At the big Somers Lions Club meet – always a nice event – he won the shot put while getting a new PR, and came third in the javelin. At 159’0″ he was almost nine feet off his personal best in the javelin, but he was throwing after several hours on a hot day, and off a grass surface instead of turf.
Tim is still ranked #4 in the state in the javelin, but in this meet he was edged out by 7 inches by another Stepinac boy, junior Tyquel Fields. Tyquel will be the QB for the Stepinac football team next year. He’s a real division 1 quarterback prospect.
It’s kind of funny to compare the builds of the two boys. Despite being 7 inches taller than Tim (who is 5’9″), at 205 lbs Tim outweighs him.
With them is Joe Venice who coaches football and track, and taught Tim for two years at Stepinac (and is a great guy – a Stepinac grad himself).
Here’s Tim’s last throw in the shot put event, which was held in the morning. He was the last thrower in the finals, and already had won, so this was just for a PR (personal record) and he nailed a fine throw of 47’8″.
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