SAAA Gilbert Season Opener
Field of 7
- Braemar StoneSB26′ 4½″
- Open StoneSB32′ 0″
- Light Weight Distance42′ 6″
- Heavy Weight Distance26′ 7″
- Weight Over BarSB15′ 0″
- Sheaf Toss20′ 0″
- Caber12:00
Benjamin Gifford
- Class
- Lightweight
- Games
- 2 · 0 wins
- Event wins
- 6 of 14
- Standing
- 2nd of 33
2 games in Men's Lightweight, 2nd of 33 in the class standings, and five of Benjamin's eight season bests on a single day at Arizona. Here is the whole year, measured.
Distance events
Every throw, on one tape
Gilbert · Apr 11Arizona · Jul 18
Each row is one event, each dot one game, all on the same feet scale. The labeled mark is the season best.
Height events
Over the bar
On the road
Two games, 128 miles apart
2Games
1States
128Miles between games
Miles are straight-line distances between consecutive games, in date order.
Event by event
6 of 14 events won in Men's Lightweight
Placing in each individual event against everyone in the class that day.
| Game | Braemar | Open | Lt Ham | Hv Ham | Lt Wt | Hv Wt | WOB | Sheaf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GilbertMen's Lightweight | 2ndof 7 | 2ndof 7 | – | – | 3rdof 7 | 2ndof 7 | 1stof 7 | 1stof 6 |
| ArizonaMen's Lightweight | 4thof 8 | 3rdof 8 | 1stof 8 | 1stof 7 | 2ndof 8 | 2ndof 8 | 1stof 9 | 1stof 9 |
The rivalry
Eric Pedersen: met two times. Eric leads 2–0.
The thrower Benjamin faced most often this season, counting only games where they threw in the same class.
GameBenjaminEric
Gilbert Men's Lightweight2nd1stLOSS
Arizona Men's Lightweight2nd1stLOSS
The games2nd 2nd
Benjamin's 2 games at a glance
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
Field of 9
- Braemar Stone24′ 0″
- Open Stone31′ 7″
- Light HammerSB92′ 4″
- Heavy HammerSB70′ 3″
- Light Weight DistanceSB48′ 2″
- Heavy Weight DistanceSB29′ 10½″
- Weight Over Bar14′ 0″
- Sheaf TossSB24′ 0″
- Caber10:30
Who Benjamin beat
11 throwers finished behind Benjamin
Everyone who placed behind Benjamin in the same class at least once this season.
DCDustin ClochertyNYNewton Yarbrough
DFDan Finan
DHDaryn Herzberg
DTDylan Tornquist
EGEvan Gordon
GBGreg Brown
JSJackson Schultz
JLJon Liu
KRKillian Ruiz
YAYoshio Adachi
Gold ring: current SAAA member (2 of 11).
Against the class
Where Benjamin's bests rank in Men's Lightweight
Benjamin's best Men's Lightweight mark in each event this season, ranked against the best Men's Lightweight mark from every thrower in the class. Only sanctioned games count, so independent games and marks from other classes are left out. Strongest: Weight Over Bar, 1st of 26.
Weight Over Bar15′ 0″#1of 26
Sheaf Toss24′ 0″#2of 27
Light Hammer92′ 4″#2of 22
Heavy Hammer70′ 3″#2of 21
Light Weight Distance48′ 2″#5of 26
Heavy Weight Distance29′ 10½″#5of 26
Braemar Stone26′ 4½″#10of 26
Open Stone32′ 0″#11of 26
Season totals
Add it all up
Distance thrown423′ 8″
Every stone, hammer and weight for distance this season, end to end. About 1½ football fields.
0300 ft600 ft
Iron moved≈1,110 lb
14 scored events at standard SAAA implement weights come to 370lb. With three attempts per event, that's roughly 1,110 lb thrown. Heaviest implement: the 42 lb heavy weight distance.
Height cleared73 ft
Every weight over bar and sheaf clearance this season, stacked.
Biggest jump+5′ 8″
Light Weight Distance, from 42′ 6″ at Gilbert to 48′ 2″ at Arizona.
Medal count13
Top-three finishes in individual events this season.
Share of the season2 of 5
SAAA-sanctioned games thrown this year. 217 athletes threw at least one sanctioned game in 2026.