University of New Hampshire Athletics
UNH Alum Michael Shanahan Advances to Hammer Finals at U.S. Olympic Team Trials
6/18/2021 11:03:00 PM | General
EUGENE, Ore. – Michael Shanahan, a 2017 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, advanced out of Friday's men's hammer throw first round at the U.S. Olympic Team track & field trials at Hayward Field.
Shanahan, throwing out of the 12th position in the second flight, recorded his top throw of 239 feet, 1 inch for the sixth-best effort of the first round. The top 12 competitors advance to the hammer throw finals on June 20 (7:25 PM Eastern).
In his first of three first-round throws, Shanahan recorded a mark of 227-10. He improved by 11 feet to a distance of 238-10 in the second throw to put himself into a qualifying position and improved to 239-1 on his last hammer toss to hold steady in sixth place overall.
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Shanahan holds a pair of UNH records and he was a two-time All-American. His outdoor hammer throw of 227-5 is best in New Hampshire history. He also holds the indoor weight throw benchmark of 73-10.5.
Shanahan graduated in 2017 and competed as a grad student in the 2017-18 track seasons. He was named the Most Outstanding Men's Field Performer at the 2018 America East Indoor Championships and went on to earn a spot on the All-America First Team in the weight throw with a seventh-place finish at the NCAAs.
Overall, Shanahan was a five-time conference champion, three-time ECAC champion and three-time New England champion as a UNH Wildcat.
In the 2017-18 indoor season, Shanahan won the weight throw in all eight meets, including the America East, ECAC and New England championships, prior to the aforementioned All-America seventh-place effort at the NCAA Championships. His throw of 220-9 was an America East championship meet record.
Shanahan went on to record six first-place finishes – once again including the conference and New England meets – in the hammer throw in the 2018 outdoor track & field season. He capped his Wildcat career with a 13th-place finish at the NCAAs for a spot on the All-America Second Team.
Shanahan was named to the 2018 NCAA Division I Track & Field All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association following the conclusion of his UNH career. His other accolades included 2018 USTFCCCA Indoor Northeast Region Performer of the Year.
Shanahan, throwing out of the 12th position in the second flight, recorded his top throw of 239 feet, 1 inch for the sixth-best effort of the first round. The top 12 competitors advance to the hammer throw finals on June 20 (7:25 PM Eastern).
In his first of three first-round throws, Shanahan recorded a mark of 227-10. He improved by 11 feet to a distance of 238-10 in the second throw to put himself into a qualifying position and improved to 239-1 on his last hammer toss to hold steady in sixth place overall.
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Track & Field – Schedule
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Track & Field – Results
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Track & Field – TV Schedule
Shanahan holds a pair of UNH records and he was a two-time All-American. His outdoor hammer throw of 227-5 is best in New Hampshire history. He also holds the indoor weight throw benchmark of 73-10.5.
Shanahan graduated in 2017 and competed as a grad student in the 2017-18 track seasons. He was named the Most Outstanding Men's Field Performer at the 2018 America East Indoor Championships and went on to earn a spot on the All-America First Team in the weight throw with a seventh-place finish at the NCAAs.
Overall, Shanahan was a five-time conference champion, three-time ECAC champion and three-time New England champion as a UNH Wildcat.
In the 2017-18 indoor season, Shanahan won the weight throw in all eight meets, including the America East, ECAC and New England championships, prior to the aforementioned All-America seventh-place effort at the NCAA Championships. His throw of 220-9 was an America East championship meet record.
Shanahan went on to record six first-place finishes – once again including the conference and New England meets – in the hammer throw in the 2018 outdoor track & field season. He capped his Wildcat career with a 13th-place finish at the NCAAs for a spot on the All-America Second Team.
Shanahan was named to the 2018 NCAA Division I Track & Field All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association following the conclusion of his UNH career. His other accolades included 2018 USTFCCCA Indoor Northeast Region Performer of the Year.
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