Round 2: Who was the top boys thrower the past decade?


What Is This?

Over the next few weeks Milesplit Kansas will be rolling out brackets broken down by discipline. Fans can vote for who they think is the top athlete in each discipline. In the end, we will be crowning the top track and field athlete in the state of Kansas as selected by the fans. This poll is for the best boys field events of the past decade.

The Setup

We've selected 8 boys, the two top ranked, over the last decade, in each event and two more random. We ranked them 1-8, giving each field discipline a top 7 seed then randomly placed the remaining 5. We then placed them in a bracket of head-to-head matchups where your poll votes on the next page will determine who advances.

Parameters

Athletes included are from the period between 2011 and 2020. This is based solely on their top tier ranking for the decade. Many top athletes in each discipline were left off which saddened us but time constraints and bracketing size had to play into consideration.

How This Works

Athletes are seeded 1 through 8 based on marks and ranking. After each round, the person with the most votes in their matchup will advance to the next round. Voting will end at 1 p.m. CT for each round. You may vote on Ks.MileSplit.com. Be sure to spread the word to advance your favorites into the next round!

VOTING DATES

Round 1: May 23-28

Round 2: May 29 - June 2

Final Round: June 3-6


Matchup 1

Willie Morrison
School: Leavenworth
Year: 2015

Willie was a 7X state qualifier in the throwing events, winning 5 state titles.Is also the only Kansas high school shot putter to go over 70'. Willie also won the NBNI and NBNO titles as well as finishing 3rd at the USATF Jr. Nationals. Willie had pr's of 70'2"/193'9". Went on to throw at Indiana Univ. Willie won his first round matchup with 54% of the vote.

VS.

School: Andale
Year: 2016
Jeff has a few distinct things on this list, one he is the only class 3A thrower, but better yet he is the only thrower on the list to qualify and medal in all three throwing events. Jeff was an eight time state throws qualifier (twice in the shot & disc and four times in the javelin). Jeff won 7 state medals 4 of those in the Javelin winning the title his Jr year. Jeff had pr's of 55'9.5"/178'2"/226'2" and threw the Hammer 148'4". Went on to throw at WSU. Jeff won his first round with 78% of the vote.

Willie Morrison


Jeff Ast

Leavenworth

School

Andale

Leavenworth, KS

Hometown

Andale, KS

2015

HS Class

2016

64

Major Wins

37


HIGH SCHOOL BESTS

193-9

Discus

178-2

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Hammer Throw

148-4

136-9

Javelin

226-2

67-4.25

Shot Put (in)

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70-2

Shot Put

55-9.5

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Weight Throw (in)

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