Michelle Carter, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in shot put, is scheduled to compete Saturday in the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships at Sacramento State. She will be accompanied by her father and coach, Michael, for whom the place awakens memories nearly four decades old of a transcendental moment in the sport’s past.
Michael Carter, the former 49ers star lineman, has his own history at Hornet Stadium.
At the 1979 Golden West Invitational, Carter set a national high school record in the shot put by throwing the 12-pound ball 81 feet, 3 1/2 inches. It shattered the previous record by more than four feet and remains untouched 38 years later.