HARUKA KITAGUCHI won the two biggest meets of the year and was over 60m (196-10) with all 11 of her competitive efforts. She saved her best for last, coming through with a seasonal-best throw in the sixth round of her last meet of the year, the DL Final…
SERBIAN PRODIGY ADRIANA VILAGOŠ was the most prolific thrower, with 14 competitions over 60m, but didn’t make the OG final, and was beaten 3–1 by McKenzie Little, who also underperformed in Paris. It was very close between the two but Little’s head-to-head superiority just gave her the edge…
TOP AMERICAN Maggie Malone Hardin picked up the third Ranking of her career, at No. 6 the highest. She can now claim a quartet of U.S. No. 1s.
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| 1. HARUKA KITAGUCHI (Japan) (3/16/98, 5-10½/190) (1.79/86) | |||||
| 62.97 | 206-7 | … | 1)Suzhou DL | 4/27 | ||
| 61.83 | 202-10 | … | 1)Mito | 5/05 | ||
| 63.45 | 208-2 | … | 1)Tokyo CT | 5/19 | ||
| 60.47 | 198-4 | … | 1)Ostrava CT | 5/28 | ||
| 64.28 | 210-11 | … | 2)Kuortane | 6/22 | ▷ | 1. Hudson |
| 62.87 | 206-3 | … | 1)Jpn Ch | 6/28 | ||
| 65.21 | 213-11 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ||
| 62.69 | 205-8 | … | 4)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Vilagos; 3. Malone Hardin |
| 65.80 | 215-10 | … | 1)Olympic Games | 8/10 | ||
| (62.58q) | |||||
| 66.13 | 216-11 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ||
| 2. MACKENZIE LITTLE (Australia) (12/22/96, 5-10½/161) (1.79/73) | |||||
| 60.93 | 199-11 | … | 6)Sydney | 3/16 | ▷ | 1. Shine; 2. Blackett… |
| 61.85 | 202-11 | … | 1)Aus Ch | 4/13 | ||
| 62.12 | 203-10 | … | 2)Suzhou DL | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi |
| 59.12 | 193-11 | … | 6)Tokyo CT | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Ruiz; 3. Peeters; 4. Ueda; 5. Takemoto |
| 61.09 | 200-5 | … | 1)Oce Ch | 6/07 | ||
| 64.74 | 212-5 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi |
| 66.27 | 217-5 | … | 1)London DL | 7/20 | ||
| 60.32 | 197-11 | … | 12)Olympic Games | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Kolak; 5. Ruiz; 6. Aguilar; 7. Mitchell; 8. Andrejczyk; 9. Tzenggo; 10. Ueda; 11. Obst |
| (62.82q) | |||||
| 61.50 | 201-9 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Vilagos; 3. Malone Hardin; 4. Hudson |
| 3. ADRIANA VILAGOŠ (Serbia) (1/2/04, 5-9¼/157) (1.76/71) | |||||
| 61.17 | 200-8 | … | 1)Euro Cup Throws | 3/09 | ||
| 62.96 | 206-7 | … | 1)Sremska Mitrovica | 4/06 | ||
| 62.02 | 203-6 | … | 1)Split | 4/27 | ||
| 63.58 | 208-7 | … | 1)Offenburg | 5/12 | ||
| 60.21 | 197-6 | … | 3)Ostrava CT | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Sicakova |
| 64.42 | 211-4 | … | 2)Euro Ch | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Hudson |
| (60.57q) | |||||
| 60.46 | 198-4 | … | 1)Kraljevo | 6/29 | ||
| 58.04 | 190-5 | … | 5)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Little; 3. Sietina; 4. Hudson |
| 65.58 | 215-2 | … | 2)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Little |
| 60.49 | 198-5 | … | nq)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Kolak; 5. Ruiz; 6. Aguilar; 7. Mitchell; 8. Andrejczyk; 9. Tzenggo; 10. Ueda; 11. Obst; 12. Little |
| 65.60 | 215-3 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ||
| 64.48 | 211-6 | … | 1)Priboj | 9/04 | ||
| 65.64 | 215-4 | … | 1)Zagreb CT | 9/08 | ||
| 65.23 | 214-0 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi |
| 4. JO-ANÉ VAN DYK (South Africa) (10/3/97, 5-7¼/139) (1.71/63) | |||||
| 62.24 | 204-2 | … | 1)Potchefstroom | 2/14 | ||
| 60.80 | 199-6 | … | 1)African G | 3/20 | ||
| 60.08 | 197-1 | … | 1)Johannesburg | 3/27 | ||
| 62.70 | 205-8 | … | 1)Stellenbosch | 4/05 | ||
| 60.25 | 197-8 | … | 1)SA Ch | 4/20 | ||
| 63.57 | 208-6 | … | 2)Offenburg | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos |
| 61.97 | 203-3 | … | 3)Chorzów | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Sietina; 2. Andrejczyk |
| 60.82 | 199-6 | … | 1)Halle | 5/25 | ||
| 57.03 | 187-1 | … | 1)Afr Ch | 6/25 | ||
| 63.93 | 209-9 | … | 2)Olympic Games | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi |
| (64.22q) | |||||
| 58.60 | 192-3 | … | 1)Ústí Nad Orlici | 8/20 | ||
| 62.81 | 206-1 | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos |
| 59.20 | 194-3 | … | 1)Szczecin | 8/28 | ||
| 59.83 | 196-3 | … | 4)Zagreb CT | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos; 2. Sicakova; 3. Kolak |
| 5. FLOR DENNIS RUIZ (Colombia) (1/29/91, 5-7¼/148) (1.71/67) | |||||
| 58.50 | 191-11 | … | 3)Xiamen DL | 4/20 | ▷ | 1. Dai; 2. L. Muze-Sirmā |
| 60.70 | 199-2 | … | 3)Suzhou DL | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Little |
| 66.70 | 218-10 | … | 1)Ibero American Ch | 5/12 | ||
| 62.06 | 203-7 | … | 2)Tokyo CT | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi |
| 63.00 | 206-8 | … | 5)Olympic Games | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Kolak |
| (64.40q) | |||||
| 59.24 | 194-4 | … | 6)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Malone Hardin; 5. Obst |
| 54.59 | 179-1 | … | 6)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Vilagos; 3. Malone Hardin; 4. Hudson; 5. Little |
| 6. MAGGIE MALONE HARDIN (US) (12/30/93, 5-8/170) (1.73/77) | |||||
| 60.47 | 198-4 | … | 4)Suzhou DL | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Little; 3. Ruiz |
| 60.17 | 197-5 | … | 1)USATF Throws | 5/04 | ||
| 65.00 | 213-3 | … | 1)Iron Wood | 6/01 | ||
| 59.93 | 196-7 | … | 2)USATF NYC | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Winger |
| 64.58 | 211-10 | … | 1)Olympic Trials | 6/30 | ||
| (62.40q) | |||||
| 62.99 | 206-8 | … | 3)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Vilagos |
| 58.76 | 192-9 | … | nq)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Kolak; 5. Ruiz; 6. Aguilar; 7. Mitchell; 8. Andrejczyk; 9. Tzenggo; 10. Ueda; 11. Obst; 12. Little |
| 60.81 | 199-6 | … | 4)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova |
| 62.40 | 204-9 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Vilagos |
| 7. VICTORIA HUDSON (Austria) (5/28/96, 5-6½/119) (1.69/54) | |||||
| 55.67 | 182-7 | … | 1)Maria Enzersdorf | 5/09 | ||
| 66.06 | 216-9 | … | 1)Eisenstadt | 5/22 | ||
| 64.62 | 212-0 | … | 1)Euro Ch | 6/11 | ||
| (60.15q) | |||||
| 64.71 | 212-3 | … | 1)Kuortane | 6/22 | ||
| 63.10 | 207-0 | … | 1)Aut Ch | 6/29 | ||
| 59.35 | 194-8 | … | 4)Monaco DL | 7/12 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Little; 3. Sietina |
| 60.35 | 198-0 | … | 6)London DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Little; 2. Vilagos; 3. Malone Hardin; 4. Kitaguchi; 5. Peeters |
| 59.69 | 195-10 | … | nq)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Kolak; 5. Ruiz; 6. Aguilar; 7. Mitchell; 8. Andrejczyk; 9. Tzenggo; 10. Ueda; 11. Obst; 12. Little |
| 59.07 | 193-9 | … | 7)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Malone Hardin; 5. Obst; 6. Ruiz |
| 62.30 | 204-5 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/14 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Vilagos; 3. Malone Hardin |
| 8. NIKOLA OGRODNÍKOVÁ (Czechia) (8/18/90, 5-8¾/161) (1.75/73) | |||||
| 61.31 | 201-1 | … | 5)Offenburg | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Andrejczyk; 4. Obst |
| 59.98 | 196-9 | … | 5)Chorzów | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Sietina; 2. Andrejczyk; 3. Van Dyk; 4. Tzenggo |
| 59.34 | 194-8 | … | 4)Ostrava CT | 5/28 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Sicakova; 3. Vilagos |
| 61.78 | 202-8 | … | 5)Euro Ch | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Hudson; 2. Vilagos; 3. Obst; 4. Hussong |
| (58.52q) | |||||
| 61.19 | 200-9 | … | 1)CzR Ch | 6/30 | ||
| 63.68 | 208-11 | … | 3)Olympic Games | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Van Dyk |
| (61.16q) | |||||
| 57.81 | 189-8 | … | 2)Ústí Nad Orlici | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Van Dyk |
| 61.84 | 202-11 | … | 3)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos; 2. Van Dyk |
| 55.35 | 181-7 | … | 2)Turnov | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. Zelezna |
| 9. MARIA ANDREJCZYK (Poland) (3/9/96, 5-8½/170) (1.74/77) | |||||
| 55.04 | 180-7 | … | 9)Leiria | 3/09 | ▷ | 1. Maraval; 2. Karell; 3. Randazzo; 4. Lowka; 5. Sicakova; 7. Borge |
| 62.03 | 203-6 | … | 1)Białystok | 5/05 | ||
| 62.72 | 205-9 | … | 3)Offenburg | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos; 2. Van Dyk |
| 62.20 | 204-1 | … | 2)Chorzów | 5/18 | ▷ | 1. Sietina |
| 62.02 | 203-6 | … | 1)Gorzów Wielkopolski | 5/24 | ||
| 58.29 | 191-3 | … | 10)Euro Ch | 6/11 | ▷ | 1. Hudson; 2. Vilagos; 3. Obst; 4. Hussong; 5. Ogrodnikova; 6. Tzenggo; 7. Sietina; 8. Muze-Sirma; 9. Vucenovic |
| (60.61q) | |||||
| 63.93 | 209-9 | … | 1)Pol Ch | 6/27 | ||
| 61.51 | 201-9 | … | 1)Lucerne | 7/16 | ||
| 62.44 | 204-10 | … | 8)Olympic Games | 8/10 | ▷ | 1. Kitaguchi; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Kolak; 5. Ruiz; 6. Aguilar; 7. Mitchell |
| (65.52q) | |||||
| 58.12 | 190-8 | … | 8)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Vilagos; 2. Van Dyk; 3. Ogrodnikova; 4. Malone Hardin; 5. Obst; 6. Ruiz; 7. Hudson |
| 58.73 | 192-8 | … | 1)Białystok | 8/31 | ||
| 10. ZIYI YAN (China) (5/22/08) | |||||
| 61.31 | 201-1 | … | 1)Chengdu | 3/30 | ||
| (56.36q) | |||||
| 61.83 | 202-10 | … | 1)Chengdu | 4/03 | ||
| (62.23qf) | |||||
| 64.28 | 210-11 | … | 1)Hangzhou | 4/14 | ||
| 61.40 | 201-5 | … | 1)Qingdao | 5/14 | ||
| 58.20 | 190-11 | … | 2)Chongqing | 5/29 | ▷ | 1. Su |
| 62.96 | 206-7 | … | 1)Daqing | 6/15 | ||
| 63.51 | 208-4 | … | 1)Rizhao | 6/29 | ||
| 63.05 | 206-10 | … | 1)World Jr | 8/30 | ||
| (55.67q) | |||||
| 64.41 | 211-4 | … | 1)Chn Ch | 9/14 | ||
| US RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Maggie Malone Hardin (New York AC) | 6. | Evelyn Bliss (Bucknell) | |
| 1)Olympic Trials, nq)Olympic Games, 3)Brussels DL | 13)NCAA, 6)Olympic Trials, 3)World Jr | |||
| 2. | Kara Winger (Tracksmith/New York AC) | 7. | Sarah Blake (unattached) | |
| 1)USATF NYC, 2)Olympic Trials | 6)USATF Throws, nq)Olympic Trials, 1)JavFest | |||
| 3. | Madison Wiltrout (unattached) | 8. | Ariana Ince (Velaasa) | |
| 1)Raleigh R, 3)USATF NYC, 3)Olympic Trials | 4)USATF NYC, nq)Olympic Trials, 2)JavFest | |||
| 4. | Avione Allgood-Whetstone (Throwers Respect) | 9. | Jada Green (Colorado) | |
| 2)Iron Wood, 2)Jerome Cl, 4)Olympic Trials | 1)Pac-12, nq)NCAA West, 7)Olympic Trials | |||
| 5. | Maddie Harris (Nebraska) | 10. | Casey Bogues (Dayton) | |
| 4)Drake R, 5)USATF NYC, 5)Olympic Trials | 1)Owens Cl, 20)NCAA, 8)Olympic Trials | |||