{"podcast":{"title":"throw BIG throw FAR PODCAST","slug":"throw-big-throw-far-podcast-1158983","podcast_index_feed_id":1158983,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG1922406872","website_url":"https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/throw-big-throw-far-podcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/999cdf5a-3d2a-11ef-9feb-9b40cb373f5e/image/5a5c8e262b6562c14401faac846481a7.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Joseph Frontier","episode_count":329,"summary":"The best shot put, discus, hammer, and javelin throwers and coaches in the track and field world share insights with Coach Joe Frontier.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T02:20:00.046202+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/throw-big-throw-far-podcast-1158983"},"episode":{"title":"Ep294: BEN SMITH - NCAA Shot Put Champion","slug":"ep294-ben-smith-ncaa-shot-put-champion","published_at":"2026-06-26T13:42:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/throw-big-throw-far-podcast-1158983/ep294-ben-smith-ncaa-shot-put-champion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/throw-big-throw-far-podcast-1158983","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1000754157.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1000754157.mp3","summary":"Ben Smith threw 21.04m in round 3 of the men's shot put at the 2026 NCAA Championships to secure the the title in his home circle at Oregon's Hayward Field. The Redshirt Frosh capped an outdoor season in which he topped 20m in every competition by surpassing 21 meters for the first time to win NCAA gold. I of course was overjoyed, I've known Ben since he was in middle school. Ben shares insights into his first 2 seasons at Oregon and we retrace some of his journey building his his skills as a young thrower growing up in Wisconsin. Listen now to a special episode of the TBTF Podcast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ThrowerX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Online Resources for Throwers and Coaches who want to get better. Join Today. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MFAthletic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Everything Track and Field ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VELAASA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Throwing and Lifting Shoes use code: tbtf15 - 15% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PORTA CIRCLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Train Anywhere use code: TBTF - 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RODHE SPORT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ No Safe Throws use code: TBTF - 5% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WALSHOT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TRAIN TO WIN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ThrowsPro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Equipment you need to throw FAR use code: TBTF - 5% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Ben Smith threw 21.04m in round 3 of the men's shot put at the 2026 NCAA Championships to secure the the title in his home circle at Oregon's Hayward Fiel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2915,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/throw-big-throw-far-podcast-1158983/episodes/ep294-ben-smith-ncaa-shot-put-champion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/throw-big-throw-far-podcast-1158983/ep294-ben-smith-ncaa-shot-put-champion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}