discus
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Crean Lutheran’s Noah Richardson cleared 15-6 to win the pole vault while Redondo Union’s Bo Ausmus won the discus with a throw of 185-7 and the shot put with a mark of 61-9.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Roje Stona, who won Olympic men's discus gold for Jamaica in 2024, was also one of the group.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
West Virginia says last spring “B.P.J. bumped female competitors out of the state tournament, then placed third in the State in discus and eighth in shot put.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
“In discus, you have to learn technique. It helps with footwork and the mental aspect. Wrestling is footwork and hand placement and overall knowledge of where your body is and where your feet are.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025
And when it did, I happened to be sitting in the car next to him with a discus in my lap.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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