NCAA Women's Hammer Rankings Vol. 10: Championships Preview
In just a few days, the NCAA Championships will be taking place on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. In what will he a hotly contest competition, there is no clear front runner in the women's competition (view the athletes competing here). Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois) enters the competition as the defending champion, but has come up short in her two biggest competitions. She failed to break 60 meters against an elite field at Mr. SAC in April. Last weekend she only threw 61 meters for second place at regionals. Eva Orban (USC) has also stumbled a little late in the season. Orban started the season off strong with every competition at or near 70 meters. However, she only took second place at Pac-10s before winning regionals at only 64.54m. I give the edge to Orban not only beacuse Orban has been more consistent this season, but also because Orban beat Riley in their only head-to-head competition this season.
Jessica Pressley (Arizona State) has the third best mark in the nation, but her teammate Sarah Stevens (Arizona State) has been more consistent. Both will be competing in multiple events at the NCAA Championships. That might affect their performance, but it hasn't over the past few weeks, such as when Stevens beat Orban for the Pac-10 title. Loren Groves (Kansas State) enters this competition on a six meet win streak. Her only loss this season was against her teammate Laci Heller (Kansas State) in her season opener.
But in reality, ten to fifteen of the throwers entered are capable of placing in the top three if they have a good day. Like most years, it will likely come down to which athletes are able to shake of the nerves and compete.
- Eva Orban (USC) (+1)
- Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois) (-1)
- Sarah Stevens (Arizona State) (-)
- Loren Groves (Kansas State) (-)
- Jessica Pressley (Arizona State) (+1)
- Stevi Large (Akron) (+3)
- Dorotea Habazin (Virginia Tech) (-2)
- Jasmine Jennings (Rhode Island) (NR)
- Tai Battle (Arizona State) (-2)
- Kristen Callan (Virginia Tech) (-)
Dropped from rankings: Veronica Jatsek (Ohio State) (8).
On the bubble (listed alphabetically): Ashley Harbin (Lafayette); Veronica Jatsek (Ohio State); Ozie Okolie (Texas Tech).
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