Kraychir Family Throws
Press Release
June 3, 2009
Katie PR's and Casey Backs Up National Record
Walnut, California – High School Sophomore Katie Kraychir recorded a personal best throw of 176'8" in the women's hammer throw competition at the Jim Bush Southern Cal USATF Championships today.
Throwing for VS Athletics Track Club, Katie, and her older sister Casey took fourth and third respectively, which scored 14 of the hammer squads 29 points in the event.
Women's Hammer Finals
1 Amy Haapanen unattached 64.54m 211-09
2 Shannon Popp VS Athletics TC 59.42m 194-11 10
3 Casey Kraychir VS Athletics TC 56.31m 184-09 8
4 Katie Kraychir VS Athletics TC 53.85m 176-08 6
5 Melissa Genisauski VS Athletics TC 53.64m 176-00 5
6 Jane Swenson unattached 45.00m 147-08
7 Jarvina McClain unattached 41.43m 135-11
Casey Kraychir, Amy Haapanen, and Shannon Popp
High School Junior Casey Kraychir, who threw a new national junior class hammer record the week before, backed up her 190'3" record throw at the Arizona USATF Track and Field Championships in Mesa, Arizona, with a respectable distance of 184'9" during the competition, which was her second best throw ever.
VS Athletics Track Club won the women's competition with 133 points, 29 of which were earned by its four women hammer throwers. If the hammer squad of Haapanen, Kraychir, Kraychir, and Genisauski were a team in the competition, they would have taken third overall.
1) VS Athletics Track Club 113 2) High Performance 48
3) Cal Coast Track Club 28 4) Cheetah Int. Track Club 27
5) Pacific Coast Track Club 16 6) Team XO 10
7) Together Elite 10 8) HPC Elite 8
9) Track West TC 6
Because the hammer event is not contested in California high schools, VS Athletics Track Club supports Katie and Casey Kraychir's athletic development, thereby furthering the cause of women's hammer development in the United States.
Casey Kraychir is now ranked second and Katie Kraychir is ranked third nationally in girls national high school hammer rankings, and Casey has the furthest high school junior hammer throw, while Katie has the furthest sophomore throw nationally.
Press Release
May 31, 2009
Kraychir Makes it Three in a Row
Mesa, Arizona - Casey Kraychir, junior at Twentynine Palms High School, set a high school girls junior class hammer record with a throw of 190'3" at the USATF Arizona Track and Field Championship, which was held at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona today. Kraychir's mark of 190'03" narrowly nudged out Maureen Griffin's 1997 record performance of 190'.
Yet, in spite of an easily perceived outward appearance, Kraychir had actually made several courageous, but failed, efforts to earn the record. Her first throw of the day measured 182'8", which broke her previous best of 180'4". Her second throw of 187'5" set another personal best, but missed the national record by some 29 inches, thereby fueling her drive to break the golden 190-foot mark.
Energized by her second attempt, Kraychir gambled her third throw, which resulted in her worse throw of the day, 178'10". Now feeling a sense of urgency, she than bettered her personal best for a third time with a mammoth throw of 188'7", still some 17 inches shy of her 190' goal.
On Kraychir's fifth throw, she again bettered her best for a new national record throw of 190'3", which broke the 12-year-old record of 190' by Maureen Griffin. And with one last throw, the high school junior gambled a 186'11" mark to end the day's competition.
When asked about her big throw of the day and her dramatic turn around from previous seasonal throws that were just shy of her incredible sophomore record throw of 180'4", she said, "I am now getting underneath the ball and am much more patient than I have been since last year. My strength gains have helped, but because I was standing too tall during the throw, I could not handle the momentum when it came time to release the ball."
Kraychir's 190'3" record throw made it three in a row for the high school throwing prodigy; she now holds the high school girl's freshman, sophomore, and junior hammer records of 173'4", 180'4", and 190'3" respectively.
And Kraychir's younger sister, high school sophomore hammer thrower Katie Kraychir, also performed a personal best with a throw of 174'7", which ranks her fourth nationally, while Casey is now ranked second nationally.
Press Release
May 23, 2009
Casey Betters Seasonal Best
Santa Ana, California – High school junior Casey Kraychir threw a seasonal best throw of 178'7" at the Southern California Striders Invitational track meet today at Orange Coast College; and her younger sister, Katie, threw 165'2", which was well off her personal best.
Press Release
April 26, 2009
Kraychir Girls Throw Seasonal Best
Mesa, Arizona – High School junior Casey and sophomore Katie Kraychir threw 174'10" and 171'5" respectively at the Arizona Flames Invitational today. Both distances are seasonal best throws and sets a foundation for further improvements in the weeks ahead.
Casey Kraychir had a personal best of 180'4" toward the end of her sophomore season, which established a national sophomore girls hammer record, but was consistent in the low 170' foot range.
On the other hand, Katie Kraychir has thrown at or near her personal best from last year three times this season, which she believes is setting a base for even bigger throws in the weeks ahead. Katie threw in the mid 160' range last year and had a personal best of 171'1".
June 3, 2009
Katie PR's and Casey Backs Up National Record
Walnut, California – High School Sophomore Katie Kraychir recorded a personal best throw of 176'8" in the women's hammer throw competition at the Jim Bush Southern Cal USATF Championships today.
Throwing for VS Athletics Track Club, Katie, and her older sister Casey took fourth and third respectively, which scored 14 of the hammer squads 29 points in the event.
Women's Hammer Finals
1 Amy Haapanen unattached 64.54m 211-09
2 Shannon Popp VS Athletics TC 59.42m 194-11 10
3 Casey Kraychir VS Athletics TC 56.31m 184-09 8
4 Katie Kraychir VS Athletics TC 53.85m 176-08 6
5 Melissa Genisauski VS Athletics TC 53.64m 176-00 5
6 Jane Swenson unattached 45.00m 147-08
7 Jarvina McClain unattached 41.43m 135-11
Casey Kraychir, Amy Haapanen, and Shannon Popp
High School Junior Casey Kraychir, who threw a new national junior class hammer record the week before, backed up her 190'3" record throw at the Arizona USATF Track and Field Championships in Mesa, Arizona, with a respectable distance of 184'9" during the competition, which was her second best throw ever.
VS Athletics Track Club won the women's competition with 133 points, 29 of which were earned by its four women hammer throwers. If the hammer squad of Haapanen, Kraychir, Kraychir, and Genisauski were a team in the competition, they would have taken third overall.
1) VS Athletics Track Club 113 2) High Performance 48
3) Cal Coast Track Club 28 4) Cheetah Int. Track Club 27
5) Pacific Coast Track Club 16 6) Team XO 10
7) Together Elite 10 8) HPC Elite 8
9) Track West TC 6
Because the hammer event is not contested in California high schools, VS Athletics Track Club supports Katie and Casey Kraychir's athletic development, thereby furthering the cause of women's hammer development in the United States.
Casey Kraychir is now ranked second and Katie Kraychir is ranked third nationally in girls national high school hammer rankings, and Casey has the furthest high school junior hammer throw, while Katie has the furthest sophomore throw nationally.
Press Release
May 31, 2009
Kraychir Makes it Three in a Row
Mesa, Arizona - Casey Kraychir, junior at Twentynine Palms High School, set a high school girls junior class hammer record with a throw of 190'3" at the USATF Arizona Track and Field Championship, which was held at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona today. Kraychir's mark of 190'03" narrowly nudged out Maureen Griffin's 1997 record performance of 190'.
Yet, in spite of an easily perceived outward appearance, Kraychir had actually made several courageous, but failed, efforts to earn the record. Her first throw of the day measured 182'8", which broke her previous best of 180'4". Her second throw of 187'5" set another personal best, but missed the national record by some 29 inches, thereby fueling her drive to break the golden 190-foot mark.
Energized by her second attempt, Kraychir gambled her third throw, which resulted in her worse throw of the day, 178'10". Now feeling a sense of urgency, she than bettered her personal best for a third time with a mammoth throw of 188'7", still some 17 inches shy of her 190' goal.
On Kraychir's fifth throw, she again bettered her best for a new national record throw of 190'3", which broke the 12-year-old record of 190' by Maureen Griffin. And with one last throw, the high school junior gambled a 186'11" mark to end the day's competition.
When asked about her big throw of the day and her dramatic turn around from previous seasonal throws that were just shy of her incredible sophomore record throw of 180'4", she said, "I am now getting underneath the ball and am much more patient than I have been since last year. My strength gains have helped, but because I was standing too tall during the throw, I could not handle the momentum when it came time to release the ball."
Kraychir's 190'3" record throw made it three in a row for the high school throwing prodigy; she now holds the high school girl's freshman, sophomore, and junior hammer records of 173'4", 180'4", and 190'3" respectively.
And Kraychir's younger sister, high school sophomore hammer thrower Katie Kraychir, also performed a personal best with a throw of 174'7", which ranks her fourth nationally, while Casey is now ranked second nationally.
Press Release
May 23, 2009
Casey Betters Seasonal Best
Santa Ana, California – High school junior Casey Kraychir threw a seasonal best throw of 178'7" at the Southern California Striders Invitational track meet today at Orange Coast College; and her younger sister, Katie, threw 165'2", which was well off her personal best.
Press Release
April 26, 2009
Kraychir Girls Throw Seasonal Best
Mesa, Arizona – High School junior Casey and sophomore Katie Kraychir threw 174'10" and 171'5" respectively at the Arizona Flames Invitational today. Both distances are seasonal best throws and sets a foundation for further improvements in the weeks ahead.
Casey Kraychir had a personal best of 180'4" toward the end of her sophomore season, which established a national sophomore girls hammer record, but was consistent in the low 170' foot range.
On the other hand, Katie Kraychir has thrown at or near her personal best from last year three times this season, which she believes is setting a base for even bigger throws in the weeks ahead. Katie threw in the mid 160' range last year and had a personal best of 171'1".
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