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Crouser gets win at Millrose Games on Saturday with world-leading effort
Arkansas volunteer assistant coach Ryan Crouser opened his season with a shot put victory at the 113th Millrose Games on Saturday.
NEW YORK — Arkansas volunteer assistant coach Ryan Crouser opened his season with a shot put victory at the 113th Millrose Games on Saturday, producing a world-leading mark of 72-9¾ (22.19).
Joe Kovacs, the 2019 World champion, finished second with a toss of 70-0¼ (21.34) as Payton Otterdahl placed third with a 69-2¾ (21.10).
Featuring the shot put in the middle of the infield at the Armory Track and Field Center, Crouser and Kovacs each opened the competition with identical marks of 69-8¼ (21.24) to lead the field of six throwers.
Crouser, who set the Millrose Games meet record of 73-3¼ (22.33) last year, improved his mark in three consecutive rounds, from 70-10 (21.69) in round three to 71-2 (21.69) and then his winning effort in round five.
Kovacs bettered the 70-foot distance once, in the third stanza.
The 2016 Olympic champion, Crouser is in his first season as a volunteer assistant with the Razorbacks.
His Millrose meet record set in 2019 ranks fourth in the world all-time and third among Americans.
Information from Razorback Sports Communications is included in this story.
| NCAA | |||
 | Kansas NCAA West Regional | W | 79-72 |
 | St. John's NCAA West Regional | W | 75-66 |
 | Texas Tech NCAA West Semifinals | W | 3/27 9:09 PM TBS |
| EXHIBITION | |||
| Kansas | W | 85-69 |
 | @ TCU | L | 66-65 |
| SEASON | |||
 | Lipscomb | W | 76-60 |
 | Baylor | L | 72-67 |
 | Troy | W | 65-49 |
 | Pacific | W | 91-72 |
 | Little Rock | W | 79-67 |
 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W | 109-35 |
 | Illinois | W | 90-77 |
 | @ Miami | W | 76-73 |
 | UTSA | W | 75-60 |
 | Michigan | W | 89-87 |
 | UCA | W | 82-57 |
 | North Carolina A&T | W | 95-67 |
 | Oakland | W | 92-62 |
 | @ 1 Tennessee | L | 76-52 |
 | 16 Ole Miss | L | 73-66 |
 | 6 Florida | L | 71-63 |
 | @ LSU | L | 78-74 |
 | @ Missouri | L | 83-65 |
 | Georgia | W | 68-65 |
 | Oklahoma | L | 65-62 |
 | @ Kentucky | W | 89-79 |
 | @ Texas | W | 78-70 |
 | 5 Alabama | L | 85-81 |
| LSU | W | 70-58 |
 | @ 13 Texas A&M | L | 69-61 |
 | @ 2 Auburn | L | 67-60 |
| Missouri | W | 92-85 |
| Texas | W | 86-81 |
 | @ South Carolina | L | 72-53 |
 | @ Vanderbilt | W | 90-77 |
 | Mississippi State | W | 93-92 |
| SEC TOURNAMENT | |||
| South Carolina SEC Tournament | W | 72-68 |
| Ole Miss SEC Tournament | L | 83-80 |
