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 previous-best mark of …