Indianola senior Walker Whalen broke the state meet record in the discus on his first throw in the finals of the class 4A discus, which would have been enough to secure the state championship. Not satisfied however, Whalen broke his own record not just once more, but again on his final throw of 204’9” to take down all competition. Whalen said he just wanted to take it one throw at a time and make sure he was mindful about where he was at.

“First goal is to make finals, and the first throw was all about making finals. After that it was all about chasing it. Focus on the little technique things, focus on one or two to make sure I didn’t get overwhelmed about anything, then just relax and let it fly.”

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