Apr. 9—Mary Ann Lyons has been a quick study learning to throw the discus the last two seasons for Apollo High School. Lyons was one of the top freshman throwers in Kentucky last spring, and she is ...

PARIS, France — Discus throw is one of the premier track and field events held every four years at the Summer Olympics. In the discus throw, athletes hurl a metal disc-shaped object as far as they can ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jayden Ulrich will soon become the first United States Olympian in University of Louisville track and field history. The 21-year-old will compete in the women's discus throw ...

On a humid September evening in Tokyo, Valarie Allman strutted into the discus circle for her first throw of the World Championships final. Discus in her right hand, the 30-year-old balletically spun ...

Discus records were smashed at the Continental Tour Bronze in Oklahoma but the event and the achievements were not without controversy. A Swedish commentator felt “weather doping” was at play as the ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — While you watch your favorite athletes go for gold, consider how all that time, distance, and height is achieved by balancing the same forces all of us mere mortals experience every ...

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 ...

East Alton-Wood River grad and Olympian Jayden Ulrich, a senior at Louisville, has been named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week. EA-WR grad Jayden Ulrich, who competed in the women's discus ...