“Caden is the 3A discus state champion with a respectable 177’11” throw. He also got 5th in shot put with a 54’1/4”. Now here is what most don’t know about him, while he loves throwing discus, he doesn’t throw shot put for him. He throws shot put for team points. Back in November when his track preseason started he told me “Dad I dont really want to throw shot this year. I’m not very good at it and I didn’t even make finals in district last year. I just want to focus on discus and get better at it”. My response: “well your team needs you to throw shot and get them points because they will need every point possible to win the team district championship”. So he got better at shot to get team points at the district track meet, then it snowballed into a regional champion and finished 5th in state…but he got pretty good at throwing shot put for his TEAM. Now that he has a little taste of shot put success he wants to throw really big next season.

The part that very few see is the work he puts in. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows getting to this point. I could write a suspense novel on just this track season alone, we have had ups and downs but ended the season mentally and physically peaking. Very few know about the injuries, the early morning treatments, the late night practices, the fun time sacrifices, and the days where nothing was going right, but through all this Caden showed everyone how mentally and physically tough he is.

Caden also has some of the best coaches that work with him AND they work together. To have private coaches that work with the school coaches to create a champion is an absolute tribute to his coaches wanting what is best for him. The Texas Throwers Camp coaches, GF Watkins and Steven Sanchez III, working with the Goliad throws coach Leslie LeAnn Wunsch, has been tremendous for Caden to get the best and most effecient instruction possible. So a huge thanks to the Coaches that make it all possible.

The Texas Throwers Camp has 11 kids throwing in the state championship this year (some of them doubling up in shot out and discus), but they also had a pile of district champs, area champs, and kids that made it to regionals. 1st and 2nd and 4th place 3A discus throwers are from the camp. If you want your kid to be a better thrower then get them to the camp. They don’t just work with elite throwers, they work with everyone and create elite throwers.”

– Ryan Reagan