discus

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Veronica Fraley, a U.S. discus thrower at the Paris Olympics, was having financial trouble back home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

She is now in high school and focuses on the shot-put and discus events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

West Virginia says last spring “B.P.J. bumped female competitors out of the state tournament, then placed third in the State in discus and eighth in shot put.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Last weekend, she won the Southern Section Division 3 shotput and discus titles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

Shandall is a sophomore, is fast enough to run the 100 for varsity, and is potentially deadly with a discus.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen