Whiting Ready to Defend World Indoor Title
The 2012 World Indoor Champion in shot put, Ryan Whiting, produced an impressive life time best mark indoors of 22.23m winning the USA National Indoor title on Sunday in Albuquerqe, New Mexico.
Whiting warmed up with a throw of 19.90m in the first throw and from there he just got better by adding almost meter and a halfin second attempt 21.33m. The 27 year old shot putter finally hit the big throw of 22.23m in the fourth round leaving others with no hopes for the title.
''I knew I was on my way up,'' Whiting said. ''I just threw better than everybody else. I'm a lot stronger than I was last year. I'm a lot more ready. I'm just getting stronger and I think that just comes with the age.''he said.
Also impressive performances produced Kurt Roberts and Joe Kovacs, who were behind whiting taking second and third place. Roberts put down a mark of of 21.50m while Kovacs tossed 21.46m respectively.
''It just happened that you had to throw far to be able to do it,'' Whiting said. ''I had been doing some things wrong and I tried to fix it the last few meets. The other guys have proved that no mark is safe in U.S. shot putting.''Whiting told ca.sports.com.
Whiting have been sitting on top of the world's indoor list since January 31 when he tossed 21.37m at the international indoor meeting in Bydgoszcz, Poland and by far he is the favorite to win the world indoor title again.
Defending World Outdoor Champion, Germany's David Storl, is going to be one to watch out for, as he had proved to do his best when it really matters, in this case it's going to be in Sopot next weekend.
"Mentally, I'm a lot more ready," Whiting said of his chances of a world title repeat. "There's no reason I can't be a contender." Whiting confidently said.
USA Indoor Championships Men's Shot Put Final Results
| Pos | Athlete Name | Mark | Att 1 | Att 2 | Att 3 | Att 4 | Att 5 | Att 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Whiting Nike Flight: 1 |
22.23m | 72-11 ¼ | 19.90m 65-3 ½ Rnk: 1 |
21.33m 69-11 ¾ Rnk: 1 |
20.72m 67-11 ¾ Rnk: 2 |
FOUL Rnk: 2 |
22.23m 72-11 ¼ Rnk: 1 |
20.71m 67-11 ½ Rnk: 1 |
| 2 | Kurt Roberts Nike Flight: 1 |
21.50m | 70-6 ½ | FOUL |
20.57m 67-6 Rnk: 3 |
21.50m 70-6 ½ Rnk: 1 |
20.97m 68-9 ¾ Rnk: 1 |
FOUL Rnk: 2 |
FOUL Rnk: 2 |
| 3 | Joe Kovacs Nike Flight: 1 |
21.46m | 70-5 | 19.11m 62-8 ½ Rnk: 6 |
20.62m 67-8 Rnk: 2 |
20.44m 67-0 ¾ Rnk: 3 |
21.09m 69-2 ½ Rnk: 3 |
21.46m 70-5 Rnk: 3 |
FOUL Rnk: 3 |
| 4 | Jordan Clarke Unattached Flight: 1 |
20.78m | 68-2 ¼ | 18.78m 61-7 ½ Rnk: 7 |
19.37m 63-6 ¾ Rnk: 6 |
FOUL Rnk: 7 |
20.61m 67-7 ½ Rnk: 4 |
20.78m 68-2 ¼ Rnk: 4 |
FOUL Rnk: 4 |
| 5 | Cory Martin Unattached Flight: 1 |
20.27m | 66-6 | 19.32m 63-4 ¾ Rnk: 4 |
19.91m 65-4 Rnk: 4 |
19.92m 65-4 ¼ Rnk: 4 |
19.85m 65-1 ½ Rnk: 5 |
FOUL Rnk: 5 |
20.27m 66-6 Rnk: 5 |
| 6 | Eric Werskey Unattached Flight: 1 |
19.80m | 64-11 ½ | 19.80m 64-11 ½ Rnk: 2 |
FOUL Rnk: 5 |
19.66m 64-6 Rnk: 5 |
19.42m 63-8 ¾ Rnk: 6 |
FOUL Rnk: 6 |
19.64m 64-5 ¼ Rnk: 6 |
| 7 | Zack Lloyd Unattached Flight: 1 |
19.78m | 64-10 ¾ | 19.36m 63-6 ¼ Rnk: 3 |
19.20m 63-0 Rnk: 7 |
19.48m 63-11 Rnk: 6 |
FOUL Rnk: 7 |
FOUL Rnk: 7 |
19.78m 64-10 ¾ Rnk: 7 |
| 8 | Nick Baatz Unattached Flight: 1 |
19.30m | 63-4 | 19.14m 62-9 ½ Rnk: 5 |
19.30m 63-4 Rnk: 8 |
FOUL Rnk: 8 |
18.40m 60-4 ½ Rnk: 8 |
FOUL Rnk: 8 |
FOUL Rnk: 8 |
| 9 | Derrick Vicars Unattached Flight: 1 |
18.49m | 60-8 | FOUL |
18.49m 60-8 Rnk: 9 |
FOUL Rnk: 9 |
