Recent Charger Records 2022.09.01

September 5, 2022

F55-59 Shot Put 4kg Karen Ellsworth 7.39m 7/30/2022

F55-59 Weight Pentathlon Karen Ellsworth 2690 points 8/9/2022 ·

M55-59 Weight Throw 56lb Norm Deep 6.71m 8/8/2022

Karen’s Shot-Put performance comes from the Empire State T&F Classic, an open competition hosted by USATF Niagara. She used the open division shot weight for women, 4kg, but since the WMA (formerly WAVA) was founded in 1977, the standard shot weight for women in this age division has been 3kg. The record for the 3kg shot weight, 31-1 1/4, is held by Kathleen Cirina (8/2/2002), It will remain on the books since it is longer than the English conversion of Karen’s throw (just shy of 24 ft ¼ in.) Her weight pentathlon, a first for her age-group, was forged at a Discus University event. Norm’s throw converts to just over 22 feet, and thus eclipses Patrick Lynn’s 21 feet 9-inch effort from 2005. He was competing in the Super Weight Throw at a Discus University Summer Throws Series meet.

Terry McConnell, Ph.D.

Terry was born in Rome, NY on April 30, 1954 at around 11:30 a.m. Terry’s mother, Constance Ann Croniser McConnell, and his father, John Henry McConnell, were students at Syracuse University at the time.

He lived in Syracuse and Boonville N.Y. briefly, before moving to Rome N.Y. when he was about 3 years old. He spent the rest of his childhood in Rome and graduated from Rome Free Academy in 1972.

Terry did his undergraduate work at Princeton University, graduating in 1976. He attended graduate school at Stanford University for two years and then transferred to the University of Illinois, where he received his Ph.D. in 1981. Terry spent a 3-year post-doctoral position at Cornell University, and has been at Syracuse University since 1984.

Terry is married to Patricia Ford and has a daughter, Erin.