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TIERRAWATCH: Tierra Crockrell Breaks Her Own Record at UW Final Qualifier

The University Place 10-year-old, competing against college-age athletes at the March 3 meet, recorded a mark of 23 feet, 3 1/2 inches in the 4 kg shot put.

You know you are big time when you break your own world record.

Such is the case for University Place track-and-field phenom , who earlier this month recorded another world record at the UW Final Qualifer in Seattle. Here's the report from the 10-year-old's mother, Tricia Crockrell:

"She broke her own world record in the 4kg shot put 23 3 1/2 or 7.10 m. At the UW final qualifier on March 3rd"

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(Attached is a picture Tricia provided of her daughter next to her world record)

This isn't the first of Tierra's world records that Patch has reported, but it leaves us just as amazed. Great job, Tierra.

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