Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Big D in the Desert




Congratulations go to team Finland for taking the top spots at Big D in the Desert.
Jussi Meresmaa is the 2008 World Distance Champion winning the finals throwing a 166g Pro Destroyer 669 feet..
Taking second place was Juho Parviainen throwing a 165g DX Valkyrie 659 feet.
Taking 3rd place was Andrew Rich with a throw of 620 feet.
Rounding out the top 4 was Marc Jarvis with a throw of 606 feet.

There were 3 world records set at this years event. Setting the new womens record was Valarie Jenkins with a throw of 485 feet. Setting the new masters record was Jack Cooksey with a 682 foot throw and crushing the 13 and under record was David Wiggins Jr with a throw of 577 feet.

Rounding out the field in order of finish:

Christian Sandstrom - 580 feet
Erin Hemmings - 577 feet
Jack Cooksey - Won Masters division - 554
Avery Jenkins - 165 meters
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Christian Voigt - 509 feet
Mark Molnar - 583 feet
Kari Vesala - 580 feet
Erno Vayrynen - 511 feet
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David Wiggins Jr
Cary Trotter
Andrew Lemann
Joey Madrid
Jeff Stoops - Won Grand Masters division
Soren Sejr Larsen
Sam Ferrans
Brian Bowland
Martin Fredericksen
Levi Wilcox
Chris Rivera
Kuan Chen

Order of finish for the womens division:
Valarie Jenkins - 433 feet
Suzette Simons - 301 feet (Grandmaster women)
Jennifer Griffin - 295 feet ,

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