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Proving a point
wrom softball pitcher to javelin
hrower at A&M, freshman Katy Doyle
tas lead a life of many transitions.
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“I didn’t necessarily want to
go to Rice because it is too close
to home, so he talked to Juan [de
la Garza], who is the A&M javelin
coach, and I came and walked on
here. ”
The transition from softball
pitching to javelin throwing has
not been an easy one, but Doyle
has made it look effortless. Mid
way through her first track-and-
field season at any level, she al
ready holds the No. 3 all-time
performance at Texas A&M with a
mark of 165 feet.
“When I first came here, Juan
told me ‘Don’t think softball, be
cause it is not like softball,”’ Doyle
said. “It was a difficult transition
in the beginning, but Juan helped,
and the other girls helped.”
De la Garza said Doyle’s im
provement has been remarkable.
“[Her development] is beyond
what we thought, so far,” de la
Garza said. “She’ll probably get to
nationals with the mark she has
now, but there are still a lot of
outdoor meets left, so she could
easily improve that mark.”
Doyle, whose father played for
the Rice football team, credits
much of her improvement to her
upbringing in a family full of ath
letes.
“Since I was born and able to
walk, they started giving balls and
gloves to me,” Doyle said. “Grow
ing up with my brothers made me
more sports oriented.”
A&M track and field coach Ted
Nelson said Doyle’s most impres
sive quality is her work ethic.
“She has a real desire to do
well and improve every day,”
Nelson said.
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TERRY ROBERSON/The Battalion
A&M freshman Katy Doyle has put her experience as a softball and
volleyball player in high school to use as one of the Texas A&M Track
and Field Team’s top women’s javelin throwers.
Doyle said she has been fortu
nate to be around people who
were able to help her improve
consistently. When asked who her
biggest influence on her perfor
mance was, she had to pause for
a moment.
“I’d have to say Esther Eisen-
lauer,” Doyle said. “She was Big
12 Champion last year, and she’s
been throwing for awhile, so she
helps me out a lot on my tech
nique when Juan is not around.”
As for her future, Doyle said
she has not set any performance
goals to date. She knows one
thing for sure, however — she
wants to get better.
"My personal goal is to im
prove my technique every day,”
Doyle said. “There are a lot of
things I still need to work on.
“This is all new to me, so I
haven’t been thinking about the
future in javelins, just the day-to-
day type of thing.”
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