the discus
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a discus (a heavy flat round object) farther than everyone else
winner of the discus
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Massey set a state record in the discus and Servite won a team championship with a record-setting point total Saturday in the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Crean Lutheran’s Noah Richardson cleared 15-6 to win the pole vault while Redondo Union’s Bo Ausmus won the discus with a throw of 185-7 and the shot put with a mark of 61-9.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
As expected, Oceanside’s Jayden Gibbs easily advanced in the weight events, tossing the discus a comfortable 182-10 before winning the shot put at 57-3.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
Sundevall also earned a seventh-place finish in the discus to make the podium (34.19).
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Crean Lutheran’s Noah Richardson cleared 15-6 to win the pole vault while Redondo Union’s Bo Ausmus won the discus with a throw of 185-7 and the shot put with a mark of 61-9.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
As expected, Oceanside’s Jayden Gibbs easily advanced in the weight events, tossing the discus a comfortable 182-10 before winning the shot put at 57-3.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
Sundevall also earned a seventh-place finish in the discus to make the podium (34.19).
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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“The discus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20discus. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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