The American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Boys Track and Field team was selected by Fred Baer, the founder of Track and Field Writers of America, and Jack Shepard, the high school editor for Track & Field News.
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Here are the four athletes selected in the throws (shot put, discus, hammer, javelin). Returning ALL-USA selections are denoted with asterisks.
Bobby Colantonio (Photo: Michael Fusaro, Mare’ Studios)
BOBBY COLANTONIO
School: Barrington (R.I.)
Year: Senior
Event, distance: Hammer throw, 243-7
Jordan Geist (Photo: Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JORDAN GEIST
School: Knoch (Saxonburg, Pa.)
Year: Junior
Events, distances: Shot put, 72-9 ½ (i) (2016); Discus, 186-2
Bronson Osborn (Photo: , Bill Pendleton)
BRONSON OSBORN
School: Esperanza (Anaheim, Calif.)
Year: Junior
Events, distances: Shot put, 70-4 ½ (2016); Discus, 191-8 (2016)
Adrian Piperi (Photo: The Piperi family)
ADRIAN PIPERI
School: The Woodlands (Texas)
Year: Junior
Events, distances: Shot put, 70-5 ½ (2016); Discus, 190-6 (2016)
NEED TO KNOW
Geist leads three juniors who have already put the shot more than 70 feet this year to rank among the top 25 preps all-time in the event.