UTSA's Richard Garrett Jr. beats big man from ArlingtonUTSA's Richard Garrett Jr. beats big man from Arlington
Men's Track and Field (pre 2018)

UTSA's Richard Garrett Jr. beats big man from Arlington

by Jerry Briggs, San Antonio Express-News

SAN ANTONIO — UTSA's Richard Garrett Jr. knows that the big man will be waiting for him next week in Fayetteville, Ark.

But it's really not a worry.

Garrett Jr. feels pretty confident in himself after what he accomplished last Friday in Albuquerque, N.M.

A burly 6-foot, 260 pounder, Garrett surged into the national championship discussion by winning the shot put title at the Western Athletic Conference indoor meet.

With his school-record throw of 65 feet, 9 1/2 inches, the UTSA senior registered a stunning upset of 6-6, 290-pound Bozidar Antunovic from UT Arlington.

Antunovic threw 65-8 1/4, settling for second.

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