TALK ABOUT GOING OUT in a blaze of glory! Kara Winger had decided that at age 36 this would be her final season. June brought her USATF title No. 9. With July came her first major international-championship medal, a silver. And in the span of a week in September she reclaimed her AR with a 223-5 (68.11) that was also the yearly world lead and finished off with the DL Final win…
BUT WHO WAS No. 1 overall, Winger or world champ Kelsey-Lee Barber? They split their 4 meetings down the middle but Winger had a pair of DL wins to one and had the better sequence of marks and narrowly gets the nod for the top spot.
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| 1. KARA WINGER (US) (4/10/86, 6-0/190) (1.83/86) | |||||
| 63.29 | 207-7 | … | 1)Mt. SAC R | 4/15 | ||
| 63.23 | 207-5 | … | 1)Tucson | 5/19 | ||
| 63.75 | 209-2 | … | 1)Tucson | 5/21 | ||
| 63.08 | 206-11 | … | 2)Jerome Cl | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Malone |
| 61.80 | 202-9 | … | 1)Victoria | 6/16 | ||
| 64.26 | 210-10 | … | 1)USATF | 6/25 | ||
| 60.08 | 197-1 | … | 3)JavFest | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Allgood-Whetstone; 2. Ince |
| 64.05 | 210-1 | … | 2)World Ch | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Barber |
| (61.30q) | |||||
| 61.75 | 202-7 | … | 4)Chorzów DL | 8/06 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Spotáková; 3. Jasiunaite |
| 60.95 | 199-11 | … | 4)Monaco DL | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Barber; 2. Kitaguchi; 3. Little |
| 64.68 | 212-2 | … | 1)NACAC | 8/21 | ||
| 57.30 | 188-0 | … | 3)Lucerne | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Gleadle; 2. Vucenovic |
| 68.11 | 223-5 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/02 | ||
| 64.98 | 213-2 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 9/08 | ||
| 2. KELSEY-LEE BARBER (Australia) (9/21/91, 5-9/154) (1.75/70) | |||||
| 60.31 | 197-10 | … | 2)Melbourne | 3/19 | ▷ | 1. Little |
| 56.66 | 185-11 | … | 2)Brisbane | 4/09 | ▷ | 1. Little |
| 61.00 | 200-1 | … | 3)Tokyo CT | 5/08 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Muze |
| 60.63 | 198-11 | … | 3)Mackay | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Peeters |
| 60.60 | 198-10 | … | 5)Paris DL | 6/18 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Muze; 3. Jasiunaite; 4. Little |
| 61.40 | 201-5 | … | 1)Edmonton | 7/03 | ||
| 66.91 | 219-6 | … | 1)World Ch | 7/22 | ||
| (61.27q) | |||||
| 64.43 | 211-4 | … | 1)Commonwealth G | 8/07 | ||
| 64.50 | 211-7 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 8/10 | ||
| 61.07 | 200-4 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Winger; 2. Kitaguchi; 3. Vilagos |
| 63.72 | 209-1 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Winger |
| 3. HARUKA KITAGUCHI (Japan) (3/16/98, 5-10/190) (1.78/86) | |||||
| 59.63 | 195-7 | … | 1)Setagaya | 4/23 | ||
| 61.20 | 200-9 | … | 1)Osaka | 5/01 | ||
| 63.93 | 209-9 | … | 1)Tokyo CT | 5/08 | ||
| 62.80 | 206-0 | … | 1)Tsukuba | 5/28 | ||
| 62.25 | 204-2 | … | 1)Jpn Ch | 6/11 | ||
| 61.97 | 203-3 | … | 1)Kladno | 6/14 | ||
| 63.13 | 207-1 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/18 | ||
| 60.42 | 198-3 | … | 1)Linz | 7/08 | ||
| 63.27 | 207-7 | … | 3)World Ch | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Barber; 2. Winger |
| (64.32q) | |||||
| 65.10 | 213-7 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/06 | ||
| 62.37 | 204-7 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Barber |
| 63.45 | 208-2 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Winger |
| 63.56 | 208-6 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Winger; 2. Barber |
| 59.23 | 194-4 | … | 1)Domažlice | 9/17 | ||
| 62.57 | 205-3 | … | 1)Niigata | 10/02 | ||
| 65.68 | 215-6 | … | 1)Utsonomiya | 10/08 | ||
| 4. MACKENZIE LITTLE (Australia) (12/22/96) | |||||
| 56.56 | 185-7 | … | 1)Sydney | 2/19 | ||
| 61.13 | 200-6 | … | 1)Melbourne | 3/19 | ||
| 62.09 | 203-8 | … | 1)Aus Ch | 4/01 | ||
| 62.79 | 206-0 | … | 1)Brisbane | 4/09 | ||
| 58.70 | 192-7 | … | 1)Gold Coast | 5/28 | ||
| 63.18 | 207-3 | … | 1)Mackay | 6/07 | ||
| 61.23 | 200-10 | … | 4)Paris DL | 6/18 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Muze; 3. Jasiunaite |
| 63.22 | 207-5 | … | 5)World Ch | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Barber; 2. Winger; 3. Kitaguchi; 4. Liu |
| (59.06q) | |||||
| 64.27 | 210-10 | … | 2)Commonwealth G | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Barber |
| 61.76 | 202-7 | … | 3)Monaco DL | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Barber; 2. Kitaguchi |
| 5. ELÍNA TZÉNGGO (Greece) (9/2/02, 5-7¾/159) (1.72/72) | |||||
| 61.37 | 201-4 | … | 1)Iráklio | 3/05 | ||
| 54.28 | 178-1 | … | 4)Euro Throws Cup | 3/12 | ▷ | 1. Muze; 2. Hudson; 3. Vucenovic |
| 62.09 | 203-8 | … | 1)Thessaloníki | 4/29 | ||
| 58.18 | 190-10 | … | 1)Trípoli | 5/15 | ||
| 60.43 | 198-3 | … | 2)Kalamáta | 5/21 | ▷ | 1. Aguilar |
| 65.40 | 214-7 | … | 1)Ostrava CT | 5/31 | ||
| 50.58 | 165-11 | … | 10)Kladno | 6/14 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Kolak; 3. Ruiz; 4. Gleadle; 5. Ogrednikova; 6. Van Dyk; 7. Spotakova; 8. Tabackova; 9. Pisova |
| 58.16 | 190-10 | … | 7)Paris DL | 6/18 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Muze; 3. Jasiunaite; 4. Little; 5. Barber; 6. Spotakova |
| 59.95 | 196-8 | … | 1)Gre Ch | 6/26 | ||
| 57.12 | 187-5 | … | nq)World Ch | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Barber; 2. Winger; 3. Kitaguchi; 4. Liu; 5. Little; 6. Muze; 7. Rani; 8. Ogrodnikova; 9. Gleadle; 10. Jasiunaite; 11. Takemoto; 12. Fuchs |
| 61.72 | 202-6 | … | 5)Chorzów DL | 8/06 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Spotáková; 3. Jasiunaite; 4. Winger |
| 61.66 | 202-3 | … | 2)Székesfehérvár CT | 8/08 | ▷ | 1. Aguilar |
| 65.81 | 215-11 | … | 1)Euro Ch | 8/20 | ||
| (61.28q) | |||||
| 59.98 | 196-9 | … | 6)Brussels DL | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Winger; 2. Kitaguchi; 3. Vilagos; 4. Barber; 5. Gleadle |
| 6. TATSIANA KHALADOVICH (Belarus) (6/21/91, 5-11¼/179) (1.81/81) | |||||
| 65.70 | 215-7 | … | 1)Minsk | 2/08 | ||
| 62.25 | 204-2 | … | 1)Brest | 4/29 | ||
| 59.04 | 193-8 | … | 1)Minsk | 5/31 | ||
| 64.06 | 210-2 | … | 1)Brest | 6/16 | ||
| 66.19 | 217-2 | … | 1)Brest | 7/13 | ||
| 63.66 | 208-10 | … | 1)Minsk | 7/29 | ||
| 64.79 | 212-6 | … | 1)Blr Ch | 8/17 | ||
| 7. ADRIANA VILAGOŠ (Serbia) (1/2/04, 5-9¼/157) (1.76/71) | |||||
| 60.72 | 199-2 | … | 1B)Euro Throws Cup | 3/12 | ||
| 58.12 | 190-8 | … | 1)Sremska Mitrovica | 4/02 | ||
| 60.72 | 199-2 | … | 1)Split | 4/30 | ||
| 60.94 | 199-11 | … | 4)Offenburg | 5/15 | ▷ | 1. Hussong; 2. Muze; 3. Ogrodnikova |
| 59.80 | 196-2 | … | 3)Ostrava CT | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Tzenggo; 2. Ogrodnikova |
| 62.76 | 205-11 | … | 1)Sremska Mitrovica | 6/11 | ||
| 60.51 | 198-6 | … | 1)Balkan Ch | 6/18 | ||
| 60.00 | 196-10 | … | 1)Ser Ch | 6/25 | ||
| 60.22 | 197-7 | … | 1)Medit G | 7/02 | ||
| 60.13 | 197-3 | … | 1)Kruševac | 7/10 | ||
| 63.52 | 208-5 | … | 1)World U20 | 8/02 | ||
| (58.87q) | |||||
| 62.01 | 203-5 | … | 2)Euro Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Tzenggo |
| (57.70q) | |||||
| 63.00 | 206-8 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Winger; 2. Kitaguchi |
| 60.17 | 197-5 | … | 3)Zagreb CT | 9/11 | ▷ | 1. Ince; 2. Vucenovic |
| 59.01 | 193-7 | … | 1)Novi Sad | 9/15 | ||
| 57.20 | 187-8 | … | 1)Vác | 9/25 | ||
| 8. LĪNA MŪZE (Latvia) (12/4/92, 5-11½/165) (1.82/75) | |||||
| 58.12 | 190-8 | … | 1)Euro Throws Cup | 3/12 | ||
| 61.68 | 202-4 | … | 2)Tokyo CT | 5/08 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi |
| 62.88 | 206-3 | … | 2)Offenburg | 5/15 | ▷ | 1. Hussong |
| 60.77 | 199-4 | … | 1)Talsi | 5/28 | ||
| 60.31 | 197-10 | … | 1)Ventspils | 6/04 | ||
| 62.56 | 205-3 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/18 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi |
| 55.65 | 182-7 | … | 2)Lat Ch | 6/25 | ▷ | 1. Palameia |
| 61.26 | 201-0 | … | 6)World Ch | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Barber; 2. Winger; 3. Kitaguchi; 4. Liu; 5. Little |
| (59.16q) | |||||
| 58.82 | 193-0 | … | 6)Chorzów DL | 8/06 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Spotáková; 3. Jasiunaite; 4. Winger; 5. Tzenggo |
| 60.54 | 198-7 | … | 5)Monaco DL | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Barber; 2. Kitaguchi; 3. Little; 4. Winger |
| 58.11 | 190-7 | … | 7)Euro Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Tzenggo; 2. Vilagos; 3. Spotakova; 4. Szilagyi; 5. Ratej; 6. Jasiunaite |
| (57.69) | |||||
| 57.46 | 188-6 | … | 9)Brussels DL | 9/02 | ▷ | 1. Winger; 2. Kitaguchi; 3. Vilagos; 4. Barber; 5. Gleadle; 6. Tzenggo; 7. Jasiunaite; 8. Spotakova |
| 60.35 | 198-0 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Winger; 2. Barber; 3. Kitaguchi |
| 9. SHIYING LIU (China) (9/24/93, 5-10½/167) (1.79/76) | |||||
| 63.25 | 207-6 | … | 4)World Ch | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Barber; 2. Winger; 3. Kitaguchi |
| (63.86q) | |||||
| 10. CHRISTIN HUSSONG (Germany) (3/17/94, 6-1½/180) (1.87/82) | |||||
| 63.29 | 207-7 | … | 1)Offenburg | 5/15 | ||
| 62.33 | 204-6 | … | 1)Halle | 5/21 | ||
| 64.87 | 212-10 | … | 1)Eisenstadt | 6/02 | ||
| 62.28 | 204-4 | … | 1)Rehlingen | 6/05 | ||
| 61.94 | 203-2 | … | 1)Zweibrücken | 6/11 | ||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Kara Winger (NYAC/Tracksmith) | 6. | Maddie Harris (Nebraska) | |
| 1)USATF, 2)World Ch, 1)Zürich DL | 1)Big 10, 2)NCAA, 6)USATF | |||
| 2. | Ariana Ince (Velaasa) | 7. | Madison Wiltrout (North Carolina) | |
| 2)USATF, nq)World Ch, 1)Zagreb | 1)ACC, 3)NCAA, 10)USATF | |||
| 3. | Avione Allgood-Whetstone (unattached) | 8. | Seri Geisler (Stephen F. Austin) | |
| 1)Music City, 3)USATF, 1)JavFest | 1)WAC, nq)NCAA, 5)USATF | |||
| 4. | Ashton Riner (BYU) | 9. | Rebekah Wales (Javelin USA) | |
| 1)Robison, 1)NCAA, 4)USATF | 7)USATF Throws, 8)USATF, 4)JavFest | |||
| 5. | Maggie Malone (Velaasa) | 10. | Ashley Carter (Auburn) | |
| 1)Jerome, 3f)USATF, nq)World Ch | 1)SEC, 12)NCAA, 9)USATF | |||