U.S. Runner-Up Throws Lifetime Best 287-9 Ahead Of World Championships; Avione Allgood Launches First 200-Footer To Beat Kara Winger and Ariana Ince

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

John Nepolitan photos

Curtis Thompson only threw four times Saturday at American JavFest in East Stroudsburg, Pa., but maybe it's for the best that he save a little something for July 21. 

The U.S. runner-up in the men's javelin launched a huge mark of 287 feet, 9 inches (87.70m) to not only break the meet record, but move to No. 3 on the all-time American list. The distance of that throw was the seventh-longest in U.S. history. 

Thompson's throw, a personal record by nearly 16 feet, also moved him to No. 7 in the world this year. He is scheduled to compete at the World Championships with Virginia standout and U.S. champion Ethan Dabbs, along with 31-year-old Tim Glover, the fifth-place finisher June 26 at nationals. 

RESULTS

In the women's competition, Avione Allgood, who was third at the U.S. Championships and did not have the World Championships standard, threw a lifetime-best 203-10 (62.13m) to capture the victory. 

That throw, which came on her first attempt, was her first 200-footer and moved her up to No. 6 in U.S. history. 

She beat U.S. champion Kara Winger, who was third with 197-1 (60.08m), and Ariana Ince, who was second at the USATF Championships and second on Saturday with 203-4 (61.97m). Winger and Ince, as well as Maggie Malone, are all on the Team USA roster set for the World Championships.