Crouser wins shot, breaks own mark by The Associated Press | Today at 2:50 a.m. Ryan Crouser of the United States reacts after winning gold medal in the men’s shot put today at the Olympics in Tokyo. Crouser is a volunteer assistant coach with the track and field program at the University of Arkansas. (AP/Matthias Schrader) Make it two Olympic gold medals in a row for Ryan Crouser, the former Texas Longhorn who now calls Arkansas home. Crouser broken his own Olympic record late Wednesday night on his way to defending his shot put title at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.