About The Publisher:
Glenn ThOMPSON
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The Numbers Athletic
Highlights 2006 Shippensburg University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
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Chillin' with the kids in
2005 (left- Ryan Whiting, right-Jeremy Silverman) at UCLA's Drake
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Long & Strong L&S is a full-fledged magazine dedicated to the education and motivation of the throwing public. Each quarterly issue (now 52 coated black & white pages) contains articles about technique, training, coach and athlete profiles, meet championship coverage and much more. L&S is the only throws periodical of its type, and the only one in the world. |
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STATE CHAMPIONS |
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Ryan
Whiting |
Jeremy
Silverman |
Joe Kovacs![]() |
Collin Ray![]() |
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Coaching Highlights As a senior Ryan Whiting was the Gatorade National Track and Field Athlete of the Year, was the nation's top-rated prep in both the shot and discus. He set PA records in both events and was also the Pan-Am Juniors double gold medalist. Ryan, now a redshirt junior at Arizona State was #3 on the WORLD indoor list with his 2008 NCAA Indoor winning throw of 71'-3.5". Ryan finished 6th at the 2008 Olympic Trials. Ryan also has a DT PR of 200'-11". Ryan came within an inch (discus) of winning double gold at the 2009 NCAA Champs and has now won three titles.
Joe Kovacs
is now a redshirt junior at
Penn
State. Joe had prep bests of
64-10.75 (19.78m) and 184-10 (56.34m), and like Jeremy, won
double gold at the PA State Champs and set a new state record in the
shot. He has a collegiate best of 60'10". Collin Ray just completed his senior year at Middletown Area High School and will attend Robert Morris College this fall (2009). Collin is a two-time PIAA AA discus champion (172') and also won the shot title (57'1") as a senior. |
Other athletes: Aubrey
Ray (132' DT as prep soph, third at States) Jake Breanza
(54'6"/158'2") |