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Salerno, along with four other girls, refused to compete in the girls' shot put competition that day at a local meet.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Higgins won the Division II women’s shot put national title.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Brown, a University Lab (Baton Rouge) product with state titles in shot put/discuss, committed in July, but didn't put ink on his paperwork until Friday after briefly delaying his signature while waiting for clarity on LSU’s new staff.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
That shot put Mizzou up 101-68 and was the beginning of an 8-0 game-ending run.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Higgins won the Division II women’s shot put national title.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Brown, a University Lab (Baton Rouge) product with state titles in shot put/discuss, committed in July, but didn't put ink on his paperwork until Friday after briefly delaying his signature while waiting for clarity on LSU’s new staff.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
That shot put Mizzou up 101-68 and was the beginning of an 8-0 game-ending run.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Shot put.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20put. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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