We always love to hear from our State Champs, past or present! This week, 2019 Indoor Weight Throw State Champ Will Gross (St. Joe's Collegiate) catches up with Charles Infurna of Forza Athletics, to talk all things College Recruiting as a thrower. Infurna, based out of Rochester, spent time Coaching with Gross during his HS campaign, and also runs a youtube channel giving tips and tricks on all things throwing. Check it out below.
In this episode of the Forza Athletics Life and Coaching Podcast I
caught up with Akron Zip and New York State Champion thrower William
Gross IV. I had the opportunity to work with William the summer before
his senior year of high school through the indoor track & field
season as William prepared for a run at winning a New York State
Championship in the 25# weight throw.
William and I discussed his high school career, what it meant to win a
New York State Championship, the recruiting process, selecting a
college, and making the transition to Division I thrower.
William gives some great advice for up and coming throwers about being
focused, having a plan, and what to look for when making the decision to
select the college/university you want to attend after high school.
William is one of 6 male throwers in New York State history to throw the
25# weight over 70' and throw the 12# shot-put 50' in the same season.
William accomplished this feat in the same meet, his New York State
Championship qualifier meet.
William is
now completing his freshman year at Akron University. He is a Chemical Engineering major.