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Nik Aston

AKA Silent Assassin

AGE 28

HEIGHT 6' 3"

WEIGHT 240 lbs

HOME TOWN Albuquerque, NM

YEARS THROWING 4 Years

HOW DID YOU START IN HIGHLAND GAMES? I went to one of @blatnikstrength’s throwing clinics while I was living in NC and was immediately hooked

ATHLETIC BACKGROUND Threw the javelin at UNM, then Olympic weightlifting/powerlifting for a few years before finding Highland Games

FAVORITE EVENT Light Hammer

PR IN FAVORITE EVENT 141'5"

GAME ACCOLADES 2021 IHGF All-American champion 2021, 1st place Minnesota Ren Fest amateur worlds 2021, 2nd place IHGF amateur worlds 2022

FUNNY/UNIQUE HIGHLAND GAMES STORY luggage was lost traveling to Norway for IHGF worlds, so I had to squeeze my size 13 feet into size 8.5 boots, the only spares available

Nik Aston
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