Anyone know why they schedule this meet so early? Fairly prestigious meet.
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Anyone know why they schedule this meet so early? Fairly prestigious meet.
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Payton Otterdahl finishes 2nd in the "Big Boy" shot put event to Ryan Crouser.
Otterdah's best throw came on his 5th throw registering a mark of 68' 1"
No thrower, including Crouser, (69' 3 1/4") were able to hit the 70 foot mark in the cool, rainy, and windy conditions in Des Moines.
Payton was the only college athlete selected to participate in this Invitational Shot Put competition.
Late spring weather, or the occasional winter redux - there was snow in southern MN and into Wisconsin yesterday - hurts mainly the athletes who are on the cusp of qualifying. Too cold, rain with cool temps, or too much wind, can be the difference between them qualifying for the NCAAs or not.
Sioux Falls next weekend - forecast is 65-70 with sun. Not ideal conditions - 75-85 would be better - but quite good, especially if little to no wind.
Next opportunity would be the Summit Meet - in Illinois in mid-May. Hopefully good weather.
Too bad the season is over for a lot of athletes by mid-May, before the weather gets ideal. The March CA, TX, etc meets are good, but training wise the athletes aren't yet training to reach their peak. I wish NDSU would send some of their non-NCAA-qualifying athletes to the Jim Bush Invitational (early June) or another meet so they get one 'good weather' event in around the time they are peaking. NDSU used to do this and it helped some athletes - see NDSU men's 3000m Steeplechase, 800m, 1500m, for example; all three school records set at Jim Bush or the Am. Miler's Club meet (Indiana?) in early June.