![]() ![]() Every thrower needs to work on technique, strength, speed, and power, among other things.īP: What things should a thrower do that will aid in their development?ĪB: When I was younger, I went to a few throwing camps. ![]() To be a successful thrower, you need to be an athlete. Throwers aren’t just big people that can’t run it is quite the opposite, actually. She is married and has one son.īill Peyton: What things should a high school kid not do in training to be a discus thrower?Īubrey Baxter: I don’t think kids should focus on what not to do, but instead on what they should do. She is also an applied technology specialist at Metropolitan Community College, a personal trainer with Nebraska Elite, an independent beauty consultant with Younique, and a life coach. Olympic Trials and finished in seventh place in the hammer throw, with a throw of 219’10” or 67.01 meters. The discus throw was her weakest event, as she tossed it “only” 169’5”.īaxter competed in the 2016 U.S. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Black Hills State University in 2009 with a Psychology major and Sociology minor.Īltogether, Baxter is a 27-time All-American, and has won 15 National Championships (8 NAIA Titles at Black Hills State University and 7 USATF Club National Titles). After graduating in 2004, she played college volleyball and competed in track and field for a year, and then decided after the season she would focus solely on track and field. ![]() She was a decorated four-sport athlete in high school (track and field, volleyball, basketball, and softball). Aubrey BaxterĪubrey Baxter was born and raised in Redfield, SD. We discussed the need to dispel misconceptions about female throwers, ideas on how to make the sport more popular and attractive to spectators, and how to get more girls involved. I spoke with several female coaches and trainers with experience as throwers, as well as the father of a successful current high school thrower. At the lower levels of competition, you will see all types of bodies that work in the throwing events. At the Olympic level you do have to be strong, but fat can actually be detrimental because it will just slow you down. Therefore, there is more of a premium on athletic ability, speed, and technique than in the men’s events. Despite the misconceptions about female throwers, Spurgeon is neither large nor overweight.Īn important thing to keep in mind for women in these events is that their implements do not weigh as much as the men’s. She went on to throw at Southern Methodist University, until a back injury forced her to quit after her sophomore year. Image 1: Kylie Spurgeon was a two-time discus Oklahoma state champion from 2005-2007. So, while being tall does help, all of the top women throwers are athletic regardless of their size. Yelena (Priyma) Rigert of Russia was 5’5.5” and 139 pounds when she competed, and her top throw is still ranked in the Top 25. However, Gulfiya Khanafeyeva is the seventh best hammer thrower in history and she was 5’8” and 150 pounds. 4 in the world and both are about six-feet tall and weigh 180 pounds or less. Some people think that a woman hammer thrower has to be a big, muscular woman. Yet, when I interviewed people for this story, including former Olympians, in nearly every case they also coached the throws, and most said that what they look for in a thrower is a tall, rangy athlete. Most people picture a large, overweight athlete as the ideal or the norm for the shot put, hammer, discus, and weight throw. ![]()
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