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UConn Commit Marshall Potter Named Connecticut Outdoor Track and Field Player of the Year
STORRS, Conn.- Incoming freshman Marshall Potter (Simsbury, Conn.) has been named Gatorade’s Connecticut Outdoor Boys Track and Field Player of the Year, announced in a release on Wednesday. At the New Balance Nationals in Philadelphia, Potter finished third in both the discus (194 feet, 4 inches) and hammer throw (227-9). Earlier in June, Potter won […]
STORRS, Conn.- Incoming freshman Marshall Potter (Simsbury, Conn.) has been named Gatorade’s Connecticut Outdoor Boys Track and Field Player of the Year, announced in a release on Wednesday.
At the New Balance Nationals in Philadelphia, Potter finished third in both the discus (194 feet, 4 inches) and hammer throw (227-9). Earlier in June, Potter won the Connecticut State Open champion in the discus with a throw of 181-06 and finished second in the shot put with a throw of 58-08.25.
The future Husky broke the shot put record at the Class L meet with a throw of 61-05.75 and took home the discus crown with a throw of 175-06.
Potter was named to the Gametime CT All-State First Team for boys outdoor track and field.