AUSTIN, TX. – Notre Dame’s throws squad was out to dominate the Texas Invitational when they took home two event titles and established a new school record.
John Keenan took first place in the men’s javelin throw with a toss of 72.06 meters. His throw gave him the new school record, and he now sits in third overall in the ACC. This mark gets him into the top ten in the region and the top fifteen nationally.
Sarah David threw in the women’s javelin competition for a mark of 39.45 meters for a sixth place finish. In the women’s shot put competition, Alesis Juntunen threw for a mark of 13.20 meters. Emma Albano threw in the women’s hammer throw. She threw for a best mark of 50.84 meters.
Michael Shoaf headlined the men’s shot put as he took first place with a throw of 19.26 meters. Teammate Zach Petko also competed in the shot put where he threw for 15.32 meters. Henry Boudreau also rounded out the scoring for the Irish with a toss of 14.77 meters. Boudreau also competed in the discus throw where he hit a mark of 48.50 meters.
In the men’s hammer throw, Shoaf took third place with a toss of 60.80 meters. This effort gave him a new personal best in the event. Blake Kusky threw for a fourth place finish with a mark of 59.27 meters. Matthew Teaugue finished off the efforts for the Irish with a throw of 53.39 meters.
The Irish are back in action for the final regular season meet on May 5 at the Billy Hayes Invitational.