​SHORE AC'S AWOTUNDE OPENS SEASONIN BRILLIANT FORM ATSOUTH CAROLINA INVITATIONAL MEET!!!

By Elliott Denman

More verrry good news by our illustrious Shore AC athletes...  !!!!!


Competing at the University of South Carolina Invitational Meet in Columbia, SC
on Saturday, April 20th, Shore AC stalwart Josh Awotunde unleashed a brilliant winning toss
of 21.80meters / 71 feet, 6.25 inches in his first shot put competition of the year!!!

What a great way to open the season!!
What a great omen of much better things to come this Olympic year !!
I believe it was Number One throw in the world early this outdoor season
 and sixth best in the world this year (five indoor marks on top of a list led by
Olympic champion and world-record-holder Ryan Crouser at 22.80).
Crouser is the only USA athlete ahead of Josh in 2024)

And it wasn't very far off Josh's all-time best of 22.29 he attained
placing third in the 2022 World Championships !!

Josh is a graduate of New Jersey's Delsea High School and the
University of South Carolina.

Take note, too, that Shore AC member C.J. Licata, the Princeton University graduate competing as
a graduate student at the University of South Carolina, placed second with a tremendous/great throw'of his 
own, 67feet, 3.5 inches !!!   Way to go !!

And speaking of USC (South Carolina, not Southern California)
be reminded that Shore AC's (and the state of New Jersey's) longest-ever discus
throw, the similarly illustrious Art Swarts, is a South Carolina, grad, too.

Stay tuned for even better news as the Olympic Year season rolls right alon