10. Brown act II (Ma'a Brown, discus)
The senior from Paramount appears to be coming into his own after unleashing the nation's top mark with a toss of 201-4. His previous best was 195-11.
Brown joined the track team as a sophomore and learned to spin as a junior. He was understandably inconsistent, last year winning the Southern Section but fouling on three throws at the Master's Meet, meaning he didn't qualify for state.
On Saturday, Ma'a not only took over the national lead, but he recorded his most consistent series. All six of his marks were at least 193-0.
"Our goals aren't necessarily about distance at this point, but being consistency," said Paramount coach Christine Barboza, who was a NCAA finalist in the event for Cal State Los Angeles in 1989. "This should give Ma'a a lot of confidence heading into the postseason."
