National Milestone Not Getting to Washington’s Head

TEMPE - Redshirt Junior Turner Washington set a new NCAA record in the shot put Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Texas Tech Shootout in Lubbock Texas. The Tucson native, and former Arizona Wildcat, started 2021 in similar fashion when he broke the Texas Tech Invitational shot put meet- and facility-records on Jan. 30 when he went 20.94m/68-8 ½ feet on his final throw. That throw moved Washington to second all-time at ASU and set a new PR. That wouldn't last long. On Saturday, Washington went 21.85m (71-8.25) on his final attempt, setting a new NCAA record by topping former all-time best Payton Otterdahl of North Dakota State who threw 21.81m/71-06.75 ft in 2019. Washington moved up to No. 1 on the ASU top-10 indoor list for the event, passing Olympian Ryan Whiting's 21.73m from 2008.

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