Three Local Winners at US Junior
Nationals
Denton TX, June 23-24
A trio of throwers earned spots on the USA
junior national team at the USATF Junior National
Championships last weekend. The meet, open to
athletes who will not turn 20 during the year,
combines the best scholastic and collegiate
athletes in the age range who have achieved
strict qualifying standards.
Shot putters Laura Gerraughty (Nashua
NH) and Jeff Chakouian (Seekonk MA), both
New England high school record holders, won their
specialty; Chakouian's winning 59'10 1/4" with
the 16 pound college/open shot was only bettered
by one New England collegian this past season,
while Gerraughty remained undefeated and followed
her win with a third place in the hammer.
Hammerman Josh McCaughey of Rhode Island's
Bishop Hendricken HS continued his dominence of
the ball-and-chain with a big 204'9" with the
open implement.
Silver medals were earned by Katy
Johnson (hammer), Justin Easter
(steeplechase), and Ben Shorey (10K
Racewalk).
The top two finishers in each event are
eligible to compete in a pair of international
junior matches in Canada in July, and are may be
selected to compete in the North American/Central
American/Carribean championships in August as
well as the World Junior Championships in Chile
in October.
New England states athlete results
WOMEN
100: 5.Monique Tubbs,
U.Jacksonville/Boston MA, 11.63. 10,000
Walk: 4.Ann Favolise, ME HS, 61:09.70;
5.Amanda Bergeron, Farmington ME, 62:26.98;
6.Elizabeth Murphy, ME HS, 63:51.05
Pole Vault: 6.Samantha Shepard,
AirTime/Weston MA, 11'11 3/4"; 9.Molly Lederman,
ATA/Newton MA, 11'5 3/4"; Andrea Li, NH.
Triple Jump: 5.Nicole Toney, ConardHS
Hartford CT, 41'4 1/4";
Shot Put: 1.Laura Gerraughty, Nashua Area
TC NH, 50'10 1/4"; 7.Healy Thompson, Williams
College, 46'2 1/2"
Discus: 18.Gerraughty, 141'8";
Hammer: 2.Katherine Johnson, Warwick RI,
182'6"; 3.Gerraughty, 178'3"; 5.Nicole Allyn,
W.Warwick RI 173'3"; 8.Christina Bizon, Tollgate
RI, 157'5"; 10.Kristen Michalski, W.Warwick RI,
149'4".
Heptathlon: 5.Nicole Toney,
Conard/Hartford CT, 4807; 11.Christina Regan,
Boston College/Needham MA, 4294.
MEN
200: 7.Glenn McFadden, Hillhouse HS/New
Haven CT, 21.48
Steeplechase: 2.Justin Easter, Bates
College/Jay ME, 9:36.53.
10,000 Racewalk: 2.Ben Shorey, Ellsworth
ME, 47:39.57; 4.Dan Pendergast, New Sweden ME,
55:47.98; 6.Jonathan Chasse, Maranacook Acad ME,
57:24.54; 7.Jeffrey Sprague, Medomack Valley ME,
57:29.17; 8.Jeremy Martin, Elan School ME,
57:38.01.
Shot Put: 1.Jeff Chakouian, Seekonk MA,
59'10 1/4".
Javelin: 8.Alan Susi, Wake Forest
U./Cumberland RI, 190'7";
Hammer: 1.Josh McCaughey, Bp.Hendricken HS
RI, 204'9"; 14.Mike Freeman, Bp.Hendricken
HS/E.Greenwich RI, 144'7";
