The Kern County Highland Games
Field of 4
- Braemar StoneSB32′ 8″
- Open Stone39′ 10½″
- Light Hammer110′ 5½″
- Heavy Hammer80′ 11″
- Light Weight DistanceSB56′ 9″
- Heavy Weight Distance35′ 2″
- Weight Over Bar15′ 0″
- Sheaf Toss24′ 0″
- Caber12:00
Sean Smith
- Class
- Masters 40+
- Games
- 2 · 1 win
- Event wins
- 8 of 8
- Standing
- 4th of 36
A win in Men's Masters 40+, 4th of 36 in the class standings, and six of Sean's eight season bests on a single day at San Diego. Here is the whole year, measured.
Distance events
Every throw, on one tape
Kern County · Apr 18San Diego · Jun 20
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, 212 miles apart
2Games
1States
212Miles between games
Miles are straight-line distances between consecutive games, in date order.
Event by event
8 of 8 events won in M40+
Placing in each individual event against everyone in the class that day. Games thrown in another class are shown faded and don't count toward the total.
| Game | Braemar | Open | Lt Ham | Hv Ham | Lt Wt | Hv Wt | WOB | Sheaf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern CountyMen's Masters 40+ | 1stof 4 | 1stof 4 | 1stof 4 | 1stof 4 | 1stof 4 | 1stof 4 | 1stof 3 | 1stof 4 |
| San DiegoMen's Masters 50+ | 1stof 9 | 1stof 9 | 1stof 9 | 1stof 9 | 1stof 9 | 1stof 9 | 1stof 8 | 2ndof 8 |
The games1st 1st
Sean's 2 games at a glance
San Diego Highland Games
Field of 10
- Braemar Stone31′ 11″
- Open StoneSB44′ 1″
- Light HammerSB111′ 11″
- Heavy HammerSB85′ 3½″
- Light Weight Distance54′ 7″
- Heavy Weight DistanceSB36′ 11″
- Weight Over BarSB16′ 9″
- Sheaf TossSB28′ 6″
- Caber12:00
Who Sean beat
12 throwers finished behind Sean
Everyone who placed behind Sean in the same class at least once this season.
JBJohn BourgeoisTOTony OlsonTUTony Urzanqui
AGAndrew Goodwin
BMBen Meeker
JRJason RobinsonJGJoshua Garrett
MRMichael Rugh
PWPaul WalkerRWRich Wilson
SDStephen DemockoTDTony DAVID
Gold ring: current SAAA member (3 of 12).
Against the class
Where Sean's bests rank in M40+
Sean's best Men's Masters 40+ mark in each event this season, ranked against the best Men's Masters 40+ mark from every thrower in the class. Only sanctioned games count, so independent games and marks from other classes are left out. Strongest: Light Hammer, 2nd of 28.
Light Hammer110′ 5½″#2of 28
Sheaf Toss24′ 0″#3of 30
Heavy Hammer80′ 11″#3of 28
Braemar Stone32′ 8″#4of 32
Open Stone39′ 10½″#4of 32
Light Weight Distance56′ 9″#4of 32
Weight Over Bar15′ 0″#4of 30
Heavy Weight Distance35′ 2″#5of 32
Season totals
Add it all up
Distance thrown720′ 6½″
Every stone, hammer and weight for distance this season, end to end. About 2½ football fields.
0300 ft600 ft900 ft
Iron moved≈1,224 lb
16 scored events at standard SAAA implement weights come to 408lb. With three attempts per event, that's roughly 1,224 lb thrown. Heaviest implement: the 42 lb heavy weight distance.
Height cleared84 ft
Every weight over bar and sheaf clearance this season, stacked.
Biggest jump+4′ 6″
Sheaf Toss, from 24′ 0″ at Kern County to 28′ 6″ at San Diego.
Medal count16
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.