By BUDDY HURLOCK
Staff reporter
05/19/2002

FELTON -- Picture a shot putter. Now picture a sprinter.

The two pictures should not match.

But this season, two Delaware high school athletes are each doing the unusual track and field combination - William Penn senior Carlton Rose and Brandywine sophomore Aysha Gregory.

At the Delaware High School Track and Field Championships at Lake Forest High on Friday, Rose won the Division I boys shot put state title with a put of 57 feet, 6 1/4 inches.

Rose also qualified for the 100-meter dash finals. It will be held at Lake Forest on Monday. Saturday's events were postponed due to rain.

"It's hard to do both. Not many throwers are capable of coming out and doing well on the track. And not many runners are good enough to go and throw," said Rose, 5-foot-11, 185 pounds.

There are certain hassles to competing in shot put and sprints, such as the way events are scheduled at meets.

Field events often start all at once, and sprints are among the first on the track. On Friday, Rose was allowed to make his final put out of turn so he could prepare for the 100 qualifying.

Gregory said that in a meet this year in Maryland, she had to traverse hilly ground to get from the shot put location and the track.

"I ended up not making it into a final for running because I was so tired from running up and down that hill," said Gregory, whom Brandywine plans to use to anchor its 400- and 800-meter relay teams at the state meet.

Staying focused is the key to pulling off the odd coupling.

"You have to make sure your mindset is switched. Any thoughts from shot put can mess up my running, and if I'm doing shot put, it's 100 percent shot. I can't have my mind flip-flopping," Rose said.

Rose was a shot putter first; Gregory ran first.

Rose took up sprinting this year after he showed speed at some scrimmages. Gregory started shot put to emulate her older brother.

Each came to find techniques from one craft aids the other.

"Speed and power. They're the same things used in both. The speed and power I use to get my start in the 100 is the same thing I use to get myself going in [the shot put]," Gregory said.

"His quickness on the track has helped him be quicker in the [shot put] circle," William Penn coach Jim Hopkins said of Rose.

Rose and Gregory are also two of the state's better discus throwers. In Friday's Division I girls discus final, Gregory placed second behind William Penn senior Lateefah Vaughn. Vaughn won at 137-8. Gregory threw 127-7.

Rose, who won the shot put and discus in last weekend's New Castle County championship meet, will also compete in the discus and run the Colonials' second leg in the 800 relay on Monday.

"I'm a thrower. But I'm also a good runner. That's what thrills me the most," Rose said.

Reach Buddy Hurlock at 324-2807 or bhurlock@delawareonline.com

By BUDDY HURLOCK
Staff reporter
05/19/2002

FELTON -- Picture a shot putter. Now picture a sprinter.

The two pictures should not match.

But this season, two Delaware high school athletes are each doing the unusual track and field combination - William Penn senior Carlton Rose and Brandywine sophomore Aysha Gregory.

At the Delaware High School Track and Field Championships at Lake Forest High on Friday, Rose won the Division I boys shot put state title with a put of 57 feet, 6 1/4 inches.

Rose also qualified for the 100-meter dash finals. It will be held at Lake Forest on Monday. Saturday's events were postponed due to rain.

"It's hard to do both. Not many throwers are capable of coming out and doing well on the track. And not many runners are good enough to go and throw," said Rose, 5-foot-11, 185 pounds.

There are certain hassles to competing in shot put and sprints, such as the way events are scheduled at meets.

Field events often start all at once, and sprints are among the first on the track. On Friday, Rose was allowed to make his final put out of turn so he could prepare for the 100 qualifying.

Gregory said that in a meet this year in Maryland, she had to traverse hilly ground to get from the shot put location and the track.

"I ended up not making it into a final for running because I was so tired from running up and down that hill," said Gregory, whom Brandywine plans to use to anchor its 400- and 800-meter relay teams at the state meet.

Staying focused is the key to pulling off the odd coupling.

"You have to make sure your mindset is switched. Any thoughts from shot put can mess up my running, and if I'm doing shot put, it's 100 percent shot. I can't have my mind flip-flopping," Rose said.

Rose was a shot putter first; Gregory ran first.

Rose took up sprinting this year after he showed speed at some scrimmages. Gregory started shot put to emulate her older brother.

Each came to find techniques from one craft aids the other.

"Speed and power. They're the same things used in both. The speed and power I use to get my start in the 100 is the same thing I use to get myself going in [the shot put]," Gregory said.

"His quickness on the track has helped him be quicker in the [shot put] circle," William Penn coach Jim Hopkins said of Rose.

Rose and Gregory are also two of the state's better discus throwers. In Friday's Division I girls discus final, Gregory placed second behind William Penn senior Lateefah Vaughn. Vaughn won at 137-8. Gregory threw 127-7.

Rose, who won the shot put and discus in last weekend's New Castle County championship meet, will also compete in the discus and run the Colonials' second leg in the 800 relay on Monday.

"I'm a thrower. But I'm also a good runner. That's what thrills me the most," Rose said.

Succeeding as crossovers in track and field
William Penn's Rose, Brandywine's Gregory showcase their versatility

By BUDDY HURLOCK
Staff reporter
05/19/2002

FELTON -- Picture a shot putter. Now picture a sprinter.

The two pictures should not match.

But this season, two Delaware high school athletes are each doing the unusual track and field combination - William Penn senior Carlton Rose and Brandywine sophomore Aysha Gregory.

At the Delaware High School Track and Field Championships at Lake Forest High on Friday, Rose won the Division I boys shot put state title with a put of 57 feet, 6 1/4 inches.

Rose also qualified for the 100-meter dash finals. It will be held at Lake Forest on Monday. Saturday's events were postponed due to rain.

"It's hard to do both. Not many throwers are capable of coming out and doing well on the track. And not many runners are good enough to go and throw," said Rose, 5-foot-11, 185 pounds.

There are certain hassles to competing in shot put and sprints, such as the way events are scheduled at meets.

Field events often start all at once, and sprints are among the first on the track. On Friday, Rose was allowed to make his final put out of turn so he could prepare for the 100 qualifying.

Gregory said that in a meet this year in Maryland, she had to traverse hilly ground to get from the shot put location and the track.

"I ended up not making it into a final for running because I was so tired from running up and down that hill," said Gregory, whom Brandywine plans to use to anchor its 400- and 800-meter relay teams at the state meet.

Staying focused is the key to pulling off the odd coupling.

"You have to make sure your mindset is switched. Any thoughts from shot put can mess up my running, and if I'm doing shot put, it's 100 percent shot. I can't have my mind flip-flopping," Rose said.

Rose was a shot putter first; Gregory ran first.

Rose took up sprinting this year after he showed speed at some scrimmages. Gregory started shot put to emulate her older brother.

Each came to find techniques from one craft aids the other.

"Speed and power. They're the same things used in both. The speed and power I use to get my start in the 100 is the same thing I use to get myself going in [the shot put]," Gregory said.

"His quickness on the track has helped him be quicker in the [shot put] circle," William Penn coach Jim Hopkins said of Rose.

Rose and Gregory are also two of the state's better discus throwers. In Friday's Division I girls discus final, Gregory placed second behind William Penn senior Lateefah Vaughn. Vaughn won at 137-8. Gregory threw 127-7.

Rose, who won the shot put and discus in last weekend's New Castle County championship meet, will also compete in the discus and run the Colonials' second leg in the 800 relay on Monday.

"I'm a thrower. But I'm also a good runner. That's what thrills me the most," Rose said.