Ehm, a senior who has signed to play football at Air Force, finished fourth in discus and sixth in shot put in Class 3A in 2014. This season, his 150-foot, 9-inch throw in the discus ranks third in 3A, while his 50-11 1/4 is fourth-best in shot.

What is your goal for shot and discus this season?

“I want to throw in the 160s for discus and throw over 52 for shot put and then just place higher than I did last year.… Every day I’m working with my footwork to get better at that. That’s the main thing. If one thing gets off, it throws off a few other things and the shot or discus doesn’t go as far.”

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