IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Hawkeye Laulauga Tausaga-Collins has made history by becoming the first woman from the United States to win a World Championship in the discus.

On Tuesday, Tausaga-Collins won the gold medal at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungary with a personal-best throw of 69.49 meters.

A native of Hawaii, Tausaga-Collins competed for as a Hawkeye from 2017-21 and she was a two-time Big Ten champion and a one-time national champion in the event.

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