USA Throws Project
Athletes

Featured throwers and the full roster.

Real names. Researched bests. Sources cited.

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Standouts.

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Tzuriel Pedigo
Featured · javelin
Tzuriel Pedigo
Two-time NCAA Outdoor Champion. His 79.79m (261'9") win at the 2023 NCAA Championships stands as the LSU school record. He also won the 2018 New Balance Outdoor National HS title at 226-8 while at Parkview Baptist.
  • PR79.79m (261'9")
  • NCAA2x Champion ('21, '23)
  • SchoolLSU record holder
  • HSParkview Baptist, LA
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Marc Minichello
Featured · javelin
Marc Minichello
Two-time NCAA Outdoor Champion. He won for Penn in 2022 (81.17m, Ivy League record) and for Georgia in 2024 (80.70m). His personal best of 84.11m came at the 2026 Drake Relays, where he finished runner-up. He took the 2025 NCAA Top Ten Award and is a Wharton graduate.
  • PR84.11m (275'11")
  • NCAA2x Champion ('22, '24)
  • TitlesSEC and Ivy League
  • AwardNCAA Top Ten ('25)
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Katelyn Fairchild
Featured · javelin
Katelyn Fairchild
First-Team All-American with a third-place finish at NCAAs. Her 57.96m (190'2") is the longest women's javelin throw in Kansas history.
  • PR57.96m (190'2")
  • NCAA3rd, 1st-Team All-American
  • StateKS women's record
  • SchoolTexas A&M
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Jack Larriviere
Featured · javelin
Jack Larriviere
Bronze medal at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a personal best of 77.91m (255'7"), earning First-Team All-American honors. The throw stands second on the LSU all-time list. He was the 2021-22 Gatorade Louisiana Boys Track and Field Player of the Year and holds the LA Class 5A state record. His 2026 medal closed a comeback from back fractures and 2025 Tommy John surgery.
  • PR77.91m (255'7")
  • NCAABronze ('26), 1st-Team A-A
  • HSGatorade LA POY ('21-22)
  • SchoolLSU all-time #2
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The roster

Real throwers. Researched bests.

Drawn from the USA Throws Project and Louisiana Track & Field Camp athlete sheet. Photos are added as we get licensing. Until then, each athlete carries a colored monogram in place.

Louisiana javelin: top 10

TP 01
Tzuriel Pedigo
Parkview Baptist → LSU
Two-time NCAA Outdoor Champion.
Champion in 2021 (freshman) and 2023 (junior). His winning throw of 79.79m is the LSU school record.
His personal best is 79.79m (261'9").
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NJ 02
Nate Junius
Jesuit (TX) → Tulane → Texas
NCAA runner-up in 2002 at Texas.
Three-time All-American. He was the #2 HS javelin thrower in the nation as a senior, and a Louisiana discus state champion.
His personal best is 74.61m (244'9").
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LJ 03
Luke Jackson
Loyola → Duke
Duke program record holder and a two-time NCAA qualifier.
His 2023 record broke an eight-year-old Duke mark by nearly two meters. He was a two-time LA Class 3A state champion in high school.
His personal best is 74.35m (243'11").
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JR 04
Jackson Rimes
Catholic, Baton Rouge → LSU
LHSAA Class 5A state champion in 2020.
His 208'8" at the Grizzly Relays was the nation's best HS mark that season. He left high school with ten state titles across throws events.
His personal best is 71.22m (233'8").
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PC 05
Paul Catalanatto
Catholic, Baton Rouge → LSU
2023-24 Gatorade Louisiana Boys Track and Field Player of the Year.
He was the first Catholic-BR athlete to take the award. He won the Nike Outdoor National jav title at 222-6.75 and posted the nation's top HS jav mark in his senior year.
His personal best is 71.05m (232'11").
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TM 06
Tripp Marcus
Cedar Creek (Ruston) → LA Tech
LA Tech program record holder.
He also holds the meet record at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster. He now coaches at Ruston HS and is a featured coach on the platform.
His personal best is 72.51m (238'1").
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PC 07
Preston Chatham
St. Paul's → LSU
Fourth place at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
He was the tenth LSU javelin thrower to earn All-America honors. He finished his LSU career inside the program top 10.
His personal best is 71.50m (234'7").
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JL 08
Jack Larriviere
Jesuit (NOLA) → LSU
Bronze medal at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships and a First-Team All-American.
His PR of 77.91m is second on the LSU all-time list. He was the 2021-22 Gatorade LA Boys T&F Player of the Year and holds the LA Class 5A state record.
His personal best is 77.91m (255'7").
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BT 09
Blake Theriot
St. Thomas More → LSU
2000 SEC Champion in the javelin.
He was the first LSU SEC javelin champion since 1991 and an All-American with an 8th-place NCAA finish. He was a two-time HS discus state champion.
His personal best is 70.61m (231'8").
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BR 10
Brandon Racca
Lacassine → LSU
USATF national age-group record holder in two divisions (13-14 in 1998, 15-16 in 2000).
Two-time Louisiana state champion. He finished his LSU career ninth on the program all-time list.
His personal best is 67.27m (220'8").
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Louisiana javelin: 11 to 20

RC
Robert Conley
Catholic → Louisiana (ULL)
Personal best of 64.31m (211').
RW
Rebekah Wales
West Monroe → LSU
Personal best of 58.83m (193').
Two-time SEC javelin champion and multiple-time NCAA finalist. She is also a featured coach on the platform.
KC
Kristen Clark
Ruston → Texas A&M
Personal best of 52.31m (171'7").
TS
Trinity Spooner
South Beauregard → LSU
Personal best of 54.81m (179'10").
Three-time LHSAA javelin champion and holder of the LA HS state record at 52.40m.
AS
Annie Simoneaux
Rayne → LSU
Personal best of 54.86m (180').
Three-time NCAA qualifier at LSU.
AW
Arianna White
Mt. Carmel → Southern Mississippi
Personal best of 50.29m (165').

Out of state javelin

CR
Chad Radgowski
Pennsylvania → LSU
Personal best of 73.05m (239'8").
2007 SEC Champion at 239'8". He finished his LSU career second on the program all-time list and was a NCAA 6th-place All-American.
JN
Joe Nizich
Central Catholic (Portland) → Air Force
Personal best of 69.89m (229'4").
Mountain West Conference champion and Air Force school record holder.
MP
Matt Prebola
Tunkhannock, PA → Duke
Personal best of 71.01m (232'11").
2026 ACC Champion.
LD
Lianna Davidson
Australia → Texas A&M → Georgia
Personal best of 63.79m (209'3").
Georgia school record holder. She represented Australia at the 2025 World Championships.
MF
McKenzie Fairchild
Andale, KS → Texas A&M
Personal best of 55.04m (180'7").
Three-time Kansas Class 4A state champion across shot, jav, and disc.

Shot put and discus

RF
Ricky Jean Francois
LSU
Personal best of 18.29m (60').
Finished his LSU career eighth on the program all-time indoor shot put list. Now an NFL defensive tackle.
KA
Kaden Adams
Central Lafourche → UT-Tyler
Personal best of 18.39m (60'4").
2025 LHSAA Outdoor mark.
JT
Jack Torrance
Catholic, Baton Rouge
Personal best of 17.96m (58'11").
2026 LSWA All-State. Discus PR of 177-11.
KM
Katie McKeever
California → Oregon → LSU
Personal best of 15.85m (52').
Discus best of 51.74m (169-9). Transferred to LSU from Oregon.

Each card cites its source where one exists. The full list is current as of the camp's 2026 athlete sheet. Achievement data is verified against LSU Sports, the LSWA, Gatorade Player of the Year archives, USTFCCCA, and contemporaneous news coverage in The Advocate, NOLA.com, Crescent City Sports, and BR Proud. Athletes we could not independently verify are hidden from this page until we have a primary source.