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Whats the story on this 8th grader? 158-11 in discus and also #1 on the national scene?

i'd like to hear it and see a video of his throws. That's a pretty good arm for a young-un!

Landon has just started throwing last year. He has improved pretty well since he started. Last year as a seventh grader he had a personal best of 129'7" and this year her personal best is 158'11". He has also been throwing the shot put since last year. He his his personal best yesterday evening at the Dunbar Invitational at 45'6". He is working on his spin with his discus and we think he might be able to throw in the 160's as he improves on his spin. In the shot put he has thrown up to 50' in practice with a spin but he feels more comfortable with the glide at the current time.

I videod a couple of his throws yesterday but I do not know how to post them.

@Randallyoung

Kid is a beast. Pure and simple. Been working with Dennis Johnson, the former HS football player of the year, UK d-line, and Arizona Cardinal. Has hit 170+ in practice.

You have a good one there.

Dont worry about the spin too much in the shot. There are world champions every year who glide as well as rotate.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Landon threw two new state records.

Broke Harris Bivens 6 year shot record by three feet with a 50' 9"" throw.

Broke Cameron Renand 4 year record by 38' with a 180' 11'' discus throw.

Appears that this ranks him "second" in the U.S. based off of "Athletic net."

Hope he adapts to highschool weight and continues to break records!!!!!!

Hendodad

Thank you for your kind words about Landon. He has worked very hard this year and achieved much. He's already started workin with high school implements and seems to be well suited for them. He is headed To Maximum Velocity camp in a couple of weeks and will be throwing only HS implements. I will post how he does.

@Randallyoung

What a nice young man he is!!!! I enjoyed interviewing him after his throws on Saturday. Have a great summer!!!

@RunBikeRun

Thank you. My wife and I are very proud. The Lord has blessed us with two good children.

@Randallyoung

If his birthday is between Jan 1st and August 1st you may want to consider to have him in AAU and USATF this summer. If he is, he can throw his middle school disc and shot. He could easily finish top 3 at nationals.

State qualifer for USATF Kentucky is this weekend.
AAU two weeks later.
Regionals in early July
Nationals late July-early August.

We did them four years and had a blast!!!!!!!!!!

We need supporters like Landon to represent KY at regional and nationals!

@HendoDad
Landon could possible throw in a few of these but we will be on vacation in the western US from June 22 till July 4. He would miss the regions. This would prevent him from being able to throw in the national meet.

@HendoDad
Where are all these held and where?

If you can get to Louisville on Saturday for the USATF Association meet at Fern Creek, then it sounds like you could make the USATF Regional meet, it's July 7-8.

The Louisville Track Club is helping put on the USATF Association Meet on June 2, so you can access information on the meet at their club website - http://www.louisvilletrackclub.org

There's a link to info on the USATF Regional Meet at the LTC website as well, but here's a direct link to that info: http://sites.google.com/site/usatfregion5

@professor

I went online and got him a membership for the USATF. It say we have to send in his birth certificate by mail to the KY Association. It will be too late to get this mailed to Frankfort by tomorrow. Do you know of any fax numbers or email addresses we can sent this to?

Thanks,

Randall Young

@HendoDad

His birthday is 8-21-97. I went ahead in got him signed up for USATF. They have a 96-97 class for competition. Do they throw the 1.6KG discus and 12# shot or will he still throw the 1KG discus and the 8# shot?

I am going to go ahead and get him signed up for the meet Saturday.

Thanks,

Randall Young

@WKUThrow
I just spoke with Linda Sarrett and she said he will be able to compete in the Intermediate this year and likely next year and will be in the young category his Sophmore, Junior and Senior year.

Thank you for your help!

Randall

@HendoDad
I got in touch with Linda Sarrett and she said we will be able to get him in the meet. He will have to throw the high school impliments due to his birthdate. He has been training some with these this year though and should be able to do OK. It will be a good test for him.

@Randallyoung

Great news to hear.
Glad you have spoken to Linda Sarrett. She is a "gem". She is great to deal with!!!!!!!

I never had like this blimp for the boy throwers in Landon's group. The age brackets are fine but seems that as you come out of 8th grade, you should still be able to throw the youth weights that summer. Then switch to highschool weights when you get into highschool.

Anyway, Landon should just relax and enjoy the state association meet Saturday. It will be laid back like college meets. Hendothrower should be there in the 20-29 age group. Look him up!

HendoDad

Glad you have spoken to Linda Sarrett. She is a "gem". She is great to deal with!!!!!!!

@HendoDad
Yeah, but she roots for that blue college basketball team, so she's obviously not perfect.

@HendoDad
Thank you and I will look up Hendo.

@WKUThrow
Thank you for your help. Good luck Saturday.

professor

HendoDadGlad you have spoken to Linda Sarrett. She is a "gem". She is great to deal with!!!!!!!


@HendoDad
Yeah, but she roots for that blue college basketball team, so she's obviously not perfect.

@professor

Darn, that bust my bubble

Just maybe a (cough) UK fan on the outside, but really a UofL fan, deep down?

@WKUThrow
What te does the meet start at Fern Creek tomorrow? The schedule of events says 9-12 but it says the field events start at 12?

Randall Young

@professor
What time does the meet at Fern Creek start? The schedule of events says 9-12 but the field events say 12.

Thanks,

Randall Young

According to the paperwork I got, Jav and Turbo-Jav start at noon, but the remaining field events start at 1:30.