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RNZ News
05-07-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
Athletics: Wesche breaks 20m, Joynt sets lifetime best at 200m
Maddi Wesche threw the shot put further than ever before at 2025 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, USA. Photo: Instagram / thenzteam New Zealand shot putter Maddi Wesche has thrown a lifetime best at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, USA, surpassing the 20 metre mark for the first time. The 2024 Olympic shot put silver medalist sent the shot past her personal best of 19.86 she set in 2024 to 20.06m. Wesche joined Valerie Adams as the only two New Zealand women to have ever thrown over the 20m mark. Wesche started out with a hint of things to come, a strong 19.23m performance in round one to open the competition. The 26-year-old's best came in round three with her 20.06m throw, seeing her finish the competition in fourth place. Wesche finished behind some formidable names in women's shot put, including Chase Jackson of the USA who won with a 20.94m throw. Jackson's throw was just 1cm short of her lifetime best and also a meeting and facility record. It was one of the strongest shot put competitions in recent memory, which saw the top five women throw over 20m. Anna Grimaldi had a tussle with USA's Brittni Mason for the second and third spots in the mixed classification para 100m. Mason finished in silver at the 2024 Paralympic 100m T47 ahead of Grimaldi in bronze. The duo repeated the placing order with Mason getting to the line just in front of Grimaldi. Grimaldi clocking a 12.41s 100m time, with Mason running 12.40. Orla Comerford (T13) of Ireland won the race in 12.14s. Mitchell Joynt set a lifetime best in the 200m T62/64 of 22.86, his first time clocking under the 23 second mark. His time obliterated his previous best of 23.15. Joynt, who received a last minute call up for the race, was deep in a preparation block for the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in September, and was looking to simply see how his training had been going and to run in his first diamond league. Sam Tanner and Sam Ruthe lined up in the international mile. Tanner finished in 6th with 3:52.63 and 16-year-old Ruthe got caught up in an early fall with Sam Prakel and ended up off the back of the field early on, rallying to finish strong in 4:00.65. Tom Walsh had a tough day in the shot circle, finishing in 8th with a 5th round best of 21.50. While his mark was only 30cm off his season's best, the quality of the field was exceptional. Five athletes were over 22m including 22.48 by USA's Joe Kovacs to take the title. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Two-time shot put world champ Jackson posts world leading 20.95m
American Chase Jackson made the longest women's shot put throw in the world since 2012 to win the Iron Wood Classic and break her own American record (Pedro PARDO) Two-time reigning women's shot put world champion Chase Jackson unleashed a world-best effort for the year with a distance of 20.95 meters to win the Iron Wood Classic on Saturday. Jackson broke her own American record of 20.76m from 2023 and her effort was the world's best women's throw since 2012. Advertisement "Got a little excited but know I've got more in the tank!" Jackson posted on social media along with a video of her performance. Jackson, who turns 31 next month, won world titles in 2022 at Eugene and 2023 in Budapest but she was eliminated in qualifying in her Olympics debut last year in Paris. Jackson is a four-time US indoor champion and four-time US outdoor champion. She is a three-time podium finisher at the world indoors, taking second in 2022 at Belgrade and third in 2024 at Glasgow and earlier this year at Nanjing, China. js/bb
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chase Jackson breaks American record in shot put
Chase Jackson improved her own American record in the shot put by throwing 20.95 meters (68 feet, 8 3/4 inches) at the Iron Wood Classic meet in Rathdrum, Idaho, on Saturday. Jackson, the two-time reigning world outdoor champion, bettered her own American record of 20.76 meters from 2023. Advertisement It's the world's best outdoor throw since 2012. "Got a little excited but know I've got more in the tank!" was posted on her social media. Jackson, 30, was eliminated in qualifying from her Olympic debut in Paris. Two weeks after that, she launched what was at the time the second-farthest throw in American history — 20.64 meters, a distance that would have won Olympic gold by more than two feet. Then in February, she won her fifth U.S. indoor title and broke the American indoor record by throwing 20.24. "I'm riding that (Olympic) disappointment into something good instead of something bad," Jackson told RunnerSpace at the time. "Technically, I feel like I look better than I've ever looked." Advertisement Jackson is in the field for next Saturday's Prefontaine Classic, which airs live on NBC Sports and Peacock from 4-6 p.m. ET. Chase Ealey Chase Ealey returns home at USATF Indoors a world champ after COVID denied her Olympics Chase Ealey went from missing the Tokyo Olympics to win the world championships shot put. She competes in the USATF Indoor Championships on NBC, Peacock.
NBC Sports
28-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Chase Jackson breaks American record in shot put
Chase Jackson improved her own American record in the shot put by throwing 20.95 meters (68 feet, 8 3/4 inches) at the Iron Wood Classic meet in Rathdrum, Idaho, on Saturday. Jackson, the two-time reigning world outdoor champion, bettered her own American record of 20.76 meters from 2023. It's the world's best outdoor throw since 2012. 'Got a little excited but know I've got more in the tank!' was posted on her social media. Jackson, 30, was eliminated in qualifying from her Olympic debut in Paris. Two weeks after that, she launched what was at the time the second-farthest throw in American history — 20.64 meters, a distance that would have won Olympic gold by more than two feet. Then in February, she won her fifth U.S. indoor title and broke the American indoor record by throwing 20.24. 'I'm riding that (Olympic) disappointment into something good instead of something bad,' Jackson told RunnerSpace at the time. 'Technically, I feel like I look better than I've ever looked.' Jackson is in the field for next Saturday's Prefontaine Classic, which airs live on NBC Sports and Peacock from 4-6 p.m. ET. Nick Zaccardi,
Associated Press
21-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Sands Hires Its First Corporate Team Member Through the Hiring Our Heroes Program
Las Vegas Sands After participating in the Hiring Our Heroes program at corporate headquarters this past year, Sands hired its first program fellow in early 2025. Chase Jackson recently completed his service in the U.S. Air Force as a Technical Sergeant, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) journeyman/Joint Terminal Attack Controller instructor and was matched with Sands as an HOH fellow last fall. He joined the company as a cybersecurity analyst at the culmination of his fellowship in January. It's no coincidence that Sands' first HOH hire was in cybersecurity. The company was introduced to the program by Doug Medley, director of Cybersecurity, who also participated in HOH. 'HOH was one of many Department of Defense SkillBridge opportunities presented to me during my Transition Assistance Program briefings,' Medley said. 'As an HOH alum, I felt it was important to add a pathway for separating service members to work in positions not associated with the government. Since I saw first-hand the win-win situation the program offers, it only made sense to bring it to Sands.' The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's HOH program is offered to military service members, veterans, and military spouses. Launched in 2011, Hiring Our Heroes connects the military community with American businesses to spur economic opportunity and a strong, diversified workforce. The program aims to create meaningful employment opportunities through hiring events, digital programs, upskilling opportunities and fellowships. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation connects participating host employers to its rich pipeline of military talent for a 12-week fellowship. Candidates are carefully matched with participating companies based on their specific skills and company needs. Once fellows are assigned to a host company, they undergo exclusive on-the-job training and are able to gain work experience in the private sector. This real-world training is augmented by weekly educational sessions held for the HOH cohort working in various company assignments. 'The host company gets access to a large group of professionals with a wide variety of skillsets and experience levels to grow and sustain their team,' Medley said. 'They also get to know a candidate and determine suitability for a role without all the costs associated with hiring a team member or paid intern. Service members get to learn about a company while still receiving their military pay and benefits. This allows them more flexibility and opportunities to find a job that is the right fit for them.' Jackson found Sands and the cybersecurity team to be a great fit for his desired professional environment. 'The individuals who work here respect people who are willing to work hard,' he said. 'Co-workers go above and beyond to help those that want to learn. Management goes above and beyond to accommodate personal life events such as appointments, emergencies, etc. This means a lot to me because added flexibility provides more control in personal 'life' situations.' With his positive experience, Jackson encourages other members of the military community to consider the opportunities that Hiring Our Heroes can offer. 'I think the benefits of the program are awesome for people who know the company they want to work for as well as those that have no idea what company they want to work for,' he said.'From personal experience, we usually have no idea what we want to do after leaving the military. HOH gives transitioning service members the chance to market their skills for roles outside the military, honing in on what fields best suit their learned skillsets. I honestly could not have had a better experience.' Sands' participation in Hiring Our Heroes is part of the company's ambition to contribute $200 million globally to workforce programs from 2021-2025. As of the end of 2023, Sands had contributed $181 million to programs in this area and will update on its 2024 progress in its next ESG report to be published this spring. To learn more about the company's priority on workforce development, read the most recent ESG report:
