Concordia University International Throw Center

Super Duck at the Throw Center

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Welcome to the Throw Center!

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Got Grass?

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Mountain View for Putters

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Grass is growing!

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Hammer Cages Finished

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July 2, Opening Day for Media

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Discus Circles and Field

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Runway, Cages, Shelter

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NOT the Yellow Brick Road

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Coming Wednesday July 2

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http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/argus/index.ssf?/base/sports/1214932948145480.xml&coll=6

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Annie Hess Story

Runway Prep

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Pouring the Runway

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JT & Plio Runway

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HT Cage Net with JT runway asphalt in foreground

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Concordia Throws News Links

The Portland Tribune June 23, 2008
http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=121424667942035300

The Eugene Register-Guard June 22, 2008
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=114794&sid=61&fid=9

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Friends of Concordia Throws,

(See New Photos of the Throw Center Below)

Concordia's Collegiate Championship season has just concluded with our throwers winning several titles and reaching many PRs (Personal Records) at the big meets.

Next Up…US Track & Field Olympic Trials Eugene OR June 27- July 6
Annie Hess will compete in the women’s discus qualifying Friday June 27. If she makes the top twelve, the finals are Sunday the 29^th.

Concordia Hammer Coach Mike Milakovic is inches from hitting the qualifying mark.

CU Javelin Coach, Scott Halley is also on the cusp of a qualifying result. This weekend is the last chance to qualify for the Trials.

NAIA National Championships May 22-24 Edwardsville IL
Year Three of Concordia Track & Field….

CU men win 5^th place in the team competition!
CU women 13^th place in the team competition!

Concordia Throwers - Three National Champions!
Men’s Hammer - Greg Schulz - 207’ 4” 63.41m PR
Women’s Discus - Annie Hess - 192’ 7” 58.69m PR
Men’s Discus - Nik Kay - 190’ 7” 58.33m PR

Concordia Throwers earn Six All-American awards
Greg Schultz HT
Lauren Sexton JT
Paul Roshau JT
Nik Kay DT
Matt Artau DT
Annie Hess DT

Female Athlete of the Meet – Annie Hess
NAIA Record – Discus Throw
#8 US Women 2008 year to date
#1 Collegiate Woman 2008 at any division
Repeat NAIA National Champion 2007 & 2008

CU Throwers at Nationals
M-Hammer Greg Champion PR - Nik Kay 7^th 182’ (2) PRs - Jeremiah Drelleshak 15th
M-Javelin Paul Roshau 2^nd place 212’
W-Javelin Lauren Sexton 3^rd place
M-Shot Put Leon Carl 11^th place
W-Discus Annie Champion (2) PRs Kate Tripp 13^th
W-Shot Put Kate Tripp 14th Annie Hess
M-Discus Nik Champion PR Matt Artau 4^th place All-American, Leon Carl

Cascade Conference Championships May 9 & 10 Mt Hood CC, Gresham OR,was a break out performance for the throwers as a team. The CU Men won the CCC Title by 51 points and the Women were Champs by 42 points. Concordia men have won the team title all three years of competition. Our women have won the title the last two years.

Men’s Field Event Athlete of the Meet –
Nik Kay SP 2^nd, DT 2^nd, HT 2^nd

Women’s Field Event Athlete of the Meet –
Annie Hess Champion DT, HT, SP 2^nd

Concordia Throwers Conference Highlights

Personal Records (6)
Leon DT, HT - Derek SP - Nik HT - Michael DT - Annie HT

Season Records (6)
Leon SP - Lauren HT, SP - Nik SP - Matt DT - Chrissi SP

School Records (1)
Annie HT 152'1" 46.35m

Repeat Champions (5)
Annie DT (3) - Greg HT (3) - Leon SP (3) - Kate SP (2) - Lauren JT (2)

Meet Records (3)
Annie DT 171' 6" - Matt DT 176' 4" - Lauren JT 158'

Our International Elite guest, Krishna Poonia, exceeded the Olympic A Standard of 200’ with a 7’ Personal Record of 208’, 63.41m in the discus at a competition May 8. Krishna and her husband have been training with us since the first of February. They will return home for the month of June, spend July training with us in Portland and then travel to Beijing to compete in the Olympics for India.

The Throw Center is moving rapidly to completion. Check this blog for the latest photos. Crushed brick, sand, wood chips and other materials are being put in place. We still hope to have grass to throw onto by early July.

We are hosting the Mac Wilkins Throws Camp July 18-21 at the Throw Center. Unfortunately, it will be a day camp as there are no dorms available in the area for overnight campers. We do have a discount at a local motel. Check “Events” at www.macwilkins.com for more details.

Masters Day at the Throw Center Monday August 4. Stop by on your way to Nationals in Spokane and take a few throws at the new Throw Center, attend an informal clinic with Mac or Concordia Hammer Coach, Mike Milakovic and Javelin Coach Scott Halley. Check “Events” at www.macwilkins.com for more details.

Links to CU Throws News

April 24 Eugene Register Guard
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=96221&sid=61&fid=9

April KATU 2 Portland TV
http://www.katu.com/sports/17566484.html

Oregon Live Track Blog
http://blog.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/annie_hess/

Throw Far!

Mac

HT Thrower's View

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HT cages and Impact area for Shot Circle under Roof

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Shot Put Pads

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Not the Doors of Aldous and Jim....

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but Max Doors of Perception!

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Both Walls are up, the Roof is next.

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Throwers' View - Space for one of two hammer cages

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West wall with openings for discus and javelin

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The sun is setting on Halloween.....

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Looking NW at shelter

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30' high by 32'6" wide can you throw a hammer through this?

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about the throw center

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Our Field of Dreams A World Class Training Center for the Throwing Events

The Concordia University Throw Center is located on 10 acres of land near Marine Dr. and Portland International Airport on NE 33rd Ave in Portland. The unique layout will include a basketball court sized rain shelter for throwing in the Oregon elements as well as traditional uncovered circles and runways. All four throwing events will have the circles, cages and runways for small groups of elite athlete training, large clinic groups of up to 40 per event throwing safely at the same time or competitions ranging from local all-comers meets to the international level.

Why a Throw Center?

Because there is no facility designed only for the throws in this country. Every other throwing venue is an after thought to the running track or the football stadium.
Because throwing is a great vehicle for learning and growth.
Because Concordia has World Class human resources to use this World Class facility for the greatest benefit of the community.
Because this is every throwers’ dream.
Because it deserves to be done right.
Because it's beautiful, because we can.......

“Focus makes the difference.”

Why Concordia? – The NAIA Advantage

Concordia is going through an expansion of its campus and enrollment that includes a $30M Library/Community Learning Center and a new soccer/baseball complex. The mission is to grow the university and increase it’s involvement with and value to the community. The Throw Center and its programs fit this mission exactly.

The Throw Center is supported by Concordia University and the Concordia Foundation at the highest level. The Provost, the CFO of the University and the President of the Concordia Foundation are interested and available to discuss their support for the Throw Center.

The outreach programs become a reality working with like-minded partners like NIKE, adidas, SEI, Boys and Girls Clubs, Police Athletic League and Special Olympics. These partnerships and programs would NOT be possible at an NCAA school.

Combining training for youth, collegiate and elite throwers in time and place is NOT possible under NCAA regulations.

Coaching youth and high school athletes on an ongoing basis is NOT permitted by NCAA regulations. NCAA regulations, driven by the excesses of the football and basketball businesses, restrict the development of our sport, track & field.

A Center of Excellence in Portland
A unique partnership of public and private organizations is creating a Center of Excellence for the Throwing Events. The Concordia Throw Center will become the focus of throwers in high school, college and post collegiate levels with the talent and passion to compete in Olympics. Portland will be known for its excellence in the Olympic throwing events as it is known for its leadership in the sports shoe and apparel and computer chip industries. Concordia University and Portland will be known for throwing as U of Oregon and Eugene are known for distance running.

A regional and national resource for developing the throws.

Clinics and Camps – on a regular basis, year round for coach and athlete education.

Competitions at all levels – Televised International throwing events, collegiate competitions, all comers meets during the summer, Special and Para Olympic events, Scottish Highland Games, family fun days with throwing exhibitions and a learn-by –doing fair.

Throwing Festivals that include clinics, competition, and exhibitions for families and athletes.

A feeder system for collegiate throwing programs in the state – The Oregon Throwers Academy (OTA) – Founded in 2004, the OTA attracts young throwers from around the Northwest for regular year round training. The OTA develops young throwers for a collegiate career.

Oregon High School Hammer Championships – As a result of programs at the Throw Center, Oregon will have enough hammer throwers and coaches to require a state championship for high school throwers.

An International Network of Champions – The Throw Center is to be a resource for all throwers at all levels. Mac’s peers, Olympic class throwers and coaches will be welcome at the Center.

Performance Programs will develop:

American Olympic and World Championship medalists in the javelin, shot put, discus and hammer throws. The Throw Center will provide a venue for Elite and developing throwers to train with elite coaches.

Post Graduate Throwers Community – like Eugene’s distance runners, post graduate throwers will move to Portland to train at the Throw Center.

Collegiate Throwers who succeed at the NCAA and NAIA Championship level. The facility will be the home training site for Concordia University, an NAIA school, one and a half miles to the south of the Throw Center.

High School and youth athletes who understand and perform with sound technical skills. Since 2004, Mac Wilkins has run the Oregon Throwers Academy to teach young athletes how to throw. A major goal of the Academy is to develop a large enough number of hammer facilities, coaches and youth throwing the hammer to have a meaningful Oregon High School State Championship.

Participation Programs will include:

Outreach Programs that bring grade schoolers to the center to learn how to have fun being active with throwing and fitness activities. Nutritional education and healthy food samples are also provided. Olympic and National class throwers are used as role models and teachers for these youth. The program is designed to fight childhood obesity and diabetes.

Special Olympics and Para Olympics athlete and coach training sessions for shot put and TurboJav. The shot and TurboJav are official events of Special Olympics world wide. These athletes and their coaches will be able to use the facility and its resources.

• Partners –

The 10 acres of land for the facility is being leased from the Port of Portland for 15 years with a renewal option. The Director of the Port, Bill Wyatt, is a proponent of our vision.

Portland City Councilman, Sam Adams has voiced his support for the Throw Center and its goals. Councilman Adams is interested in connecting Portland with an international brand of excellence.

Concordia University is providing the basis for much of the contract and legal support for developing the Center. The Center will be managed and maintained by Concordia and the Oregon Throwers Academy.

A local excavating company, a local construction firm and several other businesses have contributed over $200,000 in services toward the completion of Phase I of the Throw Center.

Potential Future partners – Special Olympics, Self Enhancement Inc (SEI), Trillium Family Services, Portland Park & Rec Dept. for all comers meets, Portland Public Schools for the outreach programs, are potential partners for future programs originated at the Throw Center. Stackhouse Athletic Equipment of Salem is one supplier engaged already involved in developing a partnership with the Throw Center.

Responsibility to Fair Play
All of our programs are based on developing positive life values in our student/athletes. As a result, we take a clear and firm stand against the use of illegal performance enhancement substances or techniques. Any athlete caught using illegal substances will be dropped from the program and barred from the Throw Center. Today, drug abuse in sport is less prevalent than in society but more visible. As role models we need to ensure our position of providing positive images for society.