Crouser named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Ryan Crouser of Damascus, Ore., has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning two medals and setting a meet record at the recently completed IAAF World Youth Track & Field Championships in Bressanone, Italy.Crouser, who started off the boys shot put final with a foul on Saturday, launched a competition-leading 20.52 meters/67 feet 4 inches on his second throw, and continued to extend his lead on throws three (20.55m/67-5.25), four (21.05m/69-0.75) and five. It was on his fifth throw of the competition, with a monster heave of 21.56m/70-9, that Crouser broke the World Youth Championships record and secured the gold medal. Crouser also brought home Team USA's first medal of the competition in winning the silver in the boys discus on Wednesday night. Crouser took the lead with his first... [read full story]                    

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