Marylyn vos Savant --

"If your head tells you one thing and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart."

 


 

The picture above needs a little explanation. When I graduated from Florida, I had hoped that I would find a great graduate school in PR --- and then maybe 'walk on.' However, I knew that I had a lot of obstacles -- maybe,
too many.

So, not making any plans, I worked out and lost about 60 pounds
and realistically I thought my collegiate competition was over.
 Once I petitioned and was granted my final year by the NCAA , I called
my friends and family with the GOOD news
--- "I am going to throw again!"
Then I hit them with the BAD news 
---"Since it is 'SC,  it's going to have to be far!".

Needless to say, I have been working hard to get back ,
but not without some teasing from family like this little
adaptation from the 'Incredibles' movie! :)

Hey, I'm working on it!
 

  Michelle Carter of Texas watching
the meet
 

Jessica Pressley of Arizona State
soaking in the Tyson atmosphere

TYSON Sign-up Sheet

Here is the list of competitors in the women's shot
as identified after signups were officially over.

With the exception of two great throwers, this is
virtually a sneak peek into the NCAA Championship
meet in March!

This was the place to be!

Everything else is #2!

Precious Akins

S.Carolina
2
Nadia Alexander
LaTech     
3
Shaterika Allen
La Tech  
4
Jennifer Amobi
Auburn
 5
Whitney Anderson
Arkansas 
 6
AmyBackel
 
Oklahoma
7
JamieBarbour
 
Michigan
8
ArielBrooks 

Tennessee
9
Michelle Carter
Texas
 10
Jenny Dahlgren

Georgia
11 
Andrea Dalla Rosa
Indiana  
12
Shaka Dennison
Georgia  
13
Shanna Dickenson
Tennessee
14
Lindsey Frazier
Texas A&M
15
Karen Freberg
USC
16
Sarah Gretzmacher
Georgia
17
Ronda Gullatte
Auburn
18
Christina Hernandez
Miss State
19
Tiffany Howard
Indiana
20
Candis Kelly
 
TCU     
21 
A. Lindsey
Texas A&M
22 Lamonda Martin
La Tech 
23
LashondaMartin
La Tech
24
Lindsey Nelson
Fla State 
25
Zara Northover
Northeastern
26
KaseyOnwuchekwa
Texas A&M
27
Jessica Pressley 
Az State
28
Michelle Rossio 
 
Unattached(Ark)
29 
EmilySanders 
Miss State
30
Jessica Selby
Mo Southern
31  
Valentina Srsa
Auburn
32
Sarah Stevenson
Az State
33 
Kate Sultanova
Kansas
34 
Khadija Talley
Miami
 35
April Thomas
Tennessee
36
Zelma Wade
TCU
 37 
MichaelaWallerstedt

Stanford
38 
Liz Wanless

NYAC

 39 
Kamaiya Warren

UCLA

40
Nicolo Wilson
Miss State
41
Melissa Yunghan
Stanford
 

Oprah Winfrey -- "Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon
 learned there was a whole world to conquer
that went beyond our farm in Mississippi."

Event 15  Women Shot Put College Flights
=======================================================================
Saturday 2/11/2006 - 12:00 PM
     Name                        Year School                          Finals

======================================================================
Flight 1  Finals
  1  Jennifer Amobi                   Auburn                     
  2  Kate Sultanova                   Kansas                     
  3  Whitney Anderson            Arkansas                   
  4  Shaka Dennison                  Georgia                    
  5  Sarah Gretzmacher           Georgia                    
  6  Jamie Barbour                   Michigan                   
  7  Amy Backel                      Oklahoma                   
  8  Anteneshia Lindsey       Texas A&M                  
  9  Lamonda Martin                 La Tech                    
 10  Christina Hernandez          Miss State                 
 11  Emily Sanders                      Miss State                 
 12  Ariel Brooks                       Tennessee                  
 13  Shanna Dickenson             Tennessee                  
 14  Tiffany Howard                      Indiana                    
Flight 2  Finals
  1  Lindsey Nelson                   Fla State                  
  2  Lindsey Frazier              Texas A&M                  
  3  Zelma Wade                         TCU                        
  4  Michelle Rossio           Unattached_Ark             
  5  Valentina Srsa                    Auburn                     
  6  Nadia Alexander                La Tech                    
  7  Khadija Talley                      Miami                      
  8  Nicolo Wilson                     Miss State                 
  9  Jessica Selby                 Mo Southern                
 10  Precious Akins                   S.Carolina                 
 11  Ronda Gullatte                   Auburn                     
 12  Andrea Dalla Rosa              Indiana                    
 13  Shaterika Allen                    La Tech                    
Flight 3  Finals
  1  Michaela Wallerstedt        Stanford                   
  2  Melissa Yunghans              Stanford                   
  3  Candis Kelly                           TCU                        
  4  Jenny Dahlgren                  Georgia                    
  5  April Thomas                   Tennessee                  
  6  Zara Northover             Northeastern               
  7  Kasey Onwuchekwa     Texas A&M                  
  8  Kamaiya Warren                 UCLA                       
  9  Jessica Pressley                 Az State                   
 10  Karen Freberg               USC                        
 11  Sarah Stevenson               Az State                   
 12  Liz Wanless                         NYAC                       
 13  Michelle Carter                                        Texas  
RESULTS!
The shot was held in the stadium with the weight throw and it was COoOoold in there! I hear that they will hold the NCAAs in the main stadium... which is warm!

USC Recap of Tyson Meet!


 

left: A view of the throwing area
and the weight facility

 Flash Results, Inc.
                   Tyson Invitational - 2/10/2006 to 2/11/2006                  
                           Randal Tyson Track Complex                           
                       Univ.of Arkansas--Fayetteville, AR                       
 
Event 15  Women Shot Put College
======================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
======================================================================
                                                                                                                                                         
1       Michelle Carter              Texas                   17.53m   57-06.25   
      16.81m  16.79m  FOUL  17.47m  17.53m  17.08m                          
  2      Sarah Stevenson              Arizona State           16.92m   55-06.25 
      16.04m  15.67m  16.62m  16.92m  FOUL  16.90m                         
  3          Liz Wanless                  NYAC                    16.81m   55-02.00   
      16.38m  16.40m  16.81m  16.27m  15.85m  FOUL                              
  4  Kamaiya Warren               UCLA                    16.66m   54-08.00      
      15.16m  16.04m  FOUL  15.90m  FOUL  16.66m                                
  5   Jessica Pressley             Arizona State           16.32m   53-06.50      
      16.02m  FOUL  16.22m  16.32m  16.07m  16.08m                              
  6 Kasey Onwuchekwa      Texas A&M               15.81m   51-10.50      
      15.81m  FOUL  PASS  PASS  PASS  PASS                                      
  7 Karen Freberg               USC                15.66m   51-04.50  
      15.09m  15.25m  15.48m  15.63m  15.66m  15.48m                            
  8 Zara Northover               Northeastern            15.45m   50-08.25      
      14.44m  15.22m  15.45m  14.30m  13.53m  15.14m                            
  9 Candis Kelly                 TCU                     14.86m   48-09.00      
      14.71m  14.48m  14.86m  14.11m  FOUL  FOUL                                
 10 April Thomas                 Tennessee               14.79m   48-06.25      
      13.43m  13.98m  14.79m                                                    
 11 Nicolo Wilson                Miss State              14.73m   48-04.00      
      14.73m  FOUL  FOUL                                                        
 12   Khadija Talley               Miami                   14.56m   47-09.25      
      14.56m  11.55m  14.03m                                                    
 13 Shaterika Allen              La Tech                 14.37m   47-01.75      
      14.37m  13.67m  FOUL                                                      
 14 Michaela Wallerstedt         Stanford           14.35m   47-01.00      
      13.95m  14.17m  14.35m                                                    
 15 Precious Akins               S.Carolina              14.31m   46-11.50      
      14.31m  13.34m  13.93m                                                    
 16 Lindsey Nelson               Fla State               14.12m   46-04.00      
      13.69m  13.78m  14.12m                                                    
 17 Nadia Alexander              La Tech               13.88m   45-06.50      
      13.72m  13.88m  FOUL                                                      
 18 Lindsey Frazier              Texas A&M          13.85m   45-05.25      
      13.85m  FOUL  FOUL                                                        
 19 Shanna Dickenson             Tennessee         13.82m   45-04.25      
      13.82m  12.26m  13.21m                                                    
 20 Andrea Dalla Rosa            Indiana              13.81m   45-03.75      
      13.81m  13.38m  12.95m                                                    
 21 Michelle Rossio      Unattached_Ark          13.74m   45-01.00      
      FOUL  13.27m  13.74m                                                      
 22 Ronda Gullatte               Auburn                  13.71m   44-11.75      
      11.79m  FOUL  13.71m                                                      
 23 Anteneshia Lindsey         Texas A&M       13.60m   44-07.50      
      13.46m  13.60m  13.56m                                                    
 24 Lamonda Martin               La Tech             13.34m   43-09.25      
      13.18m  12.69m  13.34m                                                    
 25 Ariel Brooks                 Tennessee               12.93m   42-05.25      
      12.93m  FOUL  FOUL                                                        
 26 Zelma Wade                     TCU                     12.86m   42-02.25      
      12.85m  FOUL  12.86m                                                      
 27 Jennifer Amobi               Auburn                  12.75m   41-10.00      
      12.75m  12.44m  12.57m                                                    
 28 Christina Hernandez          Miss State        12.49m   40-11.75      
      12.38m  12.23m  12.49m                                                    
 29 Emily Sanders                Miss State             12.17m   39-11.25      
      11.40m  12.17m  11.95m                                                    
 30 Jamie Barbour                Michigan              11.57m   37-11.50      
      FOUL  11.57m  FOUL                                                        
 31 Valentina Srsa               Auburn                  11.47m   37-07.75      
      FOUL  FOUL  11.47m                                                        
 32 Tiffany Howard               Indiana                11.08m   36-04.25      
      FOUL  11.08m  FOUL                                                        
 33 Whitney Anderson             Arkansas         10.50m   34-05.50      
      9.83m  9.83m  10.50m                                                      
 34 Sarah Gretzmacher            Georgia            10.39m   34-01.25      
      10.39m  10.34m  FOUL                                                      
 35 Shaka Dennison               Georgia                9.16m   30-00.75      
      FOUL  9.16m  8.76m                                                        
 -- Jenny Dahlgren               Georgia                   FOUL                 
      FOUL  PASS  PASS                                                          
 -- Amy Backel                   Oklahoma                  FOUL                 
      FOUL  FOUL  FOUL   
 I have flown into LAX a lot going to and from track meets and home—and most of the time that I spent in LAX has been in the remote terminal.  We had to fly into that terminal today and everyone was like—are we in LAX??!!  We have to take a shuttle to get to the main terminal?  It felt normal for me! J

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