Barrington High grads still throwing strong

Collegiate weight throwers among best in the nation

Posted 2/8/17

Barrington High School graduates Adam Kelly, Charlie Ionata and Mike Alvernaz performed well for their respective college track teams during recent meets.

Adam Kelly, who attends Princeton …

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Barrington High grads still throwing strong

Collegiate weight throwers among best in the nation

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Barrington High School graduates Adam Kelly, Charlie Ionata and Mike Alvernaz performed well for their respective college track teams during recent meets.

Adam Kelly, who attends Princeton University, won the weight throw at the Harvard Yale Princeton Meet. His career-best throw of 71 feet 9 inches is ranked number six in Division I this season.

Charlie Ionata, of Wake Forest, won the weight throw at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with a throw of 64 feet 3.75 inches.

And Mike Alvernaz, who attends Troy University, was fourth in the weight throw (62 feet 1.25 inches) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational. 

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