Proceeds from the event were donated to support young people living with autism, and specifically, the Acadia S.M.I.L.E. Program, said event organizer and Launchers Athletics founder and head coach Steve Wohlmuth.
“Great weather, great results and $1,711 raised for kids with autism,” Wohlmuth said.
This was the second year the Throw for Autism was included in the JumpStart throwing series, Wohlmuth said.
“We have a really good turnout today, especially for this early in the year.”
He attributed the turnout partly to the weather - sunny, with temperatures in the low 20s - and partly because it was a charity meet.
Athletically, it was “a great starter for a lot of these athletes,” he added. Wohlmuth said the series is growing in popularity, which showed in the turnout. There were enough throwers entered in the discus and shot put that it was necessary to divide them into two 'flights'.
“The fact that it's a charity event probably doesn't hurt, but it is growing in popularity,” he said. “There are a lot more local kids, which I'm liking, too.”
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the facility, although Launchers Athletics dates back a few years before that.
“We've always gotten great support from the local community. We arrived here today, and the grass had all been mowed,” courtesy of the Village of Port Williams.
Wohlmuth also gave a shout out to the officials, including Kelly and Chelsea Whalen, John Aker, Mike Stutely and Andy Gillis, who all volunteered time to help out.
Competition took place in all four throwing disciplines – hammer, javelin, discus and shot put.
The results
In the hammer, Greg McCarthy won the boys' youth division with a top throw of 51.87 metres. Drew Erskine won the junior boys' division with a top result of 51.05 metres. Lee Myrick won the male masters with 31.65, and Nathan Burris won the senior male with 49.60.
Annie McCarthy won the midget girls' with a throw of 32.30, and Tatum McLean the youth female with a top throw of 45.48.
In javelin, Cameron Whynot won the midget boys' with a top throw of 39.45 metres. Byron Wood won the male youth division with a throw of 48.63. Josh Gamblin won the junior boys' with 30.79, Dwayne Whynot the senior male with 35.49, and Lee Myrick the male masters with 46.90.
Mira Alexander won the midget girls' with 31.42, Savanna Langille the youth female with 26.03, and Ainslie Timmons the junior girls' with 26.65.
In discus, Whynot won the midget boys with a top throw of 45 metres even, which made the qualifying standard for the Legion championships.
Greg McCarthy won the male youth division with 38.54, Riley Jennings the junior boys' with 46.71, Burris the senior mens' with 41.35, David Bambrick the senior mens' F37 with 32.26, and Myrick the male masters with 37.80.
Annie McCarthy won the midget girls' with 25.55, McLean won the youth female with 29.58, Timmons the junior girls' with 32.56, and Acadia student/Launchers Athletics member Jodi Langley the senior women with a top throw of 42.42.
In shot put, Whynot won the midget boys' with 14.04, Greg McCarthy the male youth with 13.69, Jennings the junior boys' with 13.76, Burris the senior male with 14.03 and Myrick the male masters with 11.70.
Annie McCarthy won the midget girls with 7.35, McLean the youth female with 11.96 and Sarah Mitton the junior girls' with 13.15.
All the top finishers collected points in the designated events toward the overall series championship. The next meet in the series is the Jump Start Open June 21 in Dartmouth.
Proceeds from the event were donated to support young people living with autism, and specifically, the Acadia S.M.I.L.E. Program, said event organizer and Launchers Athletics founder and head coach Steve Wohlmuth.
“Great weather, great results and $1,711 raised for kids with autism,” Wohlmuth said.
This was the second year the Throw for Autism was included in the JumpStart throwing series, Wohlmuth said.
“We have a really good turnout today, especially for this early in the year.”
He attributed the turnout partly to the weather - sunny, with temperatures in the low 20s - and partly because it was a charity meet.
Athletically, it was “a great starter for a lot of these athletes,” he added. Wohlmuth said the series is growing in popularity, which showed in the turnout. There were enough throwers entered in the discus and shot put that it was necessary to divide them into two 'flights'.
“The fact that it's a charity event probably doesn't hurt, but it is growing in popularity,” he said. “There are a lot more local kids, which I'm liking, too.”
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the facility, although Launchers Athletics dates back a few years before that.
“We've always gotten great support from the local community. We arrived here today, and the grass had all been mowed,” courtesy of the Village of Port Williams.
Wohlmuth also gave a shout out to the officials, including Kelly and Chelsea Whalen, John Aker, Mike Stutely and Andy Gillis, who all volunteered time to help out.
Competition took place in all four throwing disciplines – hammer, javelin, discus and shot put.
The results
In the hammer, Greg McCarthy won the boys' youth division with a top throw of 51.87 metres. Drew Erskine won the junior boys' division with a top result of 51.05 metres. Lee Myrick won the male masters with 31.65, and Nathan Burris won the senior male with 49.60.
Annie McCarthy won the midget girls' with a throw of 32.30, and Tatum McLean the youth female with a top throw of 45.48.
In javelin, Cameron Whynot won the midget boys' with a top throw of 39.45 metres. Byron Wood won the male youth division with a throw of 48.63. Josh Gamblin won the junior boys' with 30.79, Dwayne Whynot the senior male with 35.49, and Lee Myrick the male masters with 46.90.
Mira Alexander won the midget girls' with 31.42, Savanna Langille the youth female with 26.03, and Ainslie Timmons the junior girls' with 26.65.
In discus, Whynot won the midget boys with a top throw of 45 metres even, which made the qualifying standard for the Legion championships.
Greg McCarthy won the male youth division with 38.54, Riley Jennings the junior boys' with 46.71, Burris the senior mens' with 41.35, David Bambrick the senior mens' F37 with 32.26, and Myrick the male masters with 37.80.
Annie McCarthy won the midget girls' with 25.55, McLean won the youth female with 29.58, Timmons the junior girls' with 32.56, and Acadia student/Launchers Athletics member Jodi Langley the senior women with a top throw of 42.42.
In shot put, Whynot won the midget boys' with 14.04, Greg McCarthy the male youth with 13.69, Jennings the junior boys' with 13.76, Burris the senior male with 14.03 and Myrick the male masters with 11.70.
Annie McCarthy won the midget girls with 7.35, McLean the youth female with 11.96 and Sarah Mitton the junior girls' with 13.15.
All the top finishers collected points in the designated events toward the overall series championship. The next meet in the series is the Jump Start Open June 21 in Dartmouth.
