Ryan Crouser, the current world No. 1 and Olympic champion in the shot put, bested an elite field Tuesday evening at Drake Stadium to win the Delta Dental of Iowa Shot Put as part of this week's Drake Blue Oval Showcase presented by Mediacom.
Crouser won the event with a mark of 74-0.25 (22.56m) that was recorded on his first throw of the night. His second throw of 73-10 (22.50m) was the second best in the competition that also featured Nick Ponzio, Payton Otterdahl, Luke Warning and Josh Cinnamo.
"It was nice to get out here and compete.