the 15th best mark in the nation. Shanna Dickenson (Tennessee) is close behind and will make it a strong competition. Jake Dunkleberger (Auburn) leads the men's conference rankings by a high margin over Nate Rolfe (Georgia).
WAC - While the women's competition will not have many of the nation's best, there will be a great duel here between Simon Wardhaugh (Boise State) and Matt Wauters (Idaho). Both are approaching 70 feet and will make for an exciting performance.
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