The Ancient Greco-Roman Sport

[omzdog]

So I woke up today in the dark of a hotel near JMU (James Madison University, a well known University in Virginia) and I shower and get changed.

It was then that I realized how big today was.
With two discuses in my hand I make my way to the platform. It was around 8 in the morning at this time.
The way that these events work is that the person with the better PR (personal record) is put higher in tier with a latter throw. In this case I was the last throw of the 3rd heat (or tier).
I was ranked number 1 in the state of Virginia with a throw of 162ft.
I knew this could change as my competition was close at my back with 158ft second best.
Some time later my heat begins and I'm pumped up ready to go.
About 45 minutes after that I'm named State Champion by the official with a throw of 167ft with some change (inches).

I'm the Virginia State champion for AA High School Discus.
I will soon have some pics and I got interviewed by the Washington Post so perhaps there will be something to read.

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

I was expecting tales of hookers, and blackjack, and beer.

Bitterly disappointed, but hooray for you!

 

[Ruthven]

Cool.

 

[Corvus]

/clap

 

[omzdog]

/clap

Ya I was actually not too excited about it and people were complaining that I wasn't smiling and all that stuff.
w/e

 

[Kobrag]

You are Frank Afriye?

Gay name /jk

But good on yer!

 

[omzdog]

You are Frank Afriye?

Gay name /jk

????

 

[Kobrag]

http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Division/Event.aspx?Gender=M&Event=13&DivID=8919

 

[iamahorse]

I had no idea discus was a Highschool sport, but cool!


BTW, when you mentioned discs I immediately went to this in my mind:

 

[ash12181987]

Cheers man

Do you only throw Disc? I threw in high school, and typically our discus/javelin/shotput throwers were one and the same, why I ask

 

[omzdog]

I throw discus and shot putt only because my county has outlawed the javelin and pole vault.

http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Division/Event.aspx?Gender=M&Event=13&DivID=8919

Note the dates.
This was a while back.
I just became champion today.

 

[Swadius 2.0]

My first thought when I read the title was on naked oiled up Mediterranean Greek wrestling.

I, and for the majority of the lurkers here too I suspect, are severely disappointed.

 

[Mage246]

Yes, I was expecting wrestling, too.

 

[omzdog]

My first thought when I read the title was on naked oiled up Mediterranean Greek wrestling.

I, and for the majority of the lurkers here too I suspect, are severely disappointed.

lulz

Spoiler

fag

 

[Redcoat-Mic]

Not really, Greco-Roman Wrestling is the first logical thought.

 

[Raz]

Congrats!

 

[omzdog]

Thank you.