He’ll be the only kid that will possibly break Carters record…back in high school, late 80’s, we thought that throw was a wives tale until my coach showed us the blurry, jagged vhs tape…26 ft farther than any of us threw

What’s truly insane is Michael Carter’s 1979 national record of 24.77 m. (5.443kg), Thought by many to be untouchable, but I believe Jackson has a legitimate shot at challenging it. even Carter himself never came closer than 1.3 m the entirety of his high school career. It was truly a lightning bolt put that even shocked himself.

5.443kg, a full 12 pound shot!

@gerlofholkema3110

18 күн бұрын

also wwrong : worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/jackson-cantwell-14993567

@gerlofholkema3110

18 күн бұрын

ONLY IN THE USA !!!!

@Rack979

18 күн бұрын

@@gerlofholkema3110 'murica! The WA page is off in two spots, his puts are all with a 12 pound shot (5.443 kg) and his discus throws are with a 1.6 kg discus, not a 1.5 kg (used to be 3 pounds 9 ounces or 1.616 kg when I threw, they changed that in the early 2000s, I believe.)

@Rack979

18 күн бұрын

But also, Missouri is one of 4 states that actually measures field events in metric officially. Which I, of course, don't like since it's less granular that what we use, the quarter-inch. Was it 74'9½" or 74'9¾"? I think the result sheet rounded up (unofficially) to 74'10", which is a no-no. I guess the put could have been in the 22.8092 to 22.8099 range and it was measured in both, but who knows.

@gerlofholkema3110

18 күн бұрын

@@Rack979 feet & inches are from the middleage when the US got discovered by the europeans ;-) .

How that’s insane!!

@Rack979

16 күн бұрын

Maybe it's the 365 lb (165.5 kg) close-grip incline bench he just posted on this twitter. A bit of upper body strength.

It’s not national lead but he’s only a sophomore

He'll turn 16 on May 27th, a mere 2 weeks away!

Christian Cantwell's son?

@Rack979

13 күн бұрын

Yes, and Teri Steer's son as well!