Ryan Crouser.
Photo courtesy of Lisa Crouser
Ryan Crouser, one of the nation's premier performers in the discus and shot put, announced Friday that he will attend the University of Texas in the fall.
The
Barlow (Gresham, Ore.) senior told MaxPreps he chose the Longhorns over Oregon because of their outstanding engineering program.
The 6-foot-7, 235-pounder holds the Oregon state record in the shot put (69 feet, 8.75 inches) and has a best discus throw of 202 feet, 6 inches.
His junior year would have been even greater had he not broken his left foot during a workout in May. Crouser also is No. 1 in his class of 430 with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
