USA’s Olympic Track and Field Champion Ryan Crouser’s Surprising Reason Behind His Commitment to Texas University Revealed

The World Championship record holder in the shot put, Ryan Crouser, originally hails from Portland, Oregon. With his throwing skills, the US shot putter and discus thrower has achieved multiple accolades in his career. With his recent performance at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Ryan left the world in awe and clinched the shot put gold for the second consecutive time. Despite that, Ryan also broke the 31-year-old record of the former shot putter Randy Barnes Crouser with his 23.37 m long throw at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2021.

Apart from that, Ryan won many hearts by owning 25 of the best shot put throws. After clinching the Olympic gold medal two times, Ryan Crouser established himself as the most accomplished athlete in the shot put world. And, now, after showcasing his prowess in the world of shot put, Ryan Crouser disclosed the surprising reason for choosing Texas University over Oregon. Let’s have a look.

The reason behind Ryan choosing Texas over Oregon

A recent Instagram post by Throwers Universe recently uploaded a post from its official Instagram handle @throwersuniverse and captioned it as ‘’A young Ryan Crouser on why he chose Texas over Oregon’’.  Throwers Universe posted the collage of Ryan Crouser bearing a medal and putting a helmet on his head.

In the collage’s second picture, the USA’s Olympic Track and Field Champion looked like an engineer. The caption reads ‘’Why Ryan Crouser didn’t go to Oregon’’. However, the second picture of the carousal in the post revealed the reason along with showcasing the article’s snapshot. In an article published in 2011 by Bret Bloomquist, Olympic record holder Ryan stated that “I wanted to be an engineer.” Further detailing his statement he added “Oregon is a liberal arts school; it does not have engineering.”

Soon after the post surfaced on the internet,  Ryan’s fans were astonished and started buzzing about his interest in engineering.

Ryan Crouser’s inspiring journey and roots

By breaking his own championship record twice, the extraordinary American proved that ”sports is in his blood” as he comes from a strong sporting family background. At the University of Texas, during his collegiate years, he showcased his incredible strength and dedication by giving hard competition to his rivals.

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With his recent dynamic performance at the National Athletics Center, USA’s Olympic Track and Field Champion Ryan Crouser left the crowd in awe. The 30-year-old unleashed the shot to a distance of 23.51 meters with his tremendous power and precision. After exhibiting his flexibility and resilience in the world of track and field at the 2023 World Athletics Championship, Ryan Crouser became one of the all-time great track and field players.

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