“I’m really happy to be throwing this
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“Just consistency over the summer and offseason has been key,” R. Tupou said. “It’s kind of like a cheating code because I like throwing so it doesn’t really feel like work…I like throwing, I usually come to the field with my brothers and my family, so it’s fun…My goal for this season was 140, but now I’m hoping for 150.”
He threw for the now-defunct Thunder Mountain High School last season and said, “The change has been good. There are a lot of good throwers coming from JD, so getting to be able to throw with them and compete with them in practice is always good.”
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Saturday was filled with records, personal bests and joy as the track community gathered at the site of what will be the Region V championships May 23-24.
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé freshman Bella Connally and Ketchikan senior Clara Odden cross the finish of the girls 4x100 relay during Saturday’s Capital City Invitational Track and Field meet at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School field. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé freshman Bella Connally and Ketchikan senior Clara Odden cross the finish of the girls 4x100 relay during Saturday’s Capital City Invitational Track and Field meet country wise email marketing list at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School field. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Haines senior Emma Dohrn won the girls’ discus event with a season-best 106’6” and JDHS junior Issy Martin hit an 85’8.5” personal record for second place as she chases her 2024 PR of 90’10”.
well straight in the beginning of the season,” Dohrn said. “I was three inches short from my PR from last season, so I’m hoping to do better at the next meet…Our track isn’t the best, but we’ve still got a throwing pad and an area to throw with some good disks. So I try and get as much time in there as I can. My advice to new throwers is keep practicing and just get as much time as you can in the disk ring.”
Petersburg’s Olsen set the PHS shot put record Friday with a 43’5” PR effort, beating the old mark by eight inches, with JDHS’ Woolford second (PR 42’1.5”) and JDHS senior Bez Zukas third (PR 41’1”).
“Last year was my first year of track in general, first year throwing, and I got into shot put and I was really excited for it, and I ended up throwing like 32 in the first meet,” Olsen said. “My all-time PR last year was just 36 feet. I was doing the spin technique and I didn’t really grasp it all that well. And so I went to the gym, I mean I was always in the gym but I guess I got maybe a little stronger. Coming back, I wanted to do the glide technique and it kind of clicked a lot more with me. It was a lot more explosive, and I kind of just had that mind-muscle connection and when I tried it out I was doing a lot better. In practices I was getting really consistent above 40s and I threw one in practice that was 44-feet-one, so I knew that I could beat it if I really tried…My goal is I really want to hit 50. I know I really have to focus on my technique and explosiveness. So I kind of just want to keep improving on my record and making sure that I solidify it a lot more.”
He threw for the now-defunct Thunder Mountain High School last season and said, “The change has been good. There are a lot of good throwers coming from JD, so getting to be able to throw with them and compete with them in practice is always good.”
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Saturday was filled with records, personal bests and joy as the track community gathered at the site of what will be the Region V championships May 23-24.
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé freshman Bella Connally and Ketchikan senior Clara Odden cross the finish of the girls 4x100 relay during Saturday’s Capital City Invitational Track and Field meet at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School field. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé freshman Bella Connally and Ketchikan senior Clara Odden cross the finish of the girls 4x100 relay during Saturday’s Capital City Invitational Track and Field meet country wise email marketing list at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School field. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Haines senior Emma Dohrn won the girls’ discus event with a season-best 106’6” and JDHS junior Issy Martin hit an 85’8.5” personal record for second place as she chases her 2024 PR of 90’10”.
well straight in the beginning of the season,” Dohrn said. “I was three inches short from my PR from last season, so I’m hoping to do better at the next meet…Our track isn’t the best, but we’ve still got a throwing pad and an area to throw with some good disks. So I try and get as much time in there as I can. My advice to new throwers is keep practicing and just get as much time as you can in the disk ring.”
Petersburg’s Olsen set the PHS shot put record Friday with a 43’5” PR effort, beating the old mark by eight inches, with JDHS’ Woolford second (PR 42’1.5”) and JDHS senior Bez Zukas third (PR 41’1”).
“Last year was my first year of track in general, first year throwing, and I got into shot put and I was really excited for it, and I ended up throwing like 32 in the first meet,” Olsen said. “My all-time PR last year was just 36 feet. I was doing the spin technique and I didn’t really grasp it all that well. And so I went to the gym, I mean I was always in the gym but I guess I got maybe a little stronger. Coming back, I wanted to do the glide technique and it kind of clicked a lot more with me. It was a lot more explosive, and I kind of just had that mind-muscle connection and when I tried it out I was doing a lot better. In practices I was getting really consistent above 40s and I threw one in practice that was 44-feet-one, so I knew that I could beat it if I really tried…My goal is I really want to hit 50. I know I really have to focus on my technique and explosiveness. So I kind of just want to keep improving on my record and making sure that I solidify it a lot more.”