About Me

Hello my fellow throwers!

Let's get these introductions out of the way, shall we. My name is Kayla Etherton, and I've been throwing competitively for about seven years now. Wow. That's longer than I thought. Now I feel old... Anyway! I started throwing in the eighth grade(my last year of middle school/junior high for those of you with different school systems). In seventh grade, I decided that I was a volleyball player. I was very wrong, but my coach was also an assistant girl's track coach. He saw that I had great striking power, and figured I might give throwing a go. Turns out, I love throwing! I fell in love almost instantly. I mean, who doesn't want to throw heavy objects for fun! Am I right? Here's a picture of little ol' me throwing at my first sectionals:

Ooh, look at that shuffle glide. Middle school was interesting to say the least. Those were some rough times. But considering I had a softball coach(yeesh!) teaching me how to throw, I think I did okay. 

Now let's fast forward to today. I am a junior at North Central College*, I am on the women's track and field team, and I have become one of its top throwers. The picture below was taken at Grand Valley State University, where just a few of my NCC thrower family, myself(far left), and a few others from our team were invited to participate in a multiple division(DI, DII, DIII) track meet a little bit ago.

This will be my outlet to express my experiences and knowledge as a thrower. I'll officially begin posting within the week. So until then, throw far, eat well, and feel free to mention any of your throwing experiences in the comments!

*My thoughts and ideas are separate from those of North Central College, and they are no way liable for anything I may say or do