Dylan Armstrong throws Canadian record at UCSD Triton Invite

Source: Craig Isaacs

Canadian shot putter Dylan Armstrong broke his own national record on his way to winning the UCSD Triton Invitational on Saturday afternoon.  His top mark of 21.72 meters (71 feet, 3 3/4 inches) bested his prior Canadian record of 21.58 meters from June 2, 2010.  Armstrong threw over 21 meters on three other attempts, a significant feat in the six-throw competition.

Armstrong’s achievement came just a few days after he won the shot put at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 21.52 meters (70 feet, 7 1/4 inches).  The unique event was hosted on the streets of Lawrence, Kansas and featured blasting rock music and an energetic crowd in support of the athletes.

The female Canadian record was also tied on Saturday by the University of Arizona’s Julie Lebonte.  Her personal best throw of 17.83m (58 feet, 6 inches) puts her second of the all-time Wildcats list.  Find the entire press release courtesy of the U of A sports information department here.

Results from Saturday’s shot put:

Men Shot Put Invitational ================================================================
Name                    Year School                  Finals
================================================================
1 Armstrong, Dylan             Canada                  21.72m   71-03.25
21.01m  21.72m  21.02m  20.71m  21.09m  20.97m
2 Gire, Robert                 Arizona                 18.06m   59-03.00
3 smith, travis                Unattached              17.89m   58-08.50
4 Tabor, Geoffrey              Stanford                17.52m   57-05.75
5 Block, Danny                 Wisconsin               17.43m   57-02.25
6 Erdman, Daniel               Cal Poly                17.11m   56-01.75
7 Weber, Mark                  Ucla                    16.93m   55-06.50
8 Boaz, Korben                 Cal Poly                15.72m   51-07.00
9 Puga, Cesar                  Long Beach St.          15.70m   51-06.25
10 Eckert, Ryan                 UC San Diego            15.42m   50-07.25
11 Tovar, Christian             Pima CC                 14.99m   49-02.25
12 Best, Bobby                  Cal Poly                14.64m   48-00.50
– Hines, Jeremy                Stanford                    ND

Source: Craig Isaacs