All the buzz around the women's weight throw competition lived up to expectations when a three woman shoot-out was joined by a fourth thrower. Two-time defending NCAA champion D'Ana McCarty (Louisville) took the early lead in the first round while top challengers Jeneva McCall (Southern Illinois) and Felish Johnson (Indiana State) had some troubles. McCall fouled her first two attempts while Jonhson only managed 19.54m on her first attempt. Former high school record holder Victoria Flowers (Connecticut) was the biggest surprise, adding more than a meter to her best to take the lead in the second round. Still, the rest of the field was slow to wake up.

In the finals, McCall broke 22.20m to move into second, just inches behind the lead. McCarty responded on the next throw by tossing 22.28m to move into first. Johnson improved, but still was in fourth until her next attemp, when she leapfrogged all the competitors with a throw of 22.51m. In the final round, she improved again and set a new person best and facility record of 22.69m (74-05.50). McCall also improved to finish second, with McCarty and Flowers in third and fourth. The remainder of the field sat nearly two meters behind.

The men's comeptition was more business as usual. Defending champion Walter Henning (LSU) was the clear favorite entering the competition and met everyone's expectations with another win. He led from start, although his best of 22.16m (72-08.50) was well under his season's best and personal best. Still, he didn't need a better throw as his best was more than enough for the win. Alexander Ziegler (Virginia Tech) improved one spot on his finish from last year with a second place finish. Adonson Shallow (SE Louisiana) had a big surprise personal best last weekend and followed it up with another good throw for third place. Shallow had five fouls, but his one throw was good enough to get him on the podium.

Women Weight Throw
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   NCAA Meet: M 25.56m  3/10/2007   Brittany Riley, Southern Illinois          
    Facility: F 22.69m  3/11/2011   Felisha Johnson, Indiana State             
    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals           
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  1 Felisha Johnson           SO Indiana State         22.62m     22.69mF  74-05.50 
      19.54m  21.37m  FOUL  21.66m  22.51m  22.69m
  2 Jeneva McCall             JR So. Illinois          22.54m     22.46m   73-08.25 
      FOUL  FOUL  21.59m  22.20m  22.12m  22.46m
  3 D'Ana McCarty             SR Louisville            22.40m     22.28m   73-01.25 
      22.02m  FOUL  FOUL  22.28m  21.45m  22.28m
  4 Victoria Flowers          JR Connecticut           20.95m     22.24m   72-11.75 
      20.95m  22.24m  21.17m  22.05m  21.90m  20.92m
  5 Juliana Smith             SR Mississippi           20.23m     20.41m   66-11.50 
      19.63m  20.41m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  19.28m
  6 Mallory Barnes            SR Dayton                21.33m     20.34m   66-08.75 
      20.00m  19.96m  20.34m  19.96m  19.94m  20.07m
  7 Kelsey Hanley             SR Indiana State         20.33m     19.97m   65-06.25 
      19.97m  FOUL  19.44m  19.45m  19.61m  19.93m
  8 Beth Rohl                 SO Michigan State        20.44m     19.80m   64-11.50 
      18.44m  18.34m  19.80m  18.39m  FOUL  18.39m
  9 Maggie Mullen             JR Ohio State            20.27m     19.41m   63-08.25
 10 Gwen Berry                SR So. Illinois          22.71m     19.34m   63-05.50
 11 Ida Storm                 FR UCLA                  20.70m     19.25m   63-02.00
 12 Brittney Waller           SO Clemson               20.79m     19.17m   62-10.75
 13 Kelly Closse              JR Texas Tech            20.26m     19.11m   62-08.50
 14 Taylor Smith              SO Wisconsin             19.98m     18.98m   62-03.25
 15 Erin Atkinson             FR So. Illinois          20.27m     18.66m   61-02.75
 16 Dani Bunch                FR Purdue                20.54m     17.75m   58-03.00
 17 Dorotea Habazin           SR Virginia Tech         20.81m     17.70m   58-01.00

Men Weight Throw
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   NCAA Meet: M 24.02m  3/9/2001    Libor Charfreitag, Southern Methodist      
    Facility: F 22.88m  3/14/2009   Jason Lewis, Arizona St.                  
    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals           
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  1 Walter Henning            SR LSU                   23.32m     22.16m   72-08.50 
      21.00m  22.00m  21.95m  21.64m  FOUL  22.16m
  2 Alexander Ziegler         SO Virginia Tech         21.54m     21.27m   69-09.50 
      20.08m  20.67m  FOUL  20.07m  21.27m  20.68m
  3 Adonson Shallow           SR SE Louisiana          22.33m     21.19m   69-06.25 
      FOUL  FOUL  21.19m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL
  4 J.C. Lambert              JR So. Illinois          21.58m     21.07m   69-01.50 
      20.59m  20.74m  21.07m  20.90m  20.62m  FOUL
  5 Lonnie Pugh               SO Michigan State        20.69m     21.06m   69-01.25 
      21.06m  19.76m  20.14m  FOUL  20.53m  19.87m
  6 Alec Faldermeyer          FR UCLA                  20.78m     20.81m   68-03.25 
      20.22m  20.33m  19.30m  20.81m  20.36m  FOUL
  7 Mike Zajac                SR South Carolina        21.27m     20.71m   67-11.50 
      19.69m  20.43m  20.54m  20.40m  20.19m  20.71m
  8 Micah Hegerle             SO Minnesota             21.73m     20.67m   67-09.75 
      FOUL  FOUL  20.67m  19.69m  19.79m  20.39m
  9 Leif Arrhenius            SR BYU                   21.06m     20.45m   67-01.25
 10 Davis Fraker              FR Illinois              20.78m     20.29m   66-07.00
 11 Michael Lauro             JR LSU                   21.51m     20.22m   66-04.25
 12 Max Mays                  JR Ohio State            20.88m     20.08m   65-10.50
 13 KP Singh                  SR Oklahoma              21.55m     19.90m   65-03.50
 14 Marcel Lomnicky           JR Virginia Tech         21.03m     19.69m   64-07.25
 15 Knut Syversen             SR Memphis               21.14m     18.52m   60-09.25
 -- Kevin Mays                JR Central Michigan      20.58m       FOUL

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