Definition of long jump
: a track-and-field event in which a jump for distance is made usually from a running start
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Aiklen Carter will compete in the Track & Field division while Teron Lewis will be competing in the standing long jump, softball throw, and the 100 meter dash.
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Fields, who had firsts in the long jump, both hurdles finals and the 4x400 relay, was voted Class 1A track athlete of the year and Robinson was the coach of the year.
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The two-time defending Class 3A champ in the high jump is in the mix for another title after having the second-best qualifying effort in the long jump at 23 feet, 4.5 inches.
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Robinson won the 200-meter dash in 25.65 seconds and also finished first in the 400 (57.75) and the long jump (17 feet, 5 inches), while Meininger secured victories in the 1,600 (5:19.19) and 3,200 (11:30.23).
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Luty specializes in the 100 meter and 200 meter races and long jump, but also competes in shot put.
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Woolford excelled in the long jump, triple jump, 100 and 200 and graduated in 1999 as one of the school’s best track athletes.
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Elsewhere the Ducks picked up seven team in the long jump with 4-7 finish from Rhesa Foster and Chaquinn Cook.
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Koontz won the 100-meter hurdles (16.00), the 100-meter dash (12.72), the 200-meter (26.67) and the long jump (15-feet-11).
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First Known Use of long jump
1853
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