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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK DANIEL ERDMAN: HEALDSBURG, JUNIOR, TRACK Daniel Erdman is a quiet, unassuming athlete. But when his shot put coach told him to give a good scream when he threw, Erdman did just that and wound up with a personal best 52 feet, 8 inches last week against El Molino. ``He's very shy, but a pleasure to work with,'' said Greyhounds shot put coach Ed Voelkel. ``I told him to scream and let the energy out.'' ``When you throw the shot well, it feels effortless,'' said Erdman, 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds. Sometimes Erdman, 16, doesn't seem to know his own strength. When throwing a rubber-coated shot indoors at Healdsburg, he put a dent in the wall with a long toss across the gym. ``He's super strong and has lots of determination,'' Voelkel said. Erdman also runs the 100 (his best is 11.6) and the second leg of the 4x100 relay. He was a standout lineman on the 'Hounds SCL championship football team. Daniel Erdman bettered his mark in the shot put by more than three feet with a throw of 52-8 last week. He's one of the Empire's top weightmen and exhibits good lower-body power and strength. He hopes to qualify for state.
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