EUGENE, Ore. — Corvallis' Hunter Loesch heaved the javelin 217 feet, 4 inches (66.24 meters) on Sunday to place third overall in the event at the Nike Outdoor Nationals and USATF U20 Championships at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
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Loesch, who held the nation's longest high school distance in the javelin at 219-11 from his performance at the Western A divisional meet in Polson on May 17, finished behind champion Bryson Jacobs of Adrian, Mo., and runner-up Nolan Carey of Corry, Pa.
Jacobs' winning throw was 220-3 (67.13 meters) while Carey's heave was measured at 220-2 (67.1 meters).
Loesch, a senior this past academic year, won the 2025 Class A state title in the javelin with a throw of 209-4. He initially reached the top of the national leaderboard with a mark of 214-8 at the Corvallis Quadrangular on May 2.
Loesch was one of several Montanans competing at this year's Nike Outdoor Nationals. Other top-10 event placers in the championship category included:
- William Hollensteiner from Kalispell Flathead, who took sixth place in the 400 meters with a time of 47.3.
- The Helena Novas' 4xMile relay team of Henry Sund, Dylan Hill, Milo Kauffman and Elliot Stimpson, who took fourth with a time of 17:33.27.
- The Helena Novas' 4x800 relay team of Chris Jenemann, Jake Matthews, Sund and Hill, who placed seventh with a time of 7:47.5.
- Boaz McKinney from Billings Skyview, who took sixth in the long jump with a mark of 22-11 (6.98 meters)
