Wichita State’s Jamesia Milton likes to describe the hammer throw in simple terms.
“I have to start by explaining it’s an eight-pound ball on a wire with a handle,” she said. “I tell them that I just spin a lot of times and let it go. Usually, I just show people videos.”
There is more to it than that, of course, but what is most important is that she is peaking at the right time in the event.
Friday’s MVC track results
On Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference outdoor championships, Milton finished second in the hammer throw with a distance of 205 feet, 8 inches, beating her school record of 202-4 set earlier this spring.