Barrington teen wins Hammerama 2015 event

Posted 7/9/15

Two recent Barrington High School graduates finished in the top three spots at Hammerama 2015 in Wakefield on Sunday.

Adam Kelly won the 12-pound hammer event with a top throw of 241 feet 1 inch, while Mike Alvernaz finished third with a …

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Barrington teen wins Hammerama 2015 event

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Two recent Barrington High School graduates finished in the top three spots at Hammerama 2015 in Wakefield on Sunday.

Adam Kelly won the 12-pound hammer event with a top throw of 241 feet 1 inch, while Mike Alvernaz finished third with a throw of 194 feet, 6 inches.

Kelly also finished second in the men's open 16-pound hammer throw event, coming up just four inches shy of Wilfredo deJesus's top throw of 200 pounds, 10 inches. Alvernaz finished fifth with a throw of 165 inches, 11 inches.

In the development division, Adam's younger sister Annika Kelly finished in first place with a throw of 158 feet, 6 inches.

In the women's open 4K hammer throw, Barrington's Robyn McFetters finished second with a throw of 171 feet, 9 inches.

Colantonio selected

Barrington's Bobby Colantonio was recently selected to compete for the US team in the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia this month. Bobby, who will be a senior at the high school this fall, will compete in the hammer throw after he finished first at the trials at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. on June 30.

Bobby's top throw was 234 feet, 3 inches in the 5K hammer throw. He also won the 12-pound hammer throw with a distance of 224 feet, 2 inches.

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