Photo by Phil Grove
Knoch's Jordan Geist didn't stop with the state meet. The junior journeyed out west this past weekend to the Iron Wood Throwers Classic in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho and re-broke his own state record in the shot put. Geist threw 74-4.5, an inch longer than his previous best that he set at Shippensburg University.
He beat out US#2 Adrian Piperi from The Woodlands, Texas, who threw 71-0, just shy of his season best of 71-11. Geist competed in the discus as well, where he placed fourth with a throw of 186-10. North Pocono's Matt Slagus was fifth in the discus with a best throw of 173-01. Slagus was also second in the hammer throw with a best of 206-0.
Here's the throw, from NSAF: