Successful Heave: Jordan Geist Lands Double US No. 1s at NBNO


Jordan Geist had been waiting for a massive haul all season long. 

Saturday might have done the trick. 

The Saxonburg Knoch (Pa.) High graduate and University of Arizona signee, who finished second in the shot put last season, landed his most impressive throw to date, tossing a massive PR of 76-feet in the shot put to set a new US No. 1 mark and meet record by over a foot.

He also beat the field by nearly a foot. 

"I didn't have time to think between shot put and hammer, really," he said. 

He wasn't done, though. 

He went straight over to the hammer -- his first time throwing the implement -- and added his second national title in another US No. 1 mark of 238-9, obliterating the field by over 20 feet. 

"I got the meet record and just trying to make the US team next week at Juniors," he said. 

Impressive day. Impressive career. 

NBNO Boys Shot Put Championship

PlaceAthleteAffiliationBest MarkFlight (Pl)
1Jordan GEIST17Geist-Jordan-PA-Knoch23.16m (76-0 )3 (1)
2Jordan WEST17Rahway Tc-Nj20.69m (67-10¾ )3 (2)
3Joshua SOBOTA18Sobota-Joshua-TN-Bearden20.11m (65-11¾ )3 (3)
4John MEYER JR18Meyer Jr-John-IL-Lockport Town20.11m (65-11¾ )3 (4)
5Robert HARRELL17Grizzlies Tc-Va19.68m (64-6¾ )2 (1)
6Madias LOPER JR17Peach State Throwers-GA19.14m (62-9½ )3 (5)
7CJ LICATA18Licata-CJ-NJ-Gill St Bernard's18.66m (61-2¾ )2 (3)
8Logan BROWN19Kentwood Tc-Mi18.49m (60-8 )2 (2)


NBNO Boys Hammer Throw Championship

PlaceAthleteAffiliationBest MarkFlight (Pl)
1Jordan GEIST17Geist-Jordan-PA-Knoch72.78m (238-9 )2 (1)
2Jacob WICKEY17Wickey-Jacob-OH-Medina64.92m (213-0 )3 (1)
3Michael FELDMAN17Feldman-Michael-NY-Tottenville64.85m (212-9 )3 (2)
4Steven FELDMAN17Feldman-Steven-NY-Tottenville64.52m (211-8 )3 (3)
5Nickolas LANE17Lane-Nickolas-OH-Bowling Green63.28m (207-7 )3 (5)
6Samuel MEECE17Meece-Samuel-OH-Napoleon62.29m (204-4 )3 (4)
7Brent FAIRBANKS JR17Austintown Fitch Tc-Oh60.80m (199-6 )3 (6)
8Jason WRIGHT17St. Anthony's Tc-Ny60.03m (196-11 )3 (7)