Episode 45 - Catching Up With Hammer Thrower Lara Boman - a podcast by Charles J. Infurna, EdD

This week I had the chance to speak with Lara Boman.  Lara is a post-collegiate weight/hammer thrower coming off a 3rd place finish at the 2022 USATF indoor national championships.  Unlike most post-collegiate throwers, Lara got her start in college.  During the 2016-17 season, Lara made the transition from Division I soccer player to thrower.  Under the tutelage of 3x USA hammer Olympian AG Kruger, Lara became a very successful Division I thrower.  In her first year of throwing, Lara hit personal best throws of 52' in the weight and 178' in the hammer.  In her 2017-18 campaign, Lara increased her personal best in the weight to 63'7" and 213'9" in the hammer.  In her final season as a collegiate thrower, Lara increased her weight throw best to 72'6".  She also threw the hammer 211'8".  

In this interview, Lara and I discussed: 

1. Her transition to throwing from playing soccer 

2. Her initial meeting with AG Kruger 

3. Learning how to throw the hammer 

4. Finding her groove as a collegiate hammer thrower 

5. The importance of mental preparation and how it has supported her throwing career 

6. Competing at Division I indoor and outdoor nationals 

7. Her first USATF indoor national championships 

8. Competing at the 2021 Olympic Trials 

9. Setting a personal best at 2022 USATF indoor nationals 

10. Balancing a full-time teaching career with the rigors of throwing 

11. How working with a sport psychologist helped her during the 2021-22 indoor track and field season

12. The importance of goal setting on how she creates goals for her individual seasons

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