Shot put field imposing.(Rocky Preps)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: May 18, 2006| Author: Byler, Brad | Copyright information

Byline: Brad Byler, Special to the News

There's a saying among shot-putters: You always know it's a good day when you pick up the shot put and it feels light.

That's how it felt to Denise Mattoon last year at the Class 5A state track meet. Even if the shot put wasn't her own.

Mattoon brought two shots to the state meet, but they failed the weight test. After running on Arapahoe's 400-meter relay team, she rushed over to the ring at Legacy Stadium. ...