Well that didn’t take very long.
On Friday in Arkansas, freshman Ryan Crouser became the University of Texas record holder in the indoor shot, with a big throw of 66-7taking the win. Earlier in the competition he threw 66-6. So that was not a fluke.
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A day earlier, Crouser suggested on Facebook that his goal was “20 meters,” which is about 65-7 in American. On Friday he crushed that, topping out at 20.29 meters.
Here is what the Texas Sports Information Dept. had to say about it.
Get used to it, Longhorns. He’s just getting started.
Here’s some perspective on 66-7: I haven’t checked to see whether a 19-year-old American has ever done that before. It’s possible, but Crouser just turned 19 a little over a month ago. I do know that only 10 Americans threw further than that in 2011 — indoors or out.
