SAAA Gilbert Season Opener
Field of 7
- Braemar Stone18′ 3″
- Open Stone24′ 9″
- Light Weight DistanceSB30′ 11″
- Heavy Weight DistanceSB21′ 9″
- Weight Over BarSB11′ 0″
- Sheaf Toss14′ 0″
- Caber55°
Newton Yarbrough
- Class
- Lightweight
- Games
- 2 · 0 wins
- Event wins
- 0 of 14
- Standing
- 13th of 33
2 games in Men's Lightweight, 13th of 33 in the class standings, and five of Newton'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
Where the placings landed, event by event
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 | 7thof 7 | 6thof 7 | – | – | 6thof 7 | 5thof 7 | 4thof 7 | 5thof 6 |
| ArizonaMen's Lightweight | 6thof 8 | 6thof 8 | 8thof 8 | 7thof 7 | 8thof 8 | 6thof 8 | 4thof 9 | 4thof 9 |
The rivalry
Benjamin Gifford: met two times. Benjamin leads 2–0.
The thrower Newton faced most often this season, counting only games where they threw in the same class.
GameNewtonBenjamin
Gilbert Men's Lightweight6th2ndLOSS
Arizona Men's Lightweight7th2ndLOSS
The games6th 7th
Newton's 2 games at a glance
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
Field of 9
- Braemar StoneSB19′ 3″
- Open StoneSB26′ 4½″
- Light HammerSB48′ 9½″
- Heavy HammerSB37′ 5½″
- Light Weight Distance22′ 5″
- Heavy Weight Distance18′ 10½″
- Weight Over Bar11′ 0″
- Sheaf TossSB18′ 0″
- Caber80°
Who Newton beat
3 throwers finished behind Newton
Everyone who placed behind Newton in the same class at least once this season.
DFDan Finan
JLJon Liu
KRKillian Ruiz
Against the class
Where Newton's bests rank in Men's Lightweight
Newton'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: Sheaf Toss, 14th of 27.
Sheaf Toss18′ 0″#14of 27
Weight Over Bar11′ 0″#14of 26
Open Stone26′ 4½″#19of 26
Heavy Weight Distance21′ 9″#19of 26
Light Weight Distance30′ 11″#21of 26
Braemar Stone19′ 3″#23of 26
Heavy Hammer37′ 5½″#19of 21
Light Hammer48′ 9½″#22of 22
Season totals
Add it all up
Distance thrown268′ 10″
Every stone, hammer and weight for distance this season, end to end. About a football field.
0300 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 cleared54 ft
Every weight over bar and sheaf clearance this season, stacked.
Biggest jump+4′ 0″
Sheaf Toss, from 14′ 0″ at Gilbert to 18′ 0″ at Arizona.
Medal count0
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.