Meet Your Throws Champions!

Jul 03, 2020

After 12 days of voting, we have crowned our throws champions. Winning decisively we have Alexandrea Hurst of Robbinsdale Armstrong High School and Thomas Anderson of Andover High School. Let's meet your winners!

Alexandrea Hurst
Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
University of Minnesota

PRs: Discus- 151-11 (9th best of the decade), Shot Put- 47-9 (2nd best of the decade, 3rd MN all-time)
2x Class AA State Champion Shot Put (2016-17)
2x Class AA State Finalist Discus (2016-17)
Class AA State Finalist Shot Put (2015)
USATF Junior Outdoor Olympics 2nd Shot Put, 6th in Discus
3x Section 6AA Champion Shot Put (2015-17)
Section 6AA Champion Discus (2017)

Thomas Anderson
Andover High School
Arizona State University

PRs: Discus- 182-5, SP- 65-8 (best of the decade and MN all-time record)
2x Class AA State Champion Shot Put (2011-12)
Class AA State Champion Discus (2011)
Class AA State Finalist Shot Put (2010)
Class AA State Finalist Discus (2011)
4x Section 7AA Champion Shot Put (2009-12)
3x Section 7AA Champion Discus (2010-12)

Now a quick reminder of what this is.

What Is This?

Over the next several weeks MileSplit Minnesota will be rolling out brackets broken down by discipline. Fans can vote for who they think is the top athlete in each discipline. In the end, we will be crowning the top track and field athlete in the state of Minnesota as selected by the fans.

The Setup

We've selected 16 boys and girls for each discipline based on their times, performances, and accolades during this past decade and placed them in a bracket of head-to-head matchups where your poll votes on the next page will determine who advances.

Parameters

Athletes included are from the period between 2010 and 2019. Mid-distance is based solely on 400 and 800 times. Distance is based on 1600m and 3200m times. Sprints is based on 100m and 200m times. Hurdlers are based on 110m HH and 300m HH times. Relays were taken into consideration on an individual basis. Throwers are based on discus and shot put. Jumps is high jump, long jump, triple jump, and pole vault all rolled into one category.

How This Works

Athletes are seeded based on times, performances, and accolades. After each round, the athlete with the most votes in their matchup will advance to the next round. Voting will begin at 10 a.m. CT for each round of voting, voting will end at 2 p.m. CT for each round. Be sure to spread the word to advance your favorites into the next round!

Each discipline (Distance, Mid-Distance, Hurdlers, Throwers, Sprints, Jumps) will have a winner from the boys and girls bracket. After we are done with all brackets there will be one final bracket with all 6 boys and girls winners, plus the next two highest vote-getters (from all rounds) from the boys and girls. These 16 athletes will then compete on separate sides of a bracket all culminating in a boy vs. girl final to determine the champion of champions.