CDO track and field stars

A year ago, CDO freshman Turner Washington won the state discus championship with a toss of 172 feet, 8 inches. Last week, he shattered the state record (equivalent of Division II) with a throw of 201-4. He has 2½ years to pursue the best throw ever by an Arizona prep athlete (212-11), set in 1987 by Tempe High’s Dwight Johnson. It was also a good week for another CDO track and field state champion, Jaide Stepter. Now a senior at USC, Stepter became an All-American at the NCAA indoor finals, running 400 meters in 52.22 seconds, which is a Trojans school record. She was sixth overall at the NCAAs.