Alyssa Wilson

Alyssa Wilson has done it again. The Donovan Catholic senior throwing sensation broke the high school outdoor national record in the shot put with a throw of 57-01.25 (17.41m) during Monday's Ocean County Championships at Jackson Liberty High School...

Move over Raven Saunders because there is a new national record-holder for high school athletes in the girls Shot Put and she is from Ocean County. Donovan Catholic senior Alyssa Wilson’s throw of 57 feet, 5.5 inches Tuesday night at the Eastern State Indoor Championships at the New York Armory is the new standard and ends Wilson’s pursuit of the national record...

From the moment she set foot in high school, Alyssa Wilson began a path toward becoming the best female thrower in Shore Conference track and field history, and Donovan Catholic weights coach Chad Dougherty – and almost anyone else with a pair of eyes and some historical context – saw that forecast as all but a sure thing...