The Gophers are hosting their first-ever Big Ten outdoor men's and women's track and field meet Friday through Sunday. Frank is favored to become the program's first discus Big Ten champion since Liz ...

Alexandra Emilianov is not shy about what she expects to take home from the Big 12’s outdoor track and field championships this weekend. It’s the same thing Kansas’ record-holding discus thrower, who ...

In track and field competition, the throwers — those athletes who compete in the discus and shot put — are generally the biggest, strongest kids at the meet. That’s why when Nathaniel Donley first ...

FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Amanda Troutt, Andrea Conquest and Sara Schunter are close friends away from the arena of athletic competition. They're virtually inseparable in the discus circle, as well.

Abe Myers of the Big Walnut High School boys track and field team often saved his best for last when competing in the discus this season. That ability helped the junior reach the Division I state meet ...

nullJONESVILLE — Another Big 8 dual meet, another sweep for the Quincy Lady Orioles and another record for Quincy throwing machine Sophia Snellenberger. The Quincy girls improved to 9-2 overall on the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Buena Vista graduate Mason Finley can add Big 12 champion to his growing list of accolades: the Kansas freshman won the shot put and discus at the Big 12 ...

If indications on the track and in the field on Tuesday’s opening day of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletics Championship ...

MANHATTAN - Oklahoma State's Merritt Dietz posted her second-best mark of the season in the discus throw Saturday in winning the event at the Ward Haylett Invitational. Dietz recorded a toss of 53.29 ...

Nick Percy, the NCAA outdoor discus champion, said it’s important not to put pressure on oneself to peak in March. “He’s been a highly motivated guy after last season,” Nebraska coach Gary Pepin said.

Local elementary school students gave discus throwing a try Friday when an Olympic gold medalist challenged the students to strive for even their loftiest goals. Stephanie Brown Trafton — who took the ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Purdue men's and women's track and field teams continued their solid efforts at the 2010 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, hosted by Indiana University at Billy Hayes Track on ...