What Is Throws University?
Throws University is a hub for everything throws coaching, training, and education. Run by Garage Strength owner Dane Miller and former Division 1 throws coach Trevor Stutzman, Throws U is aimed at providing the tools necessary for throwers and coaches to be as successful as possible.
How did we get started?
After having success developing local high school throwers into State Champions and All-Americans, and growing a training group of post-collegiate world-class athletes, we set out to make the training programs and coaching practices that developed our elite throwers accessible to anyone. We found that many coaches across the world hold too tightly to their knowledge of the throws. We disagree with keeping training "secrets" and thus one of our primary goals is to make high-level throws training and education available to anyone who wants it.
What do we provide for athletes?
If you are a thrower, we want to not only help you to throw farther but to educate you on better training methods and better technique so that you can become an all-around master of the sport. We have many options to help you excel in your event. See them below!
For athletes that want the best training available and to be apart of the Throws University Team
Find a number of specific training programs specific to your needs, or sign up for our periodized training subscription!
If you need a critique of your throwing technique, we will make a video review of your throw!
What do we provide for coaches?
Learning how to coach the throwing events can be daunting, and there are a lot of facets to training that seem complex initially, but really have simple core principles behind them. If you want to learn how to coach the shot put and discus or simply want to further your coaching knowledge, we have options for you!
Where are we located?
Throws U is based out of the gym Garage Strength Sports Performance just outside of Reading, Pennsylvania. At Garage Strength we run high school and elite-level throwing groups. Our onsite training is available to anyone. If you are interested in joining our on-site training group, email
Coaches
Dane Miller
Dane has been coaching elite throwers for over 14 years, creating champions at every level including:
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Two US National Champions
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Five World Team Members and 2016 Olympian
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Ten 60m discus throwers
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Two 18.00+ female shot putters and a 21.50+ male shot putter
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12 All-Americans
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15 State Champions
Dane has pulled his expertise from the best minds in throwing, sports performance, and strength training in the world to develop the most elite training system for throwers at every level.
Dane is also an established USA Weightlifting coach with countless National Champions and World Team members.
Trevor Stutzman
Trevor has coached at every level in collegiate and high school throwing. He has coached All-Americans at the Division 1 and Division 2 levels, and is himself a 3-time Division 3 All-American. He is now the high school throws coach at Garage Strength. In his young coaching career he has already coached:
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5 female shot putters over 48 feet
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3 female discus throwers over 155 feet
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1 National Champion
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3 State Champions
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4 All-Americans
Trevor studied Nutrition and Dietetics and Exercise Physiology at the Master’s Level
Who Have We Coached?
26
State Champions
38
All-Americans
Olympians
3
and counting...
What Colleges Have we sent throwers to?
With over $3,000,000 in scholarship money!
and many more...
Our Top Throwers
High School Throwers
! National Champion
* State Champion
Girls Shot Put
53'1" |
52'11" |
51'4" |
51'0" |
49'11" |
49'9" |
48'10" |
48'10" |
48'2" |
45'3" |
2020 |
2021 |
2020 |
2018 |
2021 |
2021 |
2016 |
2019 |
2019 |
2016 |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Maria Deaviz* |
Ashlyn Giles*! |
Sarah Marvin* |
Payden Montana*! |
Trinity Franklin |
Emma Callahan |
Emily Stauffer* |
Brylie Zeisneiss* |
Keeley Suzenski* |
Jocelen Ruth |
Girls Discus
169'2" |
164'11" |
160'0" |
150'7" |
150'7" |
150'2" |
149'11" |
146'6" |
144'7" |
142'0" |
2021 |
2018 |
2020 |
2020 |
2016 |
2017 |
2021 |
2019 |
2016 |
2019 |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Ashlyn Giles* |
Payden Montana* |
Sarah Marvin* |
Maria Deaviz |
Jocelen Ruth* |
Emily Johns |
Jaylee Matthews |
Brylie Zeisneiss |
Emily Stauffer |
Adria Retter |
Boys Shot Put
65'7" |
65'6" |
61'3" |
60'3" |
60'0" |
59'10" |
59'5" |
58'11" |
58'9" |
58'4" |
2020 |
2019 |
2016 |
2020 |
2021 |
2013 |
2013 |
2017 |
2014 |
2021 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Jeff Kline* |
Nick Hyde* |
Joe Mundell* |
Dustin Hyde |
Leo Maxwell |
Jason Coon* |
Evan Arnott |
Tom Bojalad |
Morgan Shigo* |
AJ Bailor |
Boys Discus
195'11" |
185'10" |
184'1" |
183'6" |
180'11" |
176'6" |
174'8" |
173'10" |
169'7"" |
169'5" |
2013 |
2017 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2021 |
2016 |
2014 |
2021 |
2019 |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Evan Arnott* |
Tom Bojalad |
Brandon George |
Leo Maxwell |
Joe Kingery* |
J'Ven Williams |
Joe Mundell* |
Morgan Shigo |
Rushard Williams |
Nick Hyde |
* World Championship Qualifier
Professional Throwers
Mens Shot Put
21.51 |
21.14 |
21.11 |
20.87 |
20.19 |
20.00 |
S. Africa |
S. Africa |
Canada |
USA |
USA |
USA |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Orazio Cremona* |
Jason Van Rooyen* |
Tim Nedow* |
T'Mond Johnson |
Jon Kalnas |
Lucas Warning |
Mens Discus
67.48 |
66.69 |
66.22 |
63.29 |
63.20 |
62.88 |
60.08 |
58.90 |
Samoa |
USA |
Sweden |
USA |
USA |
Sweden |
USA |
USA |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Alex Rose* |
Sam Mattis* |
Niklas Arrehnius* |
Legend Boyesen Hayes |
Josh Syrotchen |
Leif Arrehnius |
Noah Kennedy-White |
Sam Weeks |
Womens Shot Put
19.20 |
18.89 |
USA |
USA |
1 |
2 |
Rachel Ratherly |
Monique Riddick |
Womens Discus
63.30 |
Nigeria |
1 |
Cici Oneykwere* |