Shot Put Results for Tyson Invitational 2006!


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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!
1 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
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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