Boys' Shot Put
Jordan Geist will look to make history once more on Sunday at states (Photo by Phil Grove)
Geist chases another state crown and history
Yes, we'll get there in a moment.
But first, let's talk about how deep the shot put has been this season in Pennsylvania. Hickory's Evan Blaire has been on fire this season, throwing over 60 last week in Akron. Blaire sits at US#9 currently, and will look to add to it this weekend.
With all the Geist-hype, you can't forget about US#9 Evan Blaire of Hickory (Photo by Phil Grove)
Many others have gone over 55 this year as well: Hempfield's Dom Marshall, State College's Erik Ebel, Saint Marys Area's Tom Bojalad, Northern Lebanon's Dakota Leonhard, and Wissahickon's Yondell Dudley. This has been a remarkable in the event. We've seen countless improvements across the board.
But of course, all eyes will be focused on one competitor: Jordan Geist of Knoch. Geist has broken his own state record six times this season alone. His best, 72-9.5, came this past weekend at Edinboro. It's hard to imagine anyone coming close to Geist on Sunday.
Geist currently holds the junior class record (oh, right-he still has another year after this one). He is #3 all-time in US high school shot put history. He has already a pair of state championships. At this point, it's Geist vs. the tape. Ryan Whiting's state meet record is 68-11.25 from 2005. Geist will be shooting for that and beyond on Sunday. It's just matter of how far.
Geist has talked about his weight training on many occasions. Even when he was throwing in the 70's, he said he was coming off a tough week in the weight room. This past weekend at TSTCA Champs, Geist fouled on what would have been a 74-1, according to an unofficial measurement. What is Geist ready for on Sunday? Don't miss out.
List of entries:
Event 24 Boys Shot Put (15)
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9 to the finals
State Meet: 68-11.25 2/26/2005 Ryan Whiting, Central Dauphin
Name Year School Seed Mark
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1 Geist, Jordan 11 Knoch 72-08.75
2 Blaire, Evan 11 Hickory 61-00.00
3 Marshall, Dominic 12 Hempfield (7) 59-00.50
4 Ebel, Erik 11 State College 57-01.00
5 Leonhard, Dakota 12 Northern Lebanon 56-03.25
6 Dudley, Yondell 12 Wissahickon 55-08.00
7 Bojalad, Tom 11 Saint Marys 55-02.00
8 Resch, Cain 12 J.P. McCaskey 54-05.25
9 Mundell, Joey 12 Schuylkill Valle 54-01.00
10 Gibson, Quadir 10 Glen Mills 53-09.75
11 Reichart, Kevin 12 Schuylkill Valle 53-08.00
12 McTighe, Brennan 12 Knoch 53-07.00
13 Slagus, Matt 11 North Pocono 53-07.00
14 Murray, Alex 11 Hempfield (7) 53-04.50
15 Bishop, Tyler 11 Hickory 53-04.00