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 ...

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 ...

Gabe Hull stepped into the ring, just a man with a small silver saucer gripped tightly in his hand. The sophomore took a deep breath as he swung his arm over his chest and back, quickly beginning to ...

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 ...

We all know how much Jimbo loves to recruit and sign multi-sport athletes, and David Hicks Jr is no exception. Not only is the five-star recruit one of the top football prospects in the 2023 class, he ...

Olympic medalist Mykolas Alekna was seen teaching American streamer IShowSpeed, aka Darren Watkins, how to throw the discus during the internet sensation's visit to Lithuania. Speed has a large social ...

After inking with Texas A&M football in December, the five-star defensive lineman turned his eyes towards accomplishing something big in track and field as well. Back in December, Texas A&M signed the ...

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When I pass the statue of the discus thrower in front of the Johns Hopkins University field house, my glorious athletic career flashes before my eyes. There’s lifelong dreaming in these moments, a ...

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 ...