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The discus throw (pronunciation ⓘ), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors.
From Mansfield, Texas he attended Mansfield High School. Although he was a member of the track team, he never competed in the state meet. [2] He won the NCAA Division II national championship in the discus with a throw of 59.54 metres for Texas A&M University–Commerce in 2019. [3]
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the discus throw. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event started in 1982.
Discus Throw: 69.90m Jason Young (born May 27, 1981) is an American discus thrower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics , finishing 19th. At Texas Tech , Young was a two-time All-American in track and field and placed second in the discus at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championship .
Buncic had the world's longest Discus Throw for the 1991 season on April 4, 1991, of 227'7" at Fresno, California. He was the US National Champion in 1995. This US championship followed having previously finished as runner-up a total of six times. He retired from competition in 1996. Buncic competed for the University of Kentucky where he was a ...
On May 26, 1912, he hurled the discus with his right hand 156 feet 1¾ inches (47.59) at the Irish American Athletic Club's track & field, Celtic Park in Queens, New York. On the same day, he hurled the discus 96 feet 7.5 inches, with his left hand, breaking the world's record for right and left hands combined with a distance of 252 feet 8 and ...
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She won University Interscholastic League Texas State championships in discus titles in 2011 and 2012. [12] She won 2012 Discus throw USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships title with a 60.59 m ( 198 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) and set the Discus throw American Junior record . [ 13 ]