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She won Olympic gold, he 49ers Super Bowls. At Sac State, Carter family glory aligns.

Michelle Carter, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in shot put, is scheduled to compete Saturday in the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships at Sacramento State. She will be accompanied by her father and coach, Michael, for whom the place awakens memories nearly four decades old of a transcendental moment in the sport’s past.

Michael Carter, the former 49ers star lineman, has his own history at Hornet Stadium.

At the 1979 Golden West Invitational, Carter set a national high school record in the shot put by throwing the 12-pound ball 81 feet, 3 1/2 inches. It shattered the previous record by more than four feet and remains untouched 38 years later.