3A Boys State Meet Preview By Event

Shot Put


AthleteSeason BestRegional Performance
Evan Bare, Manchester Valley49'4.50 (CaCo Champs)47'5.50 (1st, 3AW)
Ryan Brown, Northern48'4.00 (3A East Regionals)48'4.00 (1st, 3AE)
Nikolas McKoy, North Hagerstown47'4.00 (3A West Regionals)47'4.00 (2nd, 3AW)
Nasir Neal-Watson, James M. Bennett46'1.50 (3A East Regionals)46'1.50 (2nd, 3AE)


The shot put is one event in which the favorites aren't very hard to pinpoint, as the top three throwers on the current 3A leaderboard were also the top three throwers at last week's 3A regional meets. Manchester Valley's Evan Bare has improved by over eight feet in the shot put this winter, and is coming off of back-to-back wins at the Carroll County and 3A West Regional meets.

Northern senior Ryan Brown has won three different shot put competitions this season, including the 3A East Regionals where he set a new personal best throw of 48'4.00. Meanwhile, North Hagerstown's Nikolas McKoy entered the winter having never thrown farther than 40 feet, but pushed his personal best to 47'4.00 in a runner-up effort at the 3A West Regionals.