First Indiana shot putter to top 70 feet

It was inevitable. It was emphatic.

Columbus North’s Tucker Smith grew to become the primary shot putter in Indiana highschool historical past to throw 70 ft, and he did so 4 occasions Friday night time within the Convention Indiana monitor and subject meet at Bloomington North.

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Smith’s final of six makes an attempt measured 72 ft, ½ inch. It was the longest by any highschool thrower since 2017 and ranks 14th on the all-time U.S. record.

The Oklahoma signee had beforehand set a state file of 69-4 ½ ultimately 12 months’s Convention Indiana meet.

His collection: 70-9, 68-8, 68-9, 70-0, 70-4 1/2, 72- 1/2.

He earlier gained the discus at 174-9, tops within the state this 12 months.

Smith prefaced his 70-foot throws Saturday by setting a Pike Invitational file of 68-4 ¼, exceeding 68 ft 5 occasions.

At Ben Davis final June, he set a state meet file of 67-11 ¼, exceeding 67 ft 5 occasions, all previous the outdated file.

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