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CIERRA JACKSON, Fresno State, won the 2025 NCAA DISCUS Championship in record fashion. Her first round 65.82m throw broke the NCAA Meet Record and the field couldn't catch her. Cierra finished as an All-American in the shot put as well. Cierra shares her journey as a thrower, the mental obstacles of believing in herself and how Coach Joe Ricchio challenged her to take ownership of her throw.

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The Ironwood Classic is quickly becoming one of the premiere throwing meets in the world. Coach TJ Crater- Director at the Ironwood Throws Center helps preview the deepest throws fields this World Continental Tour Bronze level meet has ever seen. June 26 & 28, 2025 Rathdrum, ID will see over 20 olympians compete along with many of the top ranked throwers in the world... Payton Otterdahl, Roger Steen, Uziel Munoz, Chase Jackson, Maggie Ewen, Jaida Ross, Jessica Ramsey, Jess Woodard, Lagi Tausaga, Veronica Fraley, Gabi Jacobs, Rachel Dincoff, Obiageri Amaechi, Chioma Onyekwere-Lyons Deanna Price, Rachel Richeson, Annette Echikunwoke, Reggie Jagers, Mauricio Ortega, Andrew Evans, Joseph Brown, Diego Del Real Galindo Alex Young, Trey Knight, Justin Stafford, Brock Eager, Curtis Thompson, Donovan Banks, Rhema Otabor, Ariana Ince, and many more.

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Wisconsin Badgers Shot Put Record holder, Jason Swarens has been close to winning an NCAA championship in the past. He thought it would take a 21 meter throw to get the job done, so he went to work last summer with that number and a title on his mind. At the 2025 NCAA Championships in Eugene, round 6, on his last collegiate throw, Jason produced 21.23m for the win. Jason shares his journey as a thrower and some insights into his victory.

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Kara Winger and Dan McQuaid join Coach Frontier to breakdown the best throws performances at the 2025 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. The D1 field witnessed the deepest Women's discus competition, NCAA Men's Discus Meet record by Ralford Mullings, the Minnesota Greeks going 1-2 in the Men's Hammer, Steph Ratcliffe back on top, Swarens and Kitchell 6th round bombs and so much more!

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Matt Conly throws coach from D2 power house, Grand Valley State University joins Coach Frontier this week to talk about his journey as a throws coach and the magical environment he's created at GVSU. Conly coached 5 national throws champions last year alone, 13 in total, and has his crew firing on all cylinders as they enter Championship season in 2025. Coach Conly talks about the coaches who have influenced him as he has honed his craft. Don't miss a minute!

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Matty Denny is back on the show after his historic discus series of throws at the Throw Town Ramona WORLD INVITATIONAL which included: 17 Throws over 69m, 13 throws over 70m, 5 throws over 73m, 2 throws over 74m including the #2 performance in world history 74.78m. He talks about his discus his technique, the Throw Town Ramona vibe, wind, disappointment, how he's built his resolve to perform well when it matters, and so much more. Listen Now.

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Part 2: Mykolas Alekna breaks his own WORLD DISCUS RECORD twice75.56m, Matty Denny produces goes nuclear all weekend long with eleven- 70 meter throws and a 74.78 that makes him #2 all-time. All in All, 11 men broke 68 meters and 6 went over 70 meters. Confirming the legend of the wind conditions at the mecca that his THROW TOWN RAMONA. Listen Now.

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Joe Frontier and Dan McQuaid try to make sense of the shear number of huge throws witnessed at the THROW TOWN RAMONA WORLD INVITATIONAL presented by THROWER X and THROWS PRO. So many good throws we couldn't recap it in 1 episode! VAL ALLMAN shatters her own American Discus Record, Lagi Tausaga breaks the 70m barrier, Jayden Ulrich and Veronica Fraley produce huge throws and so much more. We also try to hush the anti-wind crowd. Psst ...we don't want to hear it! And so much more. Listen Now.

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German discus thrower MIKA SOSNA is our guest this week. This young German thrower made a name for himself when he broke the U20 Men's Discus Record throwing 71.37m with the 1.75kg implement back in June of 2022. He lit the Throw Town Ramona crowd up with a new PB of 68.96m at last year's World Invite in Oklahoma on his way to being the youngest competitor in the field at last Summer's Paris Olympics. He shares the story of his journey of becoming a world class discus thrower as he heads back to Throw Town Ramona looking for another BIG throw! Listen Now.

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RYAN CROUSER, 3-Time Olympic gold medalist and WORLD RECORD HOLDER is back on the show to talk about his new WORLD SHOT PUT SERIES event debut coming up on Wednesday, April 23rd at the Drake Relays. We talk about the unique format of the event and why he views it as a such an import time to expand the viewership and audience of the sport, while creating opportunities for throws to get paid as professionals. We also talk about his recent marriage, managing a new phase of his training and career, shot put technique, coaching, and bass fishing. Listen Now!

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