Mount Sinai's Tyler Zahra is headed to the NYSPHSAA State Championship after his impressive performance this week.
Zahra had a distance of 60’ 9.75 in the shot put at the Suffolk County indoor track and field State Qualifiers.
Shotput insiders have remarked how any distance over 60' is something to turn heads in the event. Last month, Zahra put up a distance of 57'7 in the 12-pound varsity event at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood. Zahra's distance for that event was good enough for him to take home first place by almost 10 feet.
Zahra has progressively gotten his distance further and further in each event he has competed in for the past two seasons. He also competes in the Discus, the Hammer Throw, and the Weight Throw.
Earlier this season, he broke the Mustangs school record in the Weight Throw at the Section XI Pole Vault, Weight Throw, and Distance Meet with a distance of 52' 10.75'.
His Mount Sinai teammate Joe Augustine finished in 8th place in the qualifiers this past week.