The sophomore sensation has rocketed into one of Michigan’s top young throwers, shattering program records along the way.

Superior senior Beckett Selden started throwing discus one year ago. On Tuesday, he was crowned a Lake Superior Conference ...

HASTINGS, Minn. - Throwing the discus or shot put is the most technique-heavy event in track and field. A thrower has to perfect every motion from their feet to their arms to excel. Todd Levos, the ...

Troup Tiger AJ Dewberry is a state champion after winning the 3A discus throw event at the UIL State Track and Field ...

MOORHEAD-The first time Hillary Birchem threw a discus, the experience wasn't pleasant. "I said I would never do it again," said Birchem, from Lisbon, N.D. A high school freshman at the time, Birchem ...

The postseason is ran a little differently than the regular season in track and field. Events are run on a particular time ...

DES MOINES — Winning a state championship is hard. Defending a state title can be even harder. Unless you're Delilah Subsin, who clinched her second straight win in the Class 4A girls discus throw on ...

Wave a discus in front of the Durands and they get all weak in the knees. It’s like leading birds with bread crumbs. Wave it and they’ll follow you anywhere. They’d probably follow you even if you ...

RAMONA, Okla. -- Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition. Alekna's throw of 243 feet, 11 ...

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Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896, athletes have redefined limits in pursuit of the Olympic ideal: "Faster, higher, stronger." Through a combination of training, better regimen and ...

Discus is one of the original Olympic events and was first used to train Greek warriors. But just what goes into a discus throw? Longtime discus coach Tony Ciarelli tells Audie Cornish that it's all ...