Russell slings new Husky discus record

Throw of 187-9 Friday tops previous Aurora bests of Gage Griffith, Tom Kropp

  • Aurora junior Derek Russell, shown here throwing the shot put at Friday’s Aurora Invite, set a new school record in the discus with a throw of 187-9. Russell won both throwing events on the day.
    Aurora junior Derek Russell, shown here throwing the shot put at Friday’s Aurora Invite, set a new school record in the discus with a throw of 187-9. Russell won both throwing events on the day.
    A record that once seemed untouchable has been broken for a second time in a four-year stretch. Derek Russell, a newcomer to Aurora’s track team as a junior who competed at Kimball  his first two seasons, broke Aurora’s discus record during Friday’s home invite.In his first outdoor competition as a Husky, Russell launched a throw of 187-9 to break Gage Griffith’s previ...

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