UPDATE (5/11) - Dillon Morlock - Updated - Shot - 71' 1" & 203' 9" Discus @ WCAL (#4/=#5 A-T) - Both D2 RECORDS!

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This is the first change in the top-10 all-time in the last 10 years as Dillon Morlock's PB of 68' 3.5" from this weekend moves him from #15 to #7 all-time, just ahead of legendary Lancaster Gale great Barry Walker (1982), and displaces Mike D'Andrea (Avon Lake) from the top-10.

Norwayne's relay teams of 161' 6.5" (shot) and 455' 0" (discus), while meet records, are still well below what I currently know as the all-time Ohio bests of 171' 2.5" (Lancaster, 1973) and 513' 11" (Mentor, 2000), respectively. I believe Norwayne's shot relay does land it in the top-10, however. Great throwing.
 
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I also note that Copley senior Trevin Jordan made a prodigous leap in his PB from 57 to 61' with his 61' 0.5" put at the Tallmadge Quad this weekend. That leaps him into the top-100 at #92 with that put.

FYI - I currently have 148 boys having put 60 feet or better in Ohio since the first in 1963.
 
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The impact is undeniable.
 
I'm not convinced that throwing shoes have made much of a difference. I was a thrower and did just fine in both tennis shoes and throwing shoes back when I was a yute. In looking at things historically, I see the following as the biggest changes/improvements in the shot put.

1) Changing from natural surfaces (dirt, cinder) that were common prior to the 1950s, to concrete pads.
2) Change of technique from the shuffle to the glide with its invention by Parry O'Brien, 2-time Olympic champion ('52,'56)
3) Introduction to serious weight training in the 1950s by O'Brien and others.
4) Introduction of the rotational technique in the 1970s, famously perfected by Brian Oldfield. This technique has allowed athletes of shorter stature and less brute leg strength to be as if not more competitive than "gliders". Most top shot putters are now "spinners".
 
Javman83, speaking of the relays. Where would the Avon Lake Girls shot relay from the lakewood ranger relays place? I feel like relay of 44'10.5, 39'9.5, and 37'7.5 has to be very high up on the list.
 
NEOYO said:
Javman83, speaking of the relays. Where would the Avon Lake Girls shot relay from the lakewood ranger relays place? I feel like relay of 44'10.5, 39'9.5, and 37'7.5 has to be very high up on the list.
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I haven't done anything yet on the girls relay side except for some early discus & hammer relays. However, the late Craig Whitmore has the listed Ohio 3-girl relay record for the shot put at 124' 8.25" by the Westerville South team of Krista Keir, Emily Haynam, and Beth Tompkins. That mark was set at the Hammond Relays @ Pickerignton on 2 April 1998. Given Avok Lake's cumulative of 122' 3.5", I'd say they have a decent chance at being top 5, if not #2.

I won't have any girls' field relays lists until next year, when I hope I can at least give a top-20 list.
 
WrestlingGuy285 said:
www.the-daily-record.com

Norwayne's Dillon Morlock sets Div. II State Record and area record with 70'.50"

Dillon Morlock becomes area's first-ever thrower to clear 70' in the shot put and it was great night for locals at the Triway Invitational
www.the-daily-record.com www.the-daily-record.com

And just like that he breaks 70’
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With that put, young Master Morlock moves from #7 to #4 all-time in Ohio, trailing only the late Charles Moye (Akron Ellet - 72' 8", 1987), Dustin Brode (Canfield, 71' 7 1/2", 2010 State D1 champ), and Jimmy Pacifico (Vandalia Butler, 71' 6 1/4", 2007).

Congratulations to the young man!
 
JAVMAN83 said:
With that put, young Master Morlock moves from #7 to #4 all-time in Ohio, trailing only the late Charles Moye (Akron Ellet - 72' 8", 1987), Dustin Brode (Canfield, 71' 7 1/2", 2010 State D1 champ), and Jimmy Pacifico (Vandalia Butler, 71' 6 1/4", 2007).

Congratulations to the young man!
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Love that solid track and field is alive and well in Ohio. Especially in the throws!
 
Dillon Morlock re-wrote the family discus record with his 193' 4" PB at Wooster on Saturday, leap-frogging older brother Colby's best of 192' 5" from 2022. This also moves Dillon into the #29 spot all-time in Ohio, up from his previous tie for #58.

Dillon also had a solid 67' 3" shot put win.

I wish reported results wouldn't truncate the field event series when results are reported online. Argh!
 
WrestlingGuy285 said:
Wayne County sports Facebook page reporting he threw a 201’ 2” discus. Will wait to see if TDR posts a story to post
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Confirmed now!

Dillon Morlock now leap-frogs again to the #11 spot on the Ohio all-time discus list with his 201' 2" PB at his home field vs. Dalton & Chippewa. Given that it's a trianguar, it probably wouldn't count towards a state Div. II record even if it were far enough, but he's only 2' 6" from being the new Div. II record-holder (203' 7", Corey Echelberry, Fostoria, 1999 State @ Dayton), 4' 5" from being the OHSAA record-holder (206' 4", Macklin Tudor, Western Brown, 2012 Wayne Invite), and only 7' 4" from being becoming the Ohio all-time leader (208' 5", Jason Caldwell, Mentor, 2000 Golden West Invite).

Nice throwing!

P.S. - Does anyone have info on Dillon's series of marks? I HATE when those aren't reported.
 
JAVMAN83 said:
Confirmed now!

Dillon Morlock now leap-frogs again to the #11 spot on the Ohio all-time discus list with his 201' 2" PB at his home field vs. Dalton & Chippewa. Given that it's a trianguar, it probably wouldn't count towards a state Div. II record even if it were far enough, but he's only 2' 6" from being the new Div. II record-holder (203' 7", Corey Echelberry, Fostoria, 1999 State @ Dayton), 4' 5" from being the OHSAA record-holder (206' 4", Macklin Tudor, Western Brown, 2012 Wayne Invite), and only 7' 4" from being becoming the Ohio all-time leader (208' 5", Jason Caldwell, Mentor, 2000 Golden West Invite).

Nice throwing!

P.S. - Does anyone have info on Dillon's series of marks? I HATE when those aren't reported.
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According to his Instagram page him and his brother share called "throws_bros" his marks last night at the tri were:
#1 - 189' 1"
#2 - 195'
#3 - 197' 2"
#4 - 201' 2"
 
WrestlingGuy285 said:
Couple of notes on this:

1. He's so nonchalant about it. Just another day at the office for Dilllon

2. Throwing 203' + in the rain is INSANEt
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That was impressive. Hope we see Ohio's 1st 210+ ft thrower this year. Ohio is behind the curve vs. nation on the natl all-time boys' discus lists.
 
JAVMAN83 said:
Weather is certainly some of it, but it takes THOUSANDS of throws to become ingrained in a technique. How many are willing?
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In my experience with throwing in Ohio is there's also a lack of youth track. Just about every other sport I can think of has signups for kids starting at age 5. I think kids starting earlier and learning the technique for throwing would for sure benefit.

I don't think it's just that kids aren't willing to put the time in, because they're doing it for other sports across the state.
 
WrestlingGuy285 said:
In my experience with throwing in Ohio is there's also a lack of youth track. Just about every other sport I can think of has signups for kids starting at age 5. I think kids starting earlier and learning the technique for throwing would for sure benefit.

I don't think it's just that kids aren't willing to put the time in, because they're doing it for other sports across the state.
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I don't know. I didn't start t&f until I was 12, but for me I found the sport to be the individualistic pursuit that I needed to be an expression of myself. As a 7th grader, I couldn't figure out how to spin to save my life. So, I took all my throws in meets from a standing throw, but by doing so, I mastered (for a puny 7th grader) the standing throw and went from 54' 3" to 94' 3" between late March and mid May of '78. After the season, I asked the coach if I could borrow a discus for the summer, and it was during the summer and fall of '78 that I taught myself first how to do "South Africans" (I didn't learn that phrase till years later) and used that during summer all-comers and AAU JO meets. Then, I taught myself how to do a full 540 degree spin. It took me thousands of throws during the summer, fall, and winter (yes, I threw even in the snow) of the '78-'79 season, but by my 8th grade season, my full spin technique was pretty good. Except for the '81 summer season when I put the discus down for the summer, the '78-'83 seasons, I took many thousands of throws during those seasons, spring/summer/fall, to continue my own pursuit of mastering the discus. As I was small of stature and didn't have good lifting facilities at our school, technique was the only venue I had to compete successfully, and I wanted it.

I think it fortunate that we didn't have the sedintary distractions that are so common of today's youth.

As for the Morlocks, I KNOW they've done their work in the ring as well as the weight room. I can see it in their technique.
 
WrestlingGuy285 said:
There's got to be so many factors as to why Ohio is behind. Mainly weather and elevation levels would be the first ones that come to mind.
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Speaking only for my neck of the woods where football is king by a wide margin (my alma mater is smack dab in the middle between Massillon HS and Canton McKinley HS), I can speculate that a major part of the problem is that many of the kids who have the size and natural ability to be successful throwers are not coming out for the sport at the same rate that they did in earlier times. Of the top 25 boys discus throwers in Stark County history, only 2 are from the last 10 years, and 1 of them moved to the South after his junior year to prep for the beginning of his collegiate football career (U. of Arkansas). For shot put, it's the same story. Only 2 guys on the top-25 list are from the last 10 years, and 1 of the 2 is that same kid who moved to the South. The county's shot put record has only been beaten by 1 person in the last 56 years, and that was 24 years ago and counting.

Incidentally, my county's high jump, long jump, 110 hurdles lists are only slightly better in terms of the amount of action those lists have seen in the past decade. Of the more technical events that our sport has to offer, only pole vault has seen much recent action with regards to my county's all-time top 25 list of performers.

Having said all of that, the early spring weather in Ohio certainly makes it more difficult to log as many quality reps in the more technical events.
 
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