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The 2022 US Distance Champions Ella Hansen and David Wiggins Jr. | The Trevor Staub Show Episode 47
The Trevor Staub Show brings together two US distance champions, Ella Hansen and David Wiggins Jr, for a unique conversation about their experiences competing in the 2022 US Distance Championships. This special episode marks a first for the show, featuring both guests on stage together. The event was praised for its well-structured format, good prize money, and high level of professionalism. According to David, it ranks among his top performances, thanks to the production values and technology used. Ella shares her thoughts on the surprise factor of the event's organization, which exceeded expectations. With insights into their approaches to distance throwing, this episode offers a glimpse into the world of track and field.
Watch Ella Hansen & David Wiggins Jr. win top honors at the 2022 US Distance Championships - thrilling shots & expert analysis.
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foreign Show episode number 47 today we have a very special episode because we have not won but two guests we have both of the U.S distance champions from this past year Ella Hansen and David Wiggins Jr we're going to talk to them all about that really special event and ask them about how they accomplish those amazingly far throws let's hop right into it all right we welcome in two guests today this is a first for the Trevor stop show we have two guests today we have the 2022 U.S distance Champions Ella Hansen and David Wiggins Jr thank you so much for both of you for joining the show thanks for having us yeah um so the first thing I want to talk about you know obviously uh we want to talk about the U.S distance Championship you guys uh took down the mpo and fpo divisions respectively um I'm gonna talk about just overall pressure and impressions of the event to start with you know it was really well structured well produced uh there was good prize money like for me it really took me back as far as I've seen Whispers of distance competitions and you kind of hear about them almost as like a side thing but this was one that like was really put on as a serious event and I want to start with you David since you've been in the Distance game for a long time you know that you're not new to this at all uh where does this rank as far as the best run distance events you've ever been a part of it's right there at the top as far as you know the level of professionalism and as far as the production and everything goes it's it's got to take that first spot really it was yeah pretty cool to be a part of and you know the technology that we have now with the the radar guns and the drones and everything there's there's there's been nothing at this level yet I can tell you that much yeah it certainly seemed like it was at the Pinnacle Ella were you surprised to see all the bells and whistles they pulled out for a distance event or did they just kind of meet your expectations yeah I mean I'm I'm much newer to the game and...
