Florida Regionals -- SHOT PUT!

Well, I am still suffering with a back situation... but I managed to contribute 3 points to the team total... so I felt good. I am going to do all I can to get ready for the NCAA's. 



Laura's big throw at Regionals!
 
Here I am checking into the shot. Who took the photo? Dad with his 448 X telephoto lens!
 
It goes to prove that Seminoles and Gators
can get along...
as long as the Gator isn't hungry!
 
Gators can JUMP!

Finals                                                                          
  1 Laura Gerraughty          JR North Carolina          18.54m   60-10.00  10  
      17.47m  FOUL  18.54m  FOUL  18.43m  FOUL                                  
  2 Kim Barrett               JR Florida                 18.28m   59-11.75   8  
      15.92m  15.91m  18.28m  17.02m  16.83m  16.52m                            
  3 Candice Scott             JR Florida                 17.28m   56-08.50   6  
      17.02m  17.23m  17.28m  16.69m  16.67m  17.20m                            
  4 Zara Northover            SO Northeastern            16.40m   53-09.75   5  
      16.40m  15.57m  14.95m  16.25m  15.70m  15.87m                            
  5 Ja'Nai O'Connor           SR Penn State              16.30m   53-05.75   4  
      16.17m  FOUL  16.10m  16.30m  FOUL  FOUL                                  
  6 Karen Freberg             SO Florida                 16.04m   52-07.50   3  
      FOUL  15.64m  15.85m  16.08m  FOUL  FOUL                                  
  7 Johvonne Hernandez        JR Syracuse                15.92m   52-02.75   2  
      15.92m  FOUL  15.44m  FOUL  FOUL  15.73m                                  
  8 Chandra Brewer            JR South Florida           15.80m   51-10.00   1  
      15.80m  15.16m  15.77m  15.39m  15.60m  FOUL                              
  9 LaQuanda Cotten           SR Florida                 15.75m   51-08.25      
      14.88m  15.13m  15.75m  14.65m  14.82m  14.54m                            
 10 Adrienne Moss             SR Miami                   15.53m   50-11.50      
      14.25m  14.24m  15.53m                                                    
 11 Lindsay Neuberger         SO Wake Forest             15.39m   50-06.00      
      15.25m  14.73m  15.39m                                                    
 12 Scarlett Ekeroma          JR Florida                 15.04m   49-04.25      
      15.04m  14.82m  14.45m                                                    
 13 Amanda Walker             JR Pittsburgh              14.82m   48-07.50      
      FOUL  14.41m  14.82m                                                      
 14 Heather Wood              FR Georgia                 14.78m   48-06.00      
      14.17m  14.25m  14.78m                                                    
 15 Kristal Kostiew           SR Vermont                 14.68m   48-02.00      
      14.68m  13.99m  14.54m                                                    
 16 Brianne Carmicheal        FR Fairleigh Dickinson     14.60m   47-11.00      
      13.84m  13.84m  14.60m                                                    
 17 Jenny Dahlgren            FR Georgia                 14.51m   47-07.25      
      14.51m  14.21m  13.93m                                                    
 18 Kelly Fazekas             FR North Carolina          14.36m   47-01.50      
      14.37m  FOUL  FOUL                                                        
 19 Akera Lathan              FR Florida                 14.26m   46-09.50      
      14.26m  FOUL  13.91m                                                      
 20 Beverly Burnett           SO Appalachian State       14.24m   46-08.75      
      14.24m  FOUL  14.03m                                                      
 21 Lindsey Nelson            FR Florida State           14.21m   46-07.50      
      FOUL  14.21m  13.86m                                                      
 22 Andrea Pressley           SR Jacksonville            14.18m   46-06.25      
      13.30m  13.96m  14.18m                                                    
 23 Sarah Vance               SO Buffalo-SUNY            14.12m   46-04.00      
      14.12m  13.51m  13.66m                                                    
 24 Mildred Cooper            JR Virginia Military       14.00m   45-11.25      
      12.95m  13.40m  14.00m                                                    
 25 Tiffany Evans             FR Radford                 13.88m   45-06.50      
      13.26m  13.88m  13.78m                                                    
 26 Lexi Benamati             SR Penn State              13.83m   45-04.50      
      13.33m  13.83m  13.50m                                                    
 27 Jill Lynch                JR Brown                   13.80m   45-03.50      
      13.80m  13.78m  13.45m                                                    
 28 Precious Atkins           FR South Carolina          13.75m   45-01.50      
      13.75m  13.15m  FOUL                                                      
 29 Stephanie Jeffers         FR Jacksonville            13.55m   44-05.50      
      FOUL  13.55m  13.16m                                                      
 29 Jukina Dickerson          SR Florida                 13.55m   44-05.50      
      13.45m  13.55m  FOUL                                                      
 31 Karin Larsson             SR Manhattan               13.24m   43-05.25      
      12.94m  12.97m  13.24m                                                    
 32 Charity Payne             SO Pennsylvania            13.19m   43-03.25      
      FOUL  12.68m  13.19m                                                      
 -- Ashley Horn               JR Morgan State              FOUL                 
      FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                                          
 -- Jennifer Leatherman       SO Navy                       SCR                 
 -- Cassidy Harris            JR William & Mary             DNS   
 



I tried to get pictures with all the people
 I have met over the years
... especially those I have always considered friends. Shhhh... some of them are coaches too!
I am off to join the victory celebration!
   
How'd they do it? My folks got one of the
select 38 hotel rooms reserved for VIP's
on campus!
WOW! I am impressed!
Here's one of the great views looking
over our wonderful campus here at Florida!

 
One of the younger guys my dad threw against back when they wore leather helmets... or so he tells me. He is my other mystery featured coach! HINT: he coaches throwers at my sister Kristin's alma mater! He is also Norwegian like me! ( I am part Swedish and other interesting things!)
 

Men's Shot Finals                                                                          
  1 Ryan McIntyre             SR Florida                 18.61m   61-00.75  10  
      16.04m  17.65m  FOUL  18.61m  FOUL  FOUL                                  
  2 Chad McClendon            SO Georgia                 18.34m   60-02.00   8  
      17.82m  FOUL  FOUL  18.07m  18.34m  17.26m                                
  3 Dane Miller               SO Penn State              18.16m   59-07.00   6  
      16.47m  17.62m  18.16m  FOUL  17.85m  FOUL                                
  4 Josh Russell              SR Wagner                  17.98m   59-00.00   5  
      17.62m  17.41m  17.98m  16.93m  17.90m  17.83m                            
  5 Derek Anderson            JR Northeastern            17.98m   59-00.00   4  
      17.20m  17.31m  17.98m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                  
  6 Justin Clickett           FR Pittsburgh              17.92m   58-09.50   3  
      16.75m  17.21m  17.57m  17.25m  17.92m  17.62m                            
  7 Andre Reid                JR Rhode Island            17.86m   58-07.25   2  
      17.50m  16.95m  17.25m  17.86m  FOUL  15.93m                              
  8 Derek Gilson              SO Clemson                 17.77m   58-03.75   1  
      17.48m  17.77m  FOUL  17.77m  FOUL  FOUL                                  
  9 Ryan Norwood              JR Virginia Tech           17.61m   57-09.50      
      17.61m  FOUL  17.17m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                    
 10 Adam Bishop               SR South Carolina          17.30m   56-09.25      
      15.77m  17.30m  FOUL                                                      
 11 Jonathan Spillman         JR Georgia Tech            17.20m   56-05.25      
      17.20m  16.91m  16.73m                                                    
 12 Mitchell Pope             FR NC State                17.09m   56-01.00      
      16.84m  16.73m  17.09m                                                    
 13 Matt Lombardi             SR Clemson                 17.05m   55-11.25      
      FOUL  FOUL  17.05m                                                        
 14 Zeb Sion                  JR Georgia Tech            16.87m   55-04.25      
      16.87m  FOUL  FOUL                                                        
 15 Kimani Kirton             FR Maryland-ES             16.54m   54-03.25      
      16.38m  FOUL  16.54m                                                      
 16 John Fallone              SO Florida State           16.51m   54-02.00      
      16.51m  FOUL  FOUL                                                        
 17 Steve Bedard              SR Syracuse                16.48m   54-01.00      
      16.48m  FOUL  FOUL                                                        
 18 Bob Smith                 JR Appalachian State       16.12m   52-10.75      
      16.12m  FOUL  FOUL                                                        
 -- Sam Segond                JR Rutgers                   FOUL                 
      FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                                          
 -- Bradford Williams         JR Georgia                    DNS                 
 -- Jeff Rubenstein           SR Florida                    DNS     



On to the Discus!
On to the Hammer!
More pictures of the action!

Even More Pictures of the Action--Part Deux!
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On to the Shot Put!