Brandan Bettenhausen

This indoor season was a lot of fun! 🔵🏆⚪️ 💍 We are learning, growing, and trusting the process everyday in determination to have an even better outdoor season! 💪 #sycamores #trackandfield #throws #throwers #ncaa

Is this real life?? PARIS HERE WE COME, WE ARE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS!! It has been hard to wrap my head around the emotional rollercoaster this has been but I could not be more proud of the fight I put up to be in this situation. The US women’s hammer is exploding with talent and it is a honor to represent them on this stage. I do not take that lightly and am extremely excited and ready to do so! As weird as this is to say, I am not satisfied with this season. I have more to prove and more to show. Just to recap the last couple weeks, I got 3rd place at my 2nd Olympic Trials. Then followed that up with my first international meet in Canada, where I knew I needed a good mark to boost my ranking. I achieved season’s best of 72.10m and secured my spot on the Olympic Team! I cannot fully put into words how thankful I am for all the love and support I have received. To my husband, @bigjoenasty1645 , for being my number one fan, showing me love, for always standing in my corner AND for dragging my father and father in law to drive all the way from IN to OR🤯 to see me throw and cheer me on! To my friends and family, for all the texts, calls, and watch parties! To my coach, @throwscoachb , for the countless hours of work you put in, for the encouragement, and for the belief in me when it’s hard to feel confident in myself. To my sponsor, @velaasa , for all of the continued support! To @indstxctf and @sycamore_throws for allowing me to be part of this amazing program, continual support, and pushing me in training! To @hammerthrowman and @ustrackfieldfdn , for all that you do to grow this sport and hammer throwers specifically! This success was truly a team effort! I am thrilled to represent TEAM USA on the biggest stage!🇺🇸 #paris2024 #teamusa #olympics #hammer #shotput #discus #javelin #usatf #trackandfield #velaasa #onemore #sycamores #marchon #throwfar #throwersuniverse #throwersunite #dreamsdocometrue #teamusa #throwers #workhard #practicemakesprogress #consistencybreedssuccess

WHAT. A. DAY. 🤯 • 🥇USATF National Champion🥇 🌎Maintains World Lead🌎 📚2nd best throw in the history of the event📚 🗒️4 throws over 25m this year🗒️ • Fantastic way to end the indoor season! • Congratulations Erin Reese!! 👏👏👏 • • • #ncaa #trackandfield #thrower #rolltrees #ncaatrackandfield #indoorseason #indoortrack #weightthrow #shotput #shotputthrow #discus #discusthrow #hammer #hammerthrow #javelin #javelinthrow #growtheforest #makeitwork #letsgo #indstate #isu #usatf #nationalchampion #worldchampion

Other notable performances from the Sycamore Open! 🔵 AG had two solid performances this weekend! She threw 15.55m in the shot for her 3rd best performance this season and 51.33m in the discus! She walked away with 2 event wins this weekend! ⚪️Theo Thurmond had an excellent result in the discus with a throw of 51.32m in the rain! This was good enough for 2nd in a deep competition! 🔵Gibber made her return to competition this weekend and had a nice throw of 42.21m to take the 🥇 ⚪️Olivia Marshall had two good performances this weekend! She threw 53.31m in the hammer for her second best result ever! She then followed that up with a toss of 14.09m in the shot! This group is locked and ready for conference week!! 🔥🔥 #throws #throwers #ncaa #sycamores #conferenceweek

OUR VOLUNTEER COACH, ERIN REESE, OBLITERATED HER PR💣💥 Erin threw a 2+meter PR this weekend to throw a massive 76.76m toss! She had a strong series to back this up and is now 3rd in the US and 7th in the World! Congrats, Coach! 🎉 #throws #throwers #hammer #olympics #sycamores

SOPHOMORE, EMMA YODER, HAD A HUGE WEEKEND!💪 Yeeter threw a nice PR of 49.82m to take second in the competition! She also had 2 other throws that would have been PRs in the series!! This throw moved her to 9th in school history! She also had another excellent hammer performance of 59.19m which is her third best result this season! She was the top collegiate in the competition! Great Job, Emma!🔥 #ncaa #discus #hammer #throws #throwers

TRUE FRESHMAN, ZACK FRIEDEN, THREW A 💣 IN THE RAIN! Zack competed hard and earned himself a new PR of 50.78m! He took 3rd in a loaded comp! Congrats, Zack!🔥 #ncaa #throws #throwers #sycamores #discus

BEN BROWN WITH THE DOUBLE PR WEEKEND! 🔥 Ben had an awesome weekend that started with a huge shot PR of 17.65m! His series consisted of 4 PR tosses and he took 2nd in the competition! Ben then followed that up with a toss of 48.02m in the discus in the rain for another PR!! He is definitely trending the right direction! Great job, Ben! 🔥 #throws #throwers #discus #shotput #ncaa

SLOAN HAD HIMSELF A WEEKEND🔥 Sloan started the weekend off by finally breaking the 50m in the hammer and earned himself a new PR of 50.08m! Then he followed that up with a new shot put season’s best of 17.87m! Keep it up, Sloan!!😤 #ncaa #throws #throwers #hammerthrow #shotput

Mitch Myers earned himself a new hammer PR!🔥 Mitch geared up on his 3rd attempt to get a new PR and earn his spot in the final! Congrats, Mitch!💪 #ncaa #throwers #throws #hammerthrow #trackandfield

Lost for words…. New PR 76.76m (251’10”)‼️ 75.00 74.25 72.25 73.47 x 76.76 3rd in the 🇺🇸 and 7th in the 🌎! #throwers #throws #hammerthrow #olympics #dreambig

Other Notable Performances from Vandy! 🔵 Emma Yoder had another meet over 60m!! This is the second best performance of her career! ⚪️Mitch Myers is finding his groove in the discus and has a nice SB of 44.81m and made the final from the first flight! 🔵Cora Williams had a solid toss in the hammer of 55.99m! This is her 3rd best performance this season! ⚪️ Emma also had another solid discus performance and is getting more consistent! Great job, everyone!! 🔥 #throws #throwers #discus #hammer #ncaa