Indoor Preview - The Weight Throw - 4 Top 10, 8 Top 25 Nationally



We will be previewing individual Indoor T&F events over the next month and a half to give you an idea of what to expect this Indoor season.  Here is a look at the first in the Series.

Weight Throw


Bowling Green HS Sr. Nick Lane has a US #1 Pre-Season Indoor ranking in the Weight Throw.  He lead a group of Ohio WT who are ranked 1, 2, 3, 8 and 21-24.  (photo Steve Pisano NBNO)

The last sever years, Ohio Weight Throwers have been on the National Scene.  It is no different this year, with four Ohio throwers in the Top 10 and eight in the Top 15 Nationally in the Pre-Season Indoor rankings of all returners.   Bowling Green HS Sr.  Nick Lane leads the nation with a throw of 75-11.  Ohioans, Sr. Jacob Wickey of Medina, Sr. Brent Fairbanks of Austintown Fitch and Sr. Sam Meece of Napoleon rank 2, 3, and 8 respectively.  Wickey is just behind Lane with a toss of 74-11.75.  Fairbanks threw 72-9 and Meece 63-11.5.

Sr. Jacob Wickey of Medina.  (photo Steve Pisano NBNO)



Sr. Brent Fairbanks of Austintown Fitch  (photo Steve Pisano NBNO)



Sr. Sam Meece of Napoleon  (photo Steve Pisano NBNO)


Ohio throwers are also ranked 20 - 24.  Lancaster Sr. Luke Sheridan is 20th, Jr. Dalton Andrews of Eastwood is 21st, Sr. Joe Pfeffer of Austintown Fitch is 23rd and Sr. Jacob Ott of Paint Valley is 24th.

SEE ALL THE OHIO RANKINGS

SEE ALL THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

RANK

MARK

ATHLETE/TEAM

GRADE

MEET DATEPLACE

1

75-11

NICK LANE

OH Bowling Green High School

2017

OATCCC Northwest District Invitational1st

Jan 22, 2016

2

74-11.75

JACOB WICKEY

OH Medina

2017

New Balance Nationals Indoor3rd

Mar 11, 2016 - Mar 13, 2016

3

72-9

BRENT FAIRBANKS

OH Austintown Fitch

2017

New Balance Nationals Indoor5th

Mar 11, 2016 - Mar 13, 2016

8

63-11.5

SAM MEECE

OH Napoleon

2017

OATCCC Indoor State Championship1st

Mar 5, 2016

20

59-3

LUKE SHERIDAN

OH Lancaster

2017

Central District D1 Indoor Championships3rd

Feb 27, 2016

21

59-0.5

DALTON ANDREWS

OH Eastwood

2018

OATCCC Indoor State Championship4th

Mar 5, 2016

23

58-8

JOE PFEFFER

OH Austintown Fitch

2017

MileSplit Scholastic Showcase at Spire8th

Feb 13, 2016

24

58-2.75

JACOB OTT

OH Paint Valley

2017

OATCCC Indoor State Championship5th

Mar 5, 2016