the shot put
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a heavy metal ball (called a shot) as far as possible
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This past school year, Pepper-Jackson qualified for the West Virginia girls high school state track meet, finishing third in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put in the Class AAA division.
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Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
This past year, Pepper-Jackson qualified for the West Virginia girls high school state track meet, finishing third in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put in the Class AAA division.
—Paulina Dedaj , Bill Mears , Shannon Bream, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
Adrianna Harris, shot put/discus, Coral Springs Charter senior: Team captain broke Alexandra Bruno’s school record in the shot put with a throw of 11.73 m; finished in 13th place at the state meet; was 10th in the discus (34.49); the FIU commit also played basketball.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Those marks placed her second among female athletes in the shot put and first in the discus amid an overall state meet performance that underscored Natotschi’s refusal to dwell on the snow-day accident that changed her life.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
This past year, Pepper-Jackson qualified for the West Virginia girls high school state track meet, finishing third in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put in the Class AAA division.
—Paulina Dedaj , Bill Mears , Shannon Bream, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
Adrianna Harris, shot put/discus, Coral Springs Charter senior: Team captain broke Alexandra Bruno’s school record in the shot put with a throw of 11.73 m; finished in 13th place at the state meet; was 10th in the discus (34.49); the FIU commit also played basketball.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Those marks placed her second among female athletes in the shot put and first in the discus amid an overall state meet performance that underscored Natotschi’s refusal to dwell on the snow-day accident that changed her life.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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