After winning the HS Weight Throw by almost 11 feet at 55-7 on Saturday in the scholastic portion of this annual 3-day meet, Melissa Kurzdorfer, a senior at Lancaster HS, in western NY, returned Sunday and entered the College/"Open" event, which she won handily at 60-2, breaking her own All-Time New York State Record of 57-6.25, set just a few weeks ago. Her throw ranks #5 all-time US HS.
Kurzdorfer also set the NY State Shot Put record of 48-10 last month.
photo above is from the NSIC meet last March at The Armory
You would think that when records are set everything happens as if that moment in time had been spiritually ordained – a moment when everything is perfect.
Lancaster, NY star Melissa Kurzdorfer, the junior throwing star, tossed a career best 47-11.75 shot put with a heavy heart this weekend. Buffalo, NY has been in the national news all week after the tragic news of Continental Flight 3407 crashing and 50 people dieing. A team member on the Lancaster, NY track team lost their father and our thoughts are with all of those affected by this tragedy.
Lancaster junior Melissa Kurzdorfer decided she needed a break. So she took the summer off – got away from the throwing circle and the weight room. Then she changed some things when the season started. Then changed things back.