Chicagoland Throws moving to Chula Vista, CA for 2016 (June 10-11)

by Steve Underwood

The NSAF's annual Chicagoland Throws event has a new home for 2016 and, hence, a new name.  The Chula Vistaland Throws will be held June 10-11, 2016 at the USOC Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. (near San Diego).

The venue change was necessitated by the fact that this coming year's event is about 3 weeks before the Olympic Trials begin (July 1) and many of the top elite throwers will be training at the USOC's Chula Vista facility.  This venue has become familiar to the NSAF and it's Project Javelin Gold and Performance Triple Jump Camp athletes the past two years due to summer clinics being held there.

Three high school athletes per throwing event (shot put, discus, hammer, javelin) for both boys and girls will be selected by the NSAF on or about June 1 -- based on 2016 performances through May.  The selection format varies for this event, with top performers from NBNO selected during years when Chicagoland has been held after NBNO.  The 2016 NBNO is set for June 17-19.

This unique event, developed with the NSAF and Chicagoland Throwers Series founder Tom Pukstys, allows prep throwers to experience competition with elite and Olympic-level throwers -- each using the implements for their level, but competing together.  The weekend is also structured to allow for clinics, mentoring opportunities and other social interaction.

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