Maggie Ewen broke her own collegiate hammer throw record Three times

Maggie Ewen broke her own collegiate hammer throw record Three times at the Sun Devil Classic with her best landing at 74.53m/244-6 feet!

Meet results HERE

Gophers/Canada's Agnes Esser 12th in World University Games discus, 15th in the Hammer Throw

World University Games Results HERE

 Agnes Esser wrapped up competition at the 2017 FISU Summer World University Games with top-15 finishes in both the discus and the hammer throw while representing her native Canada in Taipei, Taiwan, this week.

After advancing through the discus qualification round, Esser placed 12th in the discus final with a throw of 49.93m (163-09). She improved on each of her three attempts, throwing 47.22m (154-11) on her first throw and 48.24m (158-03) on her second throw before ending with a mark of 49.93m.

Esser also competed in the qualification round of the hammer throw. She placed 10th in Group B and ended up 15th overall with a throw of 57.61m (189-00). Esser threw 57.42m (188-04) and 57.26m (187-10) on her first two throws, respectively. Qualifying performances of 59.00m automatically advance to the final on Saturday.

Along with adjusting to a 13-hour time difference from Minnesota to Taiwan, Esser competed in the discus final less than seven hours after the hammer qualification round. One of 51 athletes representing Athletics Canada at the World University Games, Esser was the only female athlete competing in two events for Canada.

Maggie Ewen 12th in Group B Hammer Throw Qualifying

Group B Qualifying Hammer Throw Results HERE

Sean Donnelly's Quest for a Place in the IAAF World Championships Hammer Throw Continues

Sean Donnelly's Quest for a Place in the IAAF World Championships Hammer Throw Continues HERE

USATF Junior Day 3 Results

USATF Junior Day 3 Results HERE

Ashley Ramacher 4th in the high jump
Kieran McKeag 8th in the hammer throw

Updated: More from Maggie Ewen at the NCAA Championships

Maggie Ewen Talks about her Hammer Throw record HERE
Finishes 2nd in the discus. Results HERE

Ewen just misses the record for most points scored by a thrower HERE

Maggie Ewen Gets Another PB in the Hammer Throw-NCAA Outdoor Champion

240' 7" lifetime best for Maggie Ewen and NCAA meet record. #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/uMFiZCyMEr

— Chad Austin (@MinnesotaRunner) June 8, 2017

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Congratulations to @SunDevilTFXC's Maggie Ewen for breaking the hammer collegiate record at #NCAATF! pic.twitter.com/nh5TzIQi96

— USTFCCCA (@USTFCCCA) June 8, 2017

.@MagdalynMaeEwen was on a whole different level yesterday! 💪🏼https://t.co/vQO9wqvI3M

— TrackTown USA (@GoTrackTownUSA) June 9, 2017

Recap HERE

Results HERE
azcentral.com story HERE

Maggie was also 6th in the shot put. Results HERE

Pioneer Press article on Gopher Sprinter turned Hammer Thrower Temi Ogunrinde

From sprinter to Big Ten hammer champ, Gophers’ Temi Ogunrinde has ‘a heck of a story’ https://t.co/PE2bgKjaAD pic.twitter.com/lhPjbX4kZJ

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) June 7, 2017

KPNX Interview/Feature on Maggie Ewen

KPNX Interview/Feature on Maggie Ewen who is trying for a triple at NCAA's in the throwing events HERE

Maggie Ewen Wins at Hammer Throw and Discus at PAC-12, Big Ten Challenge

Maggie Ewen Wins at Hammer Throw and Discus at PAC-12/Big Ten Challenge. Results HERE.

NCAA National Athletes of the Week

Maggie Ewen

NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN – Maggie Ewen, Arizona State

Junior | Throws
St. Francis, Minnesota

One record down: one more to go.

Maggie Ewen opened her outdoor season in a big way in front of her home crowd at the Baldy Castillo Invitational this past weekend.

Ewen shattered the American collegiate record in the hammer throw with a heave of 72.71m (238-6). Former Southern Illinois standout and two-time NCAA champion DeAnna Price held the previous record with a mark of 72.66m (238-4).

Prior to this past weekend, Ewen’s PR in the event was 70.50m (231-3) that she set at the NCAA West Regional last year.

The next record in Ewen’s sights is the overall collegiate record held by former Georgia standout Jenny Dahlgren (72.94m/239-3). Dahlgren’s record has stood for nearly 10 years.--USTFCCCA

Welcome to the World of NCAA Record Keeping, Part II

Track and Field News added this twist to what the criteria can be for accepting a record in this tweet:

Track and Field News‏ @tandfn  20m20 minutes ago

best hammer mark ever for American-born collegian: 238-6 (72.71) by Arizona State's Maggie Ewen. Makes her No. 8 on all-time U.S. list.

An addendum to all this is that Ewen was not supposed to compete in the meet. She was supposed to be rested this weekend HERE

Maggy Ewen PRs at Baldy Castillo Hammer Throw: Welcome to the World of NCAA Record Keeping.

Maggie Ewen set a new PR in the Hammer Throw on her last throw in the competition.  Ewen launched the hammer 72.71 meters/238'6.5".  It was an improvement of more than two meters.  The NCAA record is 72.94meters 239' 4"by Georgia's  Jenny Dahlgren set in 2007
Hammer results HERE.  Women's Outdoor Collegiate records HERE.

Editor's Note: The NCAA does not have an official list of marks that were not set in their NCAA Championship meet.The NCAA Championships record is only the top mark made in the NCAA Championships,  The NCAA does not  keep track of marks made in  all NCAA competition.  T&F News compiles a list of the top marks set in NCAA meets done during the NCAA collegiate season.

This  is similar to the confusion about  MSHSL records.  The Miles List, for example, lists performances from all competitions done during the MSHSL season..  MSHSL accepts some but not others depending on the criteria set up by the MSHSL for what counts and what doesn't.

Any marks made by a MSHSL athlete outside the official HS season is not recognized as a record.  Times set in the increasing number of post season high school meets, for example, are not accepted as a record.

T&F News' Collegiate list, much like the Miles lists for Minnesota HS athletes,  does have an addendum that lists superior marks done on the track circuit outside the NCAA season.

Thus you have this situation where the record listed by the NCAA  for the women's hammer throw is 71.53m/234'8" by Southern Illinois' DeAnna Price, Southern IL set on June 9, 2016 at the NCAA Championships. That was the farthest recorded mark by that any female athlete has thrown in all NCAA Outdoor Championships meets.

Thus Maggie now has a throw better than any women in the NCAA Championships, but slightly shorter than Jenny Dahlgren's mark that is recognized as the longest throw by an NCAA athlete during the NCAA Outdoor season compiled by T&F News.

Hopefully this explains why Arizona State proudly announced that Maggie now has the collegiate record.  Some people would agree with that.  Others would not.  Welcome to the world of collegiate track & field record keeping.

Peyton Otterdahl Wins Summit League Hammer Throw, 3rd in Shot Put

Summit League Hammer Champion is Irish state champion Peyton Otterdahl of North Dakota State. pic.twitter.com/Y1s4FIORuO

— Coach Harder (@RosemountCC) February 25, 2017

Irish state champion Peyton Otterdahl places 3rd in the shot at the Summit League leading the Bison to the conference title. pic.twitter.com/ue6CShmDBs

— Coach Harder (@RosemountCC) February 25, 2017

Gopher and Gopher Women Alums Summer Meets

Gopher women and Gopher Women Alums Summer Meets HERE

Morton Games women`s mile @HeatherRaeKampf for Santry debut: https://t.co/Q1cyIawse9 pic.twitter.com/R4izfL7ByK

— Morton Games (@MortonGames) July 12, 2016

No more crying when you're headed to ✈️ Monaco 😎 and Budapest 🤗

— gabriele grunewald (@gg_runs) July 12, 2016

Agnes Esser 5th in the Hammer Throw at the Canadian OT

Agnes Esser 5th in the Hammer Throw at Canadian OT.
Result HERE

It's a 5th-place finish for Agnes Esser in the #ACTrials hammer with a mark of 59.11m. 🇨🇦https://t.co/PmvzIvSapO pic.twitter.com/z3bvr26JdY

— Minnesota W TrackCC (@GopherWCCTF) July 10, 2016

US Olympic Trials Day 5

US Olympic Trials Day 5 Results HERE.

Maggie Ewen 9th in Women's hammer with 66.35m/217'8"
Sean Donnelly 9th in the Men's hammer with 68.96m/226'3"

Congrats on a great season, @SDThrows!#Gophers HT Record ✅
All-B1G ✅
All-American ✅#TrackTown16 Qualifier ✅ pic.twitter.com/PlLzNKHW8i

— Minnesota M CC/TF (@GopherMCCTF) July 7, 2016

Maggie Ewen Wins Hammer Throw, 3rd in PAC-12 Discus, 4th in the Shot

ASU's Maggie Ewen Wins PAC-12 Hammer Throw HERE, 3rd in  Discus HERE, 4th in the Shot Put HERE

NCAA Women's Formchart

NCAA Women's Formchart  HERE

Erin Teschuk 3rd in steeplechase
Jess Lehman 6th in the Heptathlon
Maggie Ewen 9th in the discus, 10th in the Hammer
Gopher tied for 52nd

Gopher's Sean Donnelly Top Ten in the World in the Hammer Throw

Take a look at the @iaaforg world hammer throw rankings! @SDThrows representing the #Gophers and @usatf! pic.twitter.com/H4k8Qi4Y6O

— Minnesota M CC/TF (@GopherMCCTF) March 23, 2016