Delsea’s Elisia Lancaster recorded the 3rd-best throw of her life an placed 2nd in the weight throw Sunday at the USATF Championships at Ocean Breeze.
It’s the first national championship podium finish for Lancaster
Lancaster, competing for Shore Athletic Club, threw 74-9 on her 2nd attempt and finished 2nd to 2024 NCAA champion Jalani Davis from Ole Miss, who won with an 81-6.
Lancaster’s 74-9 is her best January of 2024, when she threw 78-2 and 77-2 ¼ in back-to-back meets in Champaign, Ill., and Bloomington, Ind.
The 2nd-place finish is Lancaster’s best ever at a U.S. championship. She finished 5th in the weight at 2024 indoor nationals in Albuquerque.
Lancaster had solid series, with a 70-0 ¼ opener, the 74-9 on her 2nd throw, then 72-10 ½, 72-1 ½ and 73-3 ½ before finishing with a foul.
Lancaster was an All-America in the weight at Southern Illinois after beginning her track career at Rowan College at Gloucester County in Deptford and Towson (Md.) University. She has a hammer PR of 222-7 from Princeton this past May.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 