USC Throws

The best NCAA hammer thrower of all time, World Champion, Canadian Record Holder.... but Camryn is much more than an amazing athlete. She's a college graduate with two degrees who loves what she does and does what she loves. IfgIncredible ambassador for our sport and always happy to stop and chat with her fans. Word needs more Camryns!

Today with us we have a spectacular guest, Frantz Kruger! Olympic bronze Medalist from the Sydney Olympics, where he threw over 3 times 222’ in that competition, one of the highest distances to win a medal at a major championship of all time. He’s the South African and African record holder, 70.32m, and the record holder of Finland, 69.97m. These are certainly impressive facts, but what’s even more impressive is that Kruger has been throwing competitively with some of the greatest discus throwers for over 4 different decades now! From the early 90s, to now early 2020s, and still able to reach distances around 60m with 2kg discus. Elite thrower, and now an elite throws coach, coach Kruger shares with us tips on how to throw far without being extremely strong, and how to avoid injuries along the way.

Nicholas James "Nick" Ponzio is an American-born Italian shot putter. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Shot put. All-American Shot Putter in college, graduated from USC in 2017.

Today with us we have Nace Pleško, one of the best UVA throwers and students of all time. Nace is on his quest currently to travel around all 50 states while working form a van.

Originally from Slovenia, came to USA on a Track and Field Scholarships, exceptional athlete, student and one of the best human beings you will ever meet!

Olympic Champion in Javelin, European Champion, 7 times over 90m, 25 times over 87m, 3rd throw of all time with a throw of 93.90m ( Fun fact, longest 2nd place throw by was achieved at that meet by Johannes Vetter 91.56m. Thomas is not only one of the best throwers of all time as you can see by his accomplishments, but he is also one of only few throwers of his caliber who is also taking time to teach and coach so many athletes and coaches about the skill of javelin throwing. The camps he attends to teach are very popular and successful and he’s committed to continue to expand and better javelin throw even as long as he can. It gave much to him he said, and he wants to pay it forward. In this interview he shares many valuable tips that will help you and your athletes tremendously, so listen close, learn, and take notes from Thomas Röhler.

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Welcome, welcome , to UVA Throws Podcast! Today with us we have Thelma Lind Kristjánsdóttir. Thelma is Icelandic National Record holder, 4th on UVA Discus All-Time list and one of our brightest students. Thelma will talk to us today about her experience as UVA Student-athlete, why she chose UVA, growing up and training in Iceland and many more things. So, without further ado, listen well and take some notes from Thelma Lind Kristjánsdóttir !

Can a Division 3 athlete make his way up to D1 Power 5 school? Absolutely! Our guest today, Ty Kunzman, managed to do just that, and more. Ty is one of our best hammer throwers of all time, ranking 6th on the All-Time performance list.

He qualified for NCAA East Preliminary Round, threw over 60m there, his PR is currently 61.20m ( 200′ 9″). He was Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll and also Named to 2021 USTFCCA All-Academic Team.

His Master’s was in Higher Education at UVA, and he will be doing a PhD now at UGA. Ty’s story is truly remarkable guys, worth listening and taking notes whether you are a coach or an athlete. He did both football and track in college, experienced some injuries and setbacks, but found a way to refocus himself. As mentioned, went to a D3 school, got his focus together, and, if he continues on this trajectory he will be the first president of the world. I mean, really folks, the perseverance, the hard work, determination this guy is incredible. Take a listen, it’s well worth it.

Without further ado, Ty Kunzman.

Jesse is our javelin thrower, majoring in commerce and minoring in entrepreneurship and only few weeks from graduation. She’s one of the best students on the team and has a job already lined up for her. She will share with us some very valuable tips of how to be successfully student athlete, how to balance life and responsibilities, and how to successfully set yourself up for life after college.

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Today with us we have Brittany the Dynamite Jones, roll-model to so many young women throwers out there, a for a good reason; she’s one of our best shot putters of All-Time, 2nd outdoor and 3rd indoor so far, and she’s even top 5 on our hammer throw list. Brittany is even more accomplished off the field as she is in the field. She’s studying Leadership and Public Policy, and will be pursuing a Master’s Degree or Law Degree after her undergraduate studies. In this Interview Brittany will share some very important insights for young athletes who are looking to compete in track and field in college so listen carefully and take some notes.

Without further ado, Brittany - The Dynamite _ Jones

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Today with us we have Tomasz Majewski who won 10 major Championships medals, including 2x Olympic Gold medals and 2x European Championships Gold medals. Majewski is the only thrower to win 2 Olympics since Perry O’Brian in 1956 and is now serving as Polish Track and Field Vice President. Tomasz will talk to us about how he got into throwing, describes how the season before Beijing 2008 went at which he won his first Olympic gold and at which moment he knew he can become an Olympic Champion. As one of the longest lasting top throwers out there, he will give us advice on how to avoid injuries.

His disappointment at 2011 World Championships was almost needed it in order to put all focus into London 2012 Olympics. He recalls his best training session when he was technically best in his life, the technical feeling that he never was quite able to duplicate, talks about importance of hitting the shot through the point. Talks about how to peak at the right moment, you’ll surprised what he has to say. What makes you win medals? Hunger for winning he says. He also shared us important advice for young athletes who are just starting with throwing: Find a good coach and enjoy what you do, otherwise find something else that fulfils you”.

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