Shey Taiwo Makes Weight Throw History

We’re just going to leave a number here for you.

25.02m (82-1).

Go ahead and read that again: 25.02m (82-1).

Only four women in world history have touched that mark in the weight throw.

Gwen Berry, Brittany Riley and Janeah Stewart were the first three.

Shey Taiwo of Ole Miss became the fourth on Friday at the Indiana Relays.

Taiwo launched the weight into orbit on her second attempt of the competition. Not only did it vault her into some elite company on the world stage, it was the best throw by a collegian since 2008 and only trails record holder Riley at 25.56m (83-10¼) – and two of her other throws – in collegiate history.