The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Track and Field’s Piperi breaks indoor shot put school record
02.06.2021 | Track & Field / Cross Country
The senior thrower broke Ryan Crouser’s school record and moved to No. 2 in NCAA history on Saturday.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas Track and Field senior thrower Tripp Piperi had yet another record-breaking performance for the Longhorns on Saturday at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M. On his final throw of the shot put competition, Piperi launched a school-record throw of 21.74m/71-4, winning the event and breaking Olympic gold medalist and Longhorn Legend Ryan Crouser's five-year-old record (21.73m/71-3.5 – 2016) in the process.
Piperi's previous lifetime-best was a 21.12m/69-3.5 effort two weeks ago at the Wooo Pig Classic in Fayetteville, Ark. Saturday marked the first time in Piperi's career he broke the 70-foot mark, doing so twice in College Station. On his fourth attempt, he launched the orb 21.62m/70-11.25.
Piperi's record-breaking throw was a meet and facility record, in addition to breaking the UT indoor record. It was also the second-best throw in NCAA history and No. 2 in the world this season. His second 70-footer on Saturday gave him possession of two of the top seven performances in NCAA history.
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