Track & Field | 5/24/2014 12:37:00 PM
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ALLENDALE, Mich. – Only in his second year, Western Oregon University student-athlete
Justin Larson was already appearing in his second national championships, and he only wanted this trip to better than his last. He accomplished that with a Top 10 finish in the men's javelin at the 2014 NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Saturday.
Larson placed ninth after advancing to the finals. The sophomore had his best throw of 203-10 (62.14 meters) on his third attempt in the preliminaries. It qualified him for the finals as the eighth of the nine throwers that advanced. He slipped from eighth to ninth in the finals. The top eight finishers are named All-American as point scorers. Western Washington's John Haskin edged Larson out by 13 inches.
"Last year I was definitely unhappy with the way things went, so to do this well today feels great," Larson said. "My best throw today felt good, but I still think I could have done better. There were a couple of things I could have done to make it better, but I am happy.
As a freshman, Larson made a trip to the 2013 Outdoor National Championships, but faulted on all three throws. The Dayville, Ore. native, had only one foul on his six attempts Saturday, as his final throw sailed just left of inbounds.
"It's such a privilege to be here," Larson said. "I was so excited to make it back for the second straight year, and to be here with my teammates."
Shane Brooks completed his sophomore season with a 13th place finish. He improved with each throw in the second flight, eventually hitting 198-1 (60.39m) on his third and final attempt. Brooks finished 11th at last year's national championships with a throw of 198-11.
"I could have done better," Brooks said. "My back has been bothering me, so I guess I did what I could with that problem. I felt like my progressions were getting better, three meters a shot until the final throw. I feel privileged to be here as a sophomore. I mean, the second straight year being here feels good."
Entering this year's championships, Larson was seeded 16th, while Brooks' top mark was seeded 12th. Brooks threw 211-7 (64.49m) at the OSU Invitational and Larson had a top mark of 206-10 (63.04m) at the John Knight Twilight. They were the third and fifth top marks in the conference in 2013, and second and third on the WOU all-time list.
"I think the guys did quite well," WOU Head Coach
Mike Johnson said. "Justin exceeded his seed position and Shane was just about where he was seeded. It was a tough field of throwers and they performed well after difficult circumstances this week."
| Pos | Athlete Name | Mark | Points | Att 1 | Att 2 | Att 3 | Att 4 | Att 5 | Att 6 |
|---|
| 1 | David Reinhardt
SO - Slippery Rock
Flight: 2 | 68.83m
225-10 | 10 | 56.96m
186-10
Rnk: 14 | 59.77m
196-1
Rnk: 13 | 68.83m
225-10
Rnk: 1 | 58.75m
192-9
Rnk: 1 | 56.12m
184-1
Rnk: 1 | 65.14m
213-8
Rnk: 1 |
| 2 | Franz Burghagen
JR - Alaska Anchorage
Flight: 1 | 67.84m
222-7 | 8 | 67.84m
222-7
Rnk: 1 | FOUL
Rnk: 1 | 63.21m
207-4
Rnk: 2 | 62.04m
203-6
Rnk: 2 | 63.25m
207-6
Rnk: 2 | 66.66m
218-8
Rnk: 2 |
| 3 | Matthew Horsfall
SR - Humboldt State
Flight: 2 | 66.02m
216-7 | 6 | 62.90m
206-4
Rnk: 4 | 59.84m
196-4
Rnk: 5 | 63.71m
209-0
Rnk: 6 | 60.37m
198-0
Rnk: 6 | 66.02m
216-7
Rnk: 4 | 64.25m
210-9
Rnk: 3 |
| 4 | Slater Hirst
JR - Western Washington
Flight: 2 | 66.02m
216-7 | 5 | 60.11m
197-2
Rnk: 9 | 64.20m
210-7
Rnk: 4 | 66.02m
216-7
Rnk: 3 | 57.93m
190-0
Rnk: 3 | 64.02m
210-0
Rnk: 3 | 60.17m
197-5
Rnk: 4 |
| 5 | Javan Gray
JR - TAMU-Kingsville
Flight: 2 | 64.85m
212-9 | 4 | 64.85m
212-9
Rnk: 2 | 63.73m
209-1
Rnk: 2 | FOUL
Rnk: 4 | 60.04m
197-0
Rnk: 4 | 63.71m
209-0
Rnk: 5 | 63.17m
207-3
Rnk: 5 |
| 6 | Nash Howe
JR - UC San Diego
Flight: 1 | 64.32m
211-0 | 3 | 64.32m
211-0
Rnk: 3 | 64.17m
210-6
Rnk: 3 | 61.84m
202-11
Rnk: 5 | 60.14m
197-4
Rnk: 5 | 62.82m
206-1
Rnk: 6 | 63.23m
207-5
Rnk: 6 |
| 7 | Hendrik Nungess
FR - TAMU-Commerce
Flight: 1 | 64.03m
210-1 | 2 | 58.94m
193-4
Rnk: 11 | 62.51m
205-1
Rnk: 6 | 58.30m
191-3
Rnk: 7 | 59.12m
193-11
Rnk: 7 | 63.30m
207-8
Rnk: 7 | 64.03m
210-1
Rnk: 7 |
| 8 | John Haskin
SO - Western Washington
Flight: 1 | 62.47m
204-11 | 1 | 61.92m
203-2
Rnk: 5 | FOUL
Rnk: 7 | 59.50m
195-2
Rnk: 9 | 59.42m
194-11
Rnk: 9 | 62.47m
204-11
Rnk: 8 | 60.70m
199-2
Rnk: 8 |
| 9 | Justin Larson
SO - Western Oregon
Flight: 1 | 62.14m
203-10 | | 61.59m
202-0
Rnk: 6 | 58.14m
190-9
Rnk: 9 | 62.14m
203-10
Rnk: 8 | 61.36m
201-4
Rnk: 8 | 59.31m
194-7
Rnk: 9 | FOUL
Rnk: 9 |
| 10 | Asael Arad
SO - Angelo State
Flight: 2 | 61.76m
202-7 | | 59.27m
194-5
Rnk: 10 | 60.29m
197-9
Rnk: 10 | 61.76m
202-7
Rnk: 10 | | | |
| 11 | Andrew Korrubin
JR - Shippensburg
Flight: 2 | 61.64m
202-3 | | 54.56m
179-0
Rnk: 17 | 61.64m
202-3
Rnk: 8 | 55.06m
180-8
Rnk: 11 | | | |
| 12 | Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks
FR - Lock Haven
Flight: 2 | 61.26m
201-0 | | 60.22m
197-7
Rnk: 8 | 58.03m
190-4
Rnk: 12 | 61.26m
201-0
Rnk: 12 | | | |
| 13 | Shane Brooks
SO - Western Oregon
Flight: 2 | 60.39m
198-1 | | 55.26m
181-3
Rnk: 16 | 59.10m
193-11
Rnk: 15 | 60.39m
198-1
Rnk: 13 | | | |
| 14 | Shane Duplice
SR - American Int'l
Flight: 1 | 60.23m
197-7 | | 60.23m
197-7
Rnk: 7 | 50.71m
166-4
Rnk: 11 | 56.17m
184-3
Rnk: 14 | | | |
| 15 | Chris Swearingin
SO - Central Missouri
Flight: 1 | 60.21m
197-6 | | 58.92m
193-4
Rnk: 12 | 56.78m
186-3
Rnk: 16 | 60.21m
197-6
Rnk: 15 | | | |
| 16 | Kyle Pfizenmaier
SO - Emporia St.
Flight: 1 | 59.57m
195-5 | | 50.74m
166-6
Rnk: 20 | 59.43m
194-11
Rnk: 14 | 59.57m
195-5
Rnk: 16 | | | |
| 17 | Anthony Capitulo
JR - UC San Diego
Flight: 2 | 58.67m
192-6 | | 57.38m
188-3
Rnk: 13 | 58.67m
192-6
Rnk: 17 | 56.07m
183-11
Rnk: 17 | | | |
| 18 | Caleb Nieves Velez
SO - P.R.-Rio Piedras
Flight: 2 | 56.57m
185-7 | | 56.57m
185-7
Rnk: 15 | 54.30m
178-2
Rnk: 18 | 54.39m
178-5
Rnk: 18 | | | |
| 19 | Jordan Morton
FR - Pittsburg St.
Flight: 1 | 54.51m
178-10 | | 52.78m
173-2
Rnk: 18 | 50.29m
165-0
Rnk: 20 | 54.51m
178-10
Rnk: 19 | | | |
| 20 | William Hilton
SR - Cal St. Stanislaus
Flight: 1 | 54.05m
177-4 | | 52.36m
171-9
Rnk: 19 | 54.05m
177-4
Rnk: 19 | FOUL
Rnk: 20 | | | |
