Sgt. Christopher Helton, Company A, Warrior Transition Battalion, shot puts May 17 during the Warrior Games at Garry Berry Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. This was Helton's second year competing in three tra More
Navy/Coast Guard Track and Field Coach Teri Jordan gives technique tips to warrior relay members Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos and Team Captain Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Max Rohn during training c More
Army veteran Sean Hook, an Altoona, Pa., native, meets with Fort Carson middle school students prior to a training session on the discus and shotput throw, April 26, 2012. Hook is here to represent the Army at More
Marine veteran Cpl. Sebastion Gallegos, a San Antonio native, warms up for the shot put with a medicine ball during practice at the 2013 Marine Corps Trials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 26, More
Lance Cpl. Richard Richter IV, an athlete with Team West, hurls a shot during a field competition at the Marine Corps Trials here March 5.
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Andrew, with the Warrior Transition Battalion, picks up a shot put during a track and field practice at Cowan Stadium in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 16, 2013. Andrew will repres More
U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Haywood Range, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, sets to throw the shot put practicing for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 15, 2015. Range is one of mor More
Pfc. Kevin Szortyka of Fort Stewart, Ga., throws the bronze-medal-winning shot at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Army Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. The Army Warrior Trials, June 15-19, are h More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kadina Baldwin, Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky., a member of the Army team, throws a discus during practice at Fort Carson, Colo., for the 2014 Warrior Games, Sept. 23, 2014. Mor More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kadina Baldwin, Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky., a member of Team Army, receives the silver medal for shot put during field competition for the 2014 Warrior Games at Garry Berry More
Pvt. Ashlee Evans practices her shot put at the 2015 Marine Corps Trials. The competition provides opportunities for the Marines to train as athletes, while increasing their strength so they can continue their More
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson, retired, Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials (WWPT) competitor, competes in a shot put track and field event during the WWPT at the Iolani School Kozuki Stadium March 12, 2015, i More
Melissa Gonzales, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, gathers speed as she rolls down the track in a sport-chair during the fourth day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Apr More
Special Operations Command Staff Sgt. Erin O'Neil McLoughlin prepares to throw a shot in the women's standing shot put field event of the Department of Defense Wounded Warriors 2015 Games at Marine Corps Base Q More
Airman 1st Class Jessica Johnson is a 4th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician who trains for shot put events in her spare time. Shot put is a track and field event where participants toss a hea More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis Palacios competes in the shot put event for the 2017 Marine Corps Trials Field Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10, 2017. The Marine Corps Trials promot More
U.S. Marine veteran Zack Guess competes in the shot put event during the 2017 Marine Corps Trials Field Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10, 2017. Guess, a Marion, Ky., native, is More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Olson, an explosive ordnance disposal troop from Abilene, TX, cheers enthusiastically as the Air Force is introduced at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games opening cerem More
U.S. Air Force veteran Eric Fisher, a former air transportation technical sergeant from Roberts, Wis., competes in the seated shot put at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, 2017 at Soldier Fie More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincent Cavazos, a security forces troop from Fresno, Calif., mentally prepares for his next throw during the shot put event at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, 201 More
170705-N-LQ926-180 CHICAGO (July 5, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emmanuel Gonzalez, from Rialto, Calif., participates in a shot put competition for the 2017 Warrior Games at Soldier Field in Chicago. Team More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cory Ivans, assigned to the Warrior transition Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia competes in the field event at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 6, 2018. 74 wounded, ill, or injured active duty Soldiers a More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran, assigned to the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command competes in the field event at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 6, 2018. 74 wounded, ill, or injured active duty Soldiers More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Justin Muhlhauser throws a discus during a 2018 Marine Corps Trials track and field practice at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2018. Muhlhauser is a member of the 2 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Samuel Daniels practices for the shot put field event, May 28, 2018, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. in preparation for the 2018 Department of Defense (DOD) Warrior Games, More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, competes in the shot-put event to earn the Deutsches Sportabzeichen medal in Lehnin, More
Retired Hospitalman Gabriel George, from Houston, throws a shot during the field portion of the Navy Trials on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. March 22, 2019. Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor and NAS Nor More
Field sports, including the discus throw, counted toward the overall scores of each team. Fort Knox boys won Regionals by one point.
The Fort Knox Eagles track and field team joins members of the 4x400 relay in celebrating their final win at the Class A, Region 2 championship meet in Green County May 11, 2019. The win moved the boys' team in More
A U.S. Marine Corps competitor warms up before the 2019 DoD Warrior Games seated shot-put competition in Tampa, Florida, June 23. The 2019 Warrior Games consist of 13 Paralympic-style sports, and more than 300 More
Service member with the Georgian Defense Force throws a shot put during the 2020 Marine Corps Trials competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 5, 2020. The Marine Corps Trials promotes reha More
Sgt. Christopher Helton, Company A, Warrior Transition Battalion, races in the 100-meter dash May 17 during the Warrior Games at Garry Berry Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Helton hurt his hip during his fir More
Warrior athlete Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joe Derback practices his shot put technique under the supervision of Navy/Coast Guard Track and Field Coach Kent Pagel during training camp in preparation for the 20 More
Army veteran Sean Hook (right) helps a Fort Carson middle school student perfect his shotput-throwing form during a training session, April 26, 2012. Hook began throwing discus and shot put six months ago and h More
Veteran Cpl. Travis Greene, native of Boise, Idaho, throws the shotput during the track and field portion of the 2012 Warrior Games at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 4. Gree More
Marine veteran Sgt. Anthony McDaniel, from Pascagoula, Miss., rolls ahead of Marine veteran Cpl. Josue Barron, from Los Angeles, during wheelchair basketball practice at the 2013 Marine Corps Trials at Marine C More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Andrew, with the Warrior Transition Battalion, JBLM, stretches before his track and field practice at Cowan Stadium April 16, 2013. Andrew will represent the Army in shot put and discus at More
U.S. Coast Guard Machinery Technician 1st Class Ramon Moore, retired, Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials (WWPT) competitor, competes in a shot put track and field event during the WWPT at the Iolani School Kozuki S More
Patrick Young, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, prepares to launch his throw at a shot put practice during the third day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. The More
Trent Smith, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, sprints the 100 meters during the fourth day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 21. The five-day training camp for the More
170705-N-CU914-001 CHICAGO (July 5, 2017) U.S. Coast Guard Information Systems Technician 1st Class Jose Estrada, a native of Houston, Texas, and member of the 2017 Warrior Games Team Navy prepares to throw a s More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rafael Morfinenciso, a medical administration troop from Sterling, Va., prepares for his next throw during the shot put event at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, More
Officials conduct scoring for the seated shot put at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, 2017 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill. Approximately 250 seriously wounded, ill and injured service member More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Olson, an explosive ordnance disposal troop from Abilene, TX, competes in the seated shot put at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, 2017at Soldier Field, Chicag More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Belvoir, Virginia competes in the field event at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 6, 2018. 74 wounded, ill, or injured active duty S More
U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Wurth assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord competes in the field event at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 6, 2018. 74 wounded, ill, or injured active duty Soldie More
Athletes do dynamic warm-ups across the field during a 2018 Marine Corps Trials track practice at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2018. The Marine Corps Trials promotes recovery and rehabilitati More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, compete in the long-jump event to earn the Deutsches Sportabzeichen medal in Lehnin, More
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Dakota Hollingsworth, from Gladstone, Ore., throws a shot during the field portion of the Navy Trials on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. March 22, More
A Fort Knox Eagles' girls jumper stretches for a triple long jump win at the Kentucky track and field Class A, Region 2 championship meet May 11, 2019.
Taylor Nordman sprints to an easy victory in the Fort Knox girls' 4x400 relay near the end of the Class A, Region 2 championship at Green County May 11, 2019. The girls earned the win in 4:30.25.
A U.S. Marine Corps competitors discuss their performance at the DoD Warrior Games field competition in Tampa, Florida, June 23. The DoD Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery a More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Raymond Archer throws a shot-put ball down while being cheered on by his fellow athletes during the field portion of the 2019 DoD Warrior Games in Tampa, Florida, June 23, 2019. A More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dorian Gardner, the Communication Strategy and Operations chief with Marine Corps Installations West, throws a discus during the 2020 Marine Corps Trials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendl More
Pvt. 1st class Jerold Williams, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 15th Special Troops Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade generator mechanic completes his second throw in the shot put event at the 15th SB C More
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard warrior athletes practice their block starts as Track and Field Coach Teri Jordan helps to guide their techniques. Warrior athletes began training camp in preparation for the 2012 War More
Lance Cpl. Matthew Roach, native of Appomattox, Va., hurls the shot put during field practice for the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 26. Roach suffers from injuries sustained in an improvi More
A Fort Carson middle school student and Army veteran Sean Hook practice the shotput throw, April 26, 2012. Hook volunteered to work with the local area students despite his busy training schedule ahead of the 2 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Andrew, with the Warrior Transition Battalion, JBLM, and member of the Army team for the 2013 Warrior Games, launches a shot put through the air during a track and field practice at Cowan More
Spectators and volunteers watch a shot put track and field event during the Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials (WWPT) at the Iolani School Kozuki Stadium March 12, 2015, in Honolulu. Fifty-eight Wounded Warriors wh More
Air Force Wounded Warrior athletes ride along a tree covered road during the third day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. The five-day training camp for the Air Forc More
Craig Zaleski, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, prepares to launch his throw at a shot put practice during the fourth day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 21. The More
Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson, retired, prepares to throw a shot in the shot put field event of the Department of Defense Wounded Warriors 2015 Games at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Va., June 23 More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis Palacios competes in the shot put event during the 2017 Marine Corps Trials Field Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10, 2017. Palacios, a Baltimore nativ More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Caswell, a crew chief from Jacksonville, Ark., prepares for his next throw during the discus event at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, 2017 at Soldier Field, More
170705-N-CU914-010 CHICAGO (July 5, 2017) Coast Guard Fireman Christopher North, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and member of the 2017 Warrior Games Team Navy prepares to throw a shot put during the field even More
U.S. Air Force veteran Joshua Smith, an aircrew flight equipment technician from Fairfield, Mont., competes in the seated shot put at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, 2017 at Soldier Field, More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gabi Cha, assigned to the Fort Bliss Warrior Transition Battalion competes in the field event at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 6, 2018. 74 wounded, ill, or injured active duty Soldiers and v More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ronaldo Colon assigned to Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina throws a discus during the field events at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 6, 2018. 74 wounded, ill, or injured More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Oscar Jordan practices wheelchair racing during a 2018 Marine Corps Trials track and field practice at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2018. The Marine Corps Trials promot More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, competes in the long-jump event to earn the Deutsches Sportabzeichen medal in Lehnin More
Fort Knox head coach Terry Turner has a lighthearted moment with two members of the girls' 4x400 relay team prior to their big win at the track and field regional championship tournament.
Fans at the Class A, Region 2 championship at Green County May 11, 2019 cheer a Fort Knox Eagles runner on at one of legs of a relay race. The Eagles captured first place by one point over Owensboro Catholic.
U.S. Marine Corps competitor Tesla DeBarros throws discus at the DoD Warrior Games field competition in Tampa, Florida, June 23, 2019. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill an More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Dustin Kosar throws a discus during the field portion of the 2019 DoD Warrior Games in Tampa, Florida, June 23, 2019. The DoD Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance th More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dorian Gardner, the Communication Strategy and Operations chief with Marine Corps Installations West, throws a shot put during the 2020 Marine Corps Trials competition at Marine Corps B More
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard warrior athlete Retired Builder Constructionman Dan Peters practices shot put during training camp in preparation for the 2012 Warrior Games, May 1-5, at U.S. Air Force Academy Field T More
Veteran Lance Cpl. Jacob Stearns, native of Palm Bay, Fla., throws the shot put during field practice for the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 26. Stearns lost his leg when he stepped on an More
Army veteran Sean Hook demonstrates the proper shotput-throwing stance for a group of Fort Carson middle school students, April 26, 2012. Hook, an Altoona, Pa., native will represent the Army at the 2012 Warrio More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Andrew, with the Warrior Transition Battalion, JBLM, throws a discus during a track and field practice at Cowan Stadium April 16, 2013. Andrew will represent the Army during the 2013 Warri More
U.S. Navy Master at Arms 3rd Class, Nathan DeWalt, retired, Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials (WWPT) competitor, competes in a shot put track and field event during the WWPT at the Iolani School Kozuki Stadium Mar More
Nick Dadgoster, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, releases the discus at a track and field session during the third day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. The fi More
Master Sgt. Chris Ramakka, an active-duty Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, runs around the track with during the fourth day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 21. The More
Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson, retired, throws a shot in the shot put competition of the field events during the Department of Defense Wounded Warriors 2015 Games at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, More
British Royal Marine Cpl. Matt Musto competes in the shot put event during the 2017 Marine Corps Trials Field Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10, 2017. Musto, a Plymouth, England More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincent Cavazos, a security forces troop from Fresno, Calif., competes in the shot put at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, 2017 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill. Cava More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Benjamin Seekell, a security forces troop from Charlestown, R.I., prepares for his next throw during the discus event at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 5, 2017 at S More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Unger, assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Bliss, Texas participates in field events at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 6, 2018. 74 wounded, ill, or injured active duty So More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st. class Wilson Naboa, assigned to Warrior Training Battalion, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii throws discus during the field event at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 6, 2018. 74 wounded, ill, or injured a More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Gibson throws a discus during a 2018 Marine Corps Trials track and field practice at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2018. Gibson is a member of the 2018 Marine Cor More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, competes in the shuttle run to earn the Deutsches Sportabzeichen medal in Lehnin, Ge More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Manny Gonzalez, from Rialto, Calif, throws a shot during the field portion of the Navy Trials on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. March 22, 2019. Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harb More
Fort Knox Eagles' Jerome Jones stretches for a triple long jump win at the Kentucky track and field Class A, Region 2 championship meet May 11, 2019.
U.S. Marine Corps team staff members help secure a competitor for the seated discus throw at the DoD Warrior Games field competition in Tampa, Florida, June 23, 2019. The Warrior Games showcase the resilient sp More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Phal It prepares to throw a discus at pit six during the field portion of the 2019 DoD Warrior Games in Tampa, Florida, June 23, 2019. Capt. It is competing alongside his brothers and si More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dorian Gardner, the Communication Strategy and Operations chief with Marine Corps Installations West, throws a discus during the 2020 Marine Corps Trials competition at Marine Corps Bas More