Through the Point

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin specific podcast!

I have taken WAY too much time off but I am back with another episode with the hosts of the National Javelin Summit, Flip Courter and Tyler Rathke

Both guys did not necessarily have a heavy javelin background but have developed a great passion for the event and are putting on an amazing opportunity for anyone interested in javelin

In this episode, I interview them about the details of the event as well as their goals for Missouri javelin as a whole and how the idea came to be

The event is happening February 19th-21st and you can sign up at njs.coachesclinic.com

As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin-specific podcast!

I kind of broke the top line this week but NOT having a javelin thrower on the podcast, but it was well worth it!

This week I spoke to Lauryn Williams who is the ONLY American woman to medal in both the summer and winter Olympics

She was a sprinter turned bobsled athlete who now works as a financial advisor and helps young professionals organize their finances

I figured that, as javelin throwers, we can all benefit from learning how to be smart with our money to keep us throwing as long as possible!

If you liked this interview and want to learn more about Lauryn and Worth Winning, you can check out her website worth-winning.com and check out her Instagrams @lauryncwilliams and @worthwinning

As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin-specific podcast! 

This week I had on Andy White who is one of the top throwers in Canada and had a very interesting journey to get to this point

He was not a highly recruited athlete out of high school, took some time off to work, went to college and developed a ton, had success then did skeleton and ultimately came back to javelin

We love a story about someone finding their way back to javelin! Haha. Andy is an incredibly genuine individual and is someone I have spoken a ton to through DMs. It was a lot of fun getting to know him better and speak to him "face to face"

If you're interested in following more of Andy's journey, you can check him out on Instagram @heyandywhite

You can also follow my page @throughthepoint_podcast while you're at it! 

As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin specific podcast

This week I had on Curtis Thompson who is someone it was challenging to make a title for. It was challenging because of all the amazing accomplishments he has haha

Curtis grew up playing football and other sports and basically stumbled into the javelin one day. He quickly took to it and went on to be a national champion at JavU (Mississippi State) and is now an Olympian

It was very cool to hear the background of how he got to where he is today and I am excited to see him keep throwing bombs!

You can support Curtis on his website curtisthompson.us and check out his Instagram @curt_thompson! Check out my Instagram @throughthepoint_podcast while you're at it! Thanks for listening and enjoy

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin-specific podcast! This week I had on a good friend of mine, Mike Stein

Mike is one of the top high school throwers in the nation and comes from an uncommon javelin state, Iowa

He first reached out to me in the fall of 2019 with some interest in javelin and since then he has progressed like crazy as a thrower

He is now getting attention from numerous division I schools and is graduating high school this year

His story really shows if there is a will, there's a way. His passion for throwing is unmatched

If you're interested in seeing more from him, check out his Instagram @mikesteinthrowing. While you're at it, check mine out @throughthepoint_podcast!

As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

Song: Coast to Coast by Galssie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin specific podcast!

This episode I was fortunate enough to have on Scott Russell who is a 2008 Olympian and holds the Canadian record of 84.81m

His journey was far from easy to get to the point he ultimately reached, including living below the poverty line and near retiring in 2005 when he was convinced by an older couple to continue his career

Scott (him, not me) is an amazing dude and I loved every second of this interview!

Check him out on Instagram @5ringsphotography and check mine out @throughthepoint_podcast while you're at it!

As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin-specific podcast!

This week I had on (again) Kara Winger who is a good friend of the show

We talked about her coming off her 2021 Olympic season post ACL tear and how she reacted to the results she achieved

She was remarkably consistent but as any athlete knows, you always want more from yourself

She also discusses her plans for her last season and how it felt to be named flag bearer for the USA in the closing ceremonies

As always with Kara interviews, this one was fun!!

Check her out on Instagram @karathrowsjav and check my page out @throughthepoint_podcast

Thanks for listening and enjoy!

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin-specific podcast!

This week I had a very special guest in NEW American record holder Maggie Malone

Maggie has had such an amazing career and accomplished so many things but in this interview she also discusses some of the behind the scenes struggles she faced in between those successes

She had such an amazing year this year throwing 67.40 at Jav Fest, making the finals at the Olympics, and being so consistent 

I truly think this is one of the best interviews so far because there were so many good pieces of information while also having many laughs along the way

Thank you again to Maggie for coming on!! You can check her out on Instagram @maggietheaggie and while you're at it check mine out @throughthepoint_podcast

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world’s #1 (and only) javelin-specific podcast!

This week I had on newly earned Olympic Finalist Mackenzie Little

Mackenzie competed for the Australian Olympic team and finished 8th after coming in seeded 30th

One thing I admire about her career is her ability to show up when it counts on the big stage

We talked about what she feels contributes to that as well as her career as a whole and the road to Tokyo!

She has an outstanding attitude and perspective and I think that is something every thrower (and person can learn from)

If you’re interested in following her, check her Instagram out @kenzielittle22 and while you’re at it check out my page @throughthepoint_podcast!

As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata

Welcome to the Through the Point Podcast, the world's #1 (and only) javelin specific podcast!

India is the talk of the javelin world now after Neeraj Chopra's amazing gold medal, so who better to talk to than the founder of Indian Javelin!

Michael Musselman is from Peru but has been involved with promoting javelin in India and developing some of their amazing young talents. It was really cool to hear how someone from across the world could make such a big impact in our amazing sport

I really enjoyed hearing his story and it also got me motivated to keep pushing my training! 

You can check out his social media on Instagram: @indianjavelin and @amentum.sports as well as his personal profile @michaelmg25. While you're at it, check out my Instagram @throughthepoint_podcast

As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

Song: Coast to Coast by Galassie ft. PmBata