On a perfectly sunny, breezy summer day, teens may relax by the pool or hang out with friends and not think about the long school year they just finished. But not all of them. Vernon Hills High School ...

Jayden Ulrich, with a single throw, has placed her name into serious contention for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team. Ulrich, a junior at the University of Louisville and an East ...

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 ...

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 ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Mohamad Saatara unpacks the laser measuring tape and focuses in as discus world record-holder Mykolas Alekna steps into the cage and lets one fly. Alekna methodically makes his ...

Throwing the discus and shot put are forms of art. The two main throwing events in high school track and field may require the most muscle of any discipline, but they also rely heavily on technique ...

Over the past year, Delsea junior Hannah Nuhfer realized she needed to work on the technical aspects when it came to throwing the discus. She established herself as one of the state’s best as a ...

Valarie Allman, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, still is searching for her first win at the World Athletics Championships, and she took another step toward achieving that goal with a victory Sunday ...

Albeit unintended, discus throwers are facing quite a hurdle these days when they step in the circle at Harvey’s Jack Britt Memorial Stadium, as they did March 30 for the rescheduled Red Raider Relays ...