A.V. COLLEGE IN THE THROES OF HAMMER, DISCUS COMEBACK.Byline: Kathy Orton Daily News Staff Writer Once known as the premier venue for throwers, Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. is looking to re-establish that tradition with the Antelope Valley College Throws Festival. The festival takes place today at the college, beginning at 1 p.m. with the men's hammer competition followed by the men's discus at 3 p.m. and women's discus at 5 p.m. The field includes some of the top throwers in the world. ``It's kind of legendary,'' Antelope Valley College track coach Mark Covert said. Not so long ago, the High Desert was considered a Mecca for throwers. The strong spring winds - Covert calls them ``quartering winds'' - can add 15 feet or more to a throw. Perfect conditions for setting records like the one Jay Sylvester set in Lancaster on May 1, 1971. Sylvester threw the discus 230 feet, 11 inches for a new world record. Today's competition features USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. hammer thrower Balazs Kiss, a three-time NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association champion ranked No. 3 in the world in 1995. Also competing in the hammer will be Brian Muir, ranked sixth in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in 1995. Great Britain's Robert Weir This article is about the Canadian politician. For other people, see Robert Weir (disambiguation). Robert Weir (December 5, 1882 – March 7, 1939) was a Canadian politician. Weir was born in Wingham, Ontario and was a teacher by training. tops the list of discus entrants. Weir was ranked fourth in the world in 1995. He will be challenged by Jamie Presser, who was ranked in the top 10 in the United States. On the women's side, Lacy Barnes-Milner narrowly missed the U.S. record in the discus three weeks ago in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Ranked No. 5 in the United States in 1995, Barnes-Milner is looking to break that record today. Also among the women's entrants is two-time Olympic competitor Laura Desnoo. Covert is limiting the number of entries to between eight to 12 competitors. ``We wanted to start small,'' Covert said. ``Hopefully, it will turn into a big thing.'' Besides expanding the field of entrants, Covert hopes to include the shot put next year. |
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