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Bart Templeman helps St. Anthony's Joshua Tatofi with the shot put 2008 Maui International Discus Challenge By RODNEY S. YAP WAILUKU – Bart Templeman, founder of Iron Wood Throwers, an Idaho-based non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of American athletes and coaches in the throwing events of track and field, is back on Maui and this time he’s brought a lot more friends. For 20 years Templeman has been coming to Maui, the last two for business and pleasure. Introduced as the Maui Big Wind Discus Challenge last year, Templeman and co-sponsor Tru-Lite Electric announce the 2008 Maui International Discus Challenge, featuring more than 30 international athletes representing seven different nations. Among the featured throwers are reigning IAAF Men’s Discus World Champion Gerd Kanter of Estonia and past IAAF Women’s Discus World Champion Beatrice Faumuina of New Zealand. The pair will join five former United States Olympians and several elite American post-collegiate discus throwers for the highly-anticipated event to be staged from Tuesday, May 13, through Friday, May 16, outside the War Memorial Stadium at the adjacent Pool Field. Several early season world-leading marks, including Suzy Powell's American Record breaking performance, resulted from the inaugural Maui event in 2007. “We knew we could break the U.S. Women’s record last year and we did,” said Templeman. “The winds here lifts the lip of the discus and literally whips it, so you can throw it farther. “We foresee even greater results occurring this year with the addition of these outstanding foreign athletes,” said Templeman. “However, our main goal for expanding the meet series is to provide our American athletes with highest level of competitive experience possible prior to the U.S. Trials and ultimately the Olympic Games.” With its ideal climate and strong prevailing winds, many of these athletes view the Maui event as their best opportunity to surpass the current IAAF "A" standard mark (64.50m/211-7 for men, 61.00m/200-1 for women), initially required to become eligible for obtaining a coveted spot on their respective National teams for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad to be held later this summer in Beijing, China. Undoubtedly all athletes will be seeking to harness the power of the legendary Hawaiian trade winds to surpass several long-standing National and World Records. “There is simply no other place in the world that can rival Maui in its ability to provide such great natural resources for elite discus throwing,” said Templeman. “Obviously we're tremendously excited to have this much talent assembled as some amazing performances are bound to result.” About Iron Wood Throwers Iron Wood Throwers is an Idaho-based non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of American athletes and coaches in the throwing events of track and field. Its signature event, the Iron Wood Thrower Development Camp, is currently in its 20th year of existence and commonly believed to be the largest specialty track and field camp in the United States. Camp instructional staff members have included several former world record holders and Olympic medalists. Camp alumni have represented the United States at the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, World University Games, Francophone Games, NACAC u-23 Championships, World Junior Championships, and World Youth Championships. Its newest enterprise, the Maui International Discus Challenge, currently in its 2nd year of existence, is world renown for providing Olympic calibre athletes with an ideal climate for elite discus throwing. Several world-leading performances, including Suzy Powell's American Record breaking performance, resulted from the inaugural competition series in 2007.
News Article - MIL Championship Girls Finals - May 7, 2008
News Article - MIL Championship Boys Finals - May 7, 2008
News Article - MIL Championship Boys Trials - May 3, 2008 2008 MIL Championship Boys Trials
News Article - MIL Championship Girls Trials - May 3, 2008
2008 MIL Championship Girls Trials
News Article - MIL JV Girls Results - May 1, 2008 Fisler is first track champ from Maui Prep By RODNEY S. YAP WAILUKU – Maui Prep Academy freshman Caitlyn Fisler became her school’s first league champion in Maui Interscholastic League track and field, winning both the girls 800 and 3,000 meter runs at last Saturday’s Junior Varsity Championships. Fisler won the two-lap race in 2 minutes, 43.77 seconds, nipping Maui High’s Andreana Agcaoili (2:44.35). Then later in the evening, she won the 3,000 in 13:34.50. Baldwin’s Christina Wine was second in 13:44.83.
News Article - MIL JV Boys Results - May 1, 2008 Wilson’s 36 points lead Bears to boys title By RODNEY S. YAP WAILUKU – Baldwin High School hurdler/jumper Rowe Wilson and sprinters John Vergara and Vance Rosete were big winners in the boys division of the MIL Junior Varsity Championships last Saturday at the Yamamoto Track & Field Facility. Wilson won the triple jump (39 feet, 4.75 inches) and the high jump (5-10) and finished second in both hurdle races (16.40, 42.84) to score a team-high 36 individual points as Baldwin won the team title with 165 points. Kamehameha Maui was second with 117 points, followed by Maui High’s 90 and Seabury Hall’s 36.
News Article - MIL Championship Preview - May 1, 2008 MIL Championships Girls race open, Baldwin favorite in boys 
By RODNEY S. YAP WAILUKU – On paper, the Maui Interscholastic League Track and Field Championships should be a runaway in the boys division with Baldwin repeating. The race for the team title in the girls division, however, is wide open between defending champion Baldwin, King Kekaulike, Lahainaluna and Maui High. The Yamamoto Track & Field Facility will host Friday’s trials and Saturday’s finals, beginning with the field events at 4 p.m.
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