2008 Woodie Awards
Discus record gets Young-er
Advancing: young breaks discus record, prepares for regional championships
By: Yoshi Otobe
Issue date: 5/6/04 Section: Sports
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Harold Young, a leading qualifier in the shot put, smashed his own EC record Saturday at the Southern California Preliminaries, adding another chapter to his ongoing success story.
Young's performances qualified him for the Southern California Championships in both the shot put and discus.
Young won the shot put with a toss of 56-8 1/2. He hurled 186-9 in the discus and set a new record, placing him in second place.
The men's track and field team performed respectively on a hot day at the Southern California Preliminaries.
Some in the field events will advance to the Southern California Championships at Bakersfield Saturday.
However, the freshmen-based running group will leave this season with no qualifiers stepping forward, hoping to do better next year.
"At the conference level, individuals in the running events competed well throughout the season," coach Dean Lofgren said. "We have a very good representation in the field events. We expect them to do well at the championships."
At the meet, the wind conditions were perfect for Young.
"Everything was just right," assistant coach Rod Mansfield said. "I think Bakersfield will be the same way."
Mansfield is predicting a first-place finish for Young in the shot put and a second-place finish in the discus at next week's meet.
The leader in the discus throw entering the competition will be Robert Slowik of Moorpark, who is about 10 feet ahead of Young.
"He is a good thrower, but I like competition," Young said. "I'm looking forward to beating him the next time."
Andre Rochelle, the third best javelin thrower at Souther California, barely qualified for the Southern California Championships.
Rochelle threw 155-2 in the javelin and placed 12th. He said he believes he is capable of throwing the javelin 20 feet farther.
"I'm not happy with my javelin performance," Rochelle said. "But I'll get a chance to do better."
Young's performances qualified him for the Southern California Championships in both the shot put and discus.
Young won the shot put with a toss of 56-8 1/2. He hurled 186-9 in the discus and set a new record, placing him in second place.
The men's track and field team performed respectively on a hot day at the Southern California Preliminaries.
Some in the field events will advance to the Southern California Championships at Bakersfield Saturday.
However, the freshmen-based running group will leave this season with no qualifiers stepping forward, hoping to do better next year.
"At the conference level, individuals in the running events competed well throughout the season," coach Dean Lofgren said. "We have a very good representation in the field events. We expect them to do well at the championships."
At the meet, the wind conditions were perfect for Young.
"Everything was just right," assistant coach Rod Mansfield said. "I think Bakersfield will be the same way."
Mansfield is predicting a first-place finish for Young in the shot put and a second-place finish in the discus at next week's meet.
The leader in the discus throw entering the competition will be Robert Slowik of Moorpark, who is about 10 feet ahead of Young.
"He is a good thrower, but I like competition," Young said. "I'm looking forward to beating him the next time."
Andre Rochelle, the third best javelin thrower at Souther California, barely qualified for the Southern California Championships.
Rochelle threw 155-2 in the javelin and placed 12th. He said he believes he is capable of throwing the javelin 20 feet farther.
"I'm not happy with my javelin performance," Rochelle said. "But I'll get a chance to do better."