high jump
noun
: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high jumper
noun
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Other winners included Lexington’s Ainsley Cuthbertson (shot put), Douglas’ Madelyn Greenbough (shot put), Andover’s Millie Tuohy (high jump), Parker Charter’s Kinsley Kline (pole vault), Lexington’s Audrey Deardorf (long jump), and Cardinal Spellman’s Annaikiah Donahue-Wilfred (triple jump).
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Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
At the end of Friday’s preliminary competition, Hernandez and five other high jump contenders sprawled on their stomachs beneath the high jump tent, cheering on West Ranch junior Avery Prestridge and La Jolla junior Anastasia Volkov in a jump-off for the final qualifying spot.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Hernandez finished first in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, received first-place medals in both events and placed third in the long jump.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The state leader in the boys’ high jump won the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet with a high jump of 6 feet, 10 inches (with Ayala’s Nathan Baca).
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 28 May 2026
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Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
At the end of Friday’s preliminary competition, Hernandez and five other high jump contenders sprawled on their stomachs beneath the high jump tent, cheering on West Ranch junior Avery Prestridge and La Jolla junior Anastasia Volkov in a jump-off for the final qualifying spot.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Hernandez finished first in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, received first-place medals in both events and placed third in the long jump.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The state leader in the boys’ high jump won the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet with a high jump of 6 feet, 10 inches (with Ayala’s Nathan Baca).
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 28 May 2026
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“High jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jump. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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