No. 26 β€’ Turner Washington

Canyon del Oro's Turner Washington throws the discus during practice at the school on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. The defending Division ll state champion already surpassed 200 feet twice this season and is closing in on the state record. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star

Canyon del Oro seniorΒ Turner Washington, who has signed to throw the discus and shot put at Arizona, set the state record in the discus with a distance of 215 feet 8 inches last week in the Nike Rotary Invitational in Chandler. Washington’s improvement is remarkable. Last year, he threw the discus 191-2 in the same meet. As a CDO freshman, Turner threw the discus just 143-9. His progress is similar in the shot put; he had a distance of 33-10 as a freshman andΒ threw the shot put 64-10Β½ earlier this month.Β 


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