high jump
noun
: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high jumper
noun
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Birmingham senior Deshawn Banks continued to raise the bar in high jump.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Loudermilk, who will compete in the Relays high jump at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, placed sixth at the 2023 Texas Relays with a leap of 7 feet, and 1/4 inches , clearing that 7-foot standard outdoors for the first time.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Roxy Meyer of Dana Hills took home girls field athlete of the meet honors, finishing first in the long jump, triple jump and high jump.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 13 Apr. 2024
Birmingham senior Deshawn Banks won the boys’ high jump, clearing 6 feet 9 inches, while Brandon Gorski of Mater Dei tied for second at 6-7.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Arroyo won the 2014 section high jump at 6-9 while attending Westview High School.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
South Florida proved to be a good landing spot considering Beckford swept NCAA high jump titles indoors and outdoors last year, competed at the World Championships last summer and earned a degree in communications.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Some top scorers for the girls were Isabella Johnson (first in discus, first in shot put, second in javelin), Elle Ingram (first in 800-meter, first in 1,600-meter), Brie McClendon (third discus, third shot put, fourth javelin) and Sarah Elizabeth Casey (first high jump, fourth 300-meter hurdles).
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
The honoree is Alice Coachman, whose record-setting high jump earned her a gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics, the first for a Black woman.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Loudermilk, who will compete in the Relays high jump at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, placed sixth at the 2023 Texas Relays with a leap of 7 feet, and 1/4 inches , clearing that 7-foot standard outdoors for the first time.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Roxy Meyer of Dana Hills took home girls field athlete of the meet honors, finishing first in the long jump, triple jump and high jump.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 13 Apr. 2024
Birmingham senior Deshawn Banks won the boys’ high jump, clearing 6 feet 9 inches, while Brandon Gorski of Mater Dei tied for second at 6-7.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Arroyo won the 2014 section high jump at 6-9 while attending Westview High School.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
South Florida proved to be a good landing spot considering Beckford swept NCAA high jump titles indoors and outdoors last year, competed at the World Championships last summer and earned a degree in communications.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Some top scorers for the girls were Isabella Johnson (first in discus, first in shot put, second in javelin), Elle Ingram (first in 800-meter, first in 1,600-meter), Brie McClendon (third discus, third shot put, fourth javelin) and Sarah Elizabeth Casey (first high jump, fourth 300-meter hurdles).
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
The honoree is Alice Coachman, whose record-setting high jump earned her a gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics, the first for a Black woman.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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