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Miami Commit Jackson Cantwell named MaxPreps National Male Athlete of the Year

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Miami five-star offensive lineman commit Jackson Cantwell has already achieved significant success. He is currently just 1 cm away from breaking the shot put record set in 1979, and recently finished as the runner-up in the Class 6A State Championship. Additionally, he is ranked as the No. 1 offensive lineman in his class, and he has just been named MaxPreps' National Athlete of the Year.



Here is what Cantwell had to say after the award:

"It means a lot,"...

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Unsider said:
Aren’t we getting rid of pennies and rounding up to the next whole number? So his record needs to be a tie…
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Hahaha, for sure. And besides, we love ties in youth sports, too. It's an all-way tie for who tried really hard these days...

I was moreso taking issue w/ TBreezy's ambiguity about the "record set in 1979" in the OP. Michael Carter set the NFSH boys' shotput record of 77' in 1979. However, Carter threw the shotput 81'-3 1/2" later that same year at one of those all-star, invitational meets. Since the invitational meet was not an NFSH event, NFSH doesn't recognize that throw (and refers to the record as 77' throw as the record). So when TBreezy and the AIBot write, "He is currently just 1 cm away from breaking the shot put record set in 1979," they should probably clarify they're referring to the NFSH record.
 
Every time I see that 81ft I'm amazed. I mean I have seen some great throwers over the years and if you go to most good high school events you see big kids thorwing upper 50's and into the low to mid 60's.

But Cantwells chuck is awesome and to think he is still several feet short. Then you see Crouser throwing an even heavier shot put almost 80ft.
 
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