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Alexandria athlete brings home double gold in discus, shot put from Junior Olympics

16-year-old Carter Rivet of Alexandria, Louisiana, won two gold medals at the AAU Junior Olympics Track & Field competition. Rivet dominated the discus throw, winning by over 30 feet and nearly breaking a decades-old record. Rivet balanced training for the ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Neumann’s studies in shot put, discus turn Bentonville junior into two-time Class 6A state champion

FAYETTEVILLE -- Will Neumann admitted he became a student of the shot put and the discus at a young age. "My dad was a track coach for my seventh- and eighth-grade year," the Bentonville junior said. "I tried it out, and I liked it. So I decided to get ...
WOOD-TV

GR’s Alex Rose makes history for Samoa at World Athletics Championships

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids athlete Alex Rose has done something that no Samoan athlete has ever done before: medal at the World Athletics Championships. Rose took bronze in the discus throw on Sunday night in Tokyo, reaching 66.96 meters ...
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