GV’s @msjumphries made her season debut in style at the LEAP Fest National Jumps Showcase. She matched her PR and tied the current girls indoor (and polar bear) U.S. #2 high jump mark of 1.75m (5’9”)!
She’s well on her way of trying to reach her season’s goal of clearing 6’0”!
@trakn@CoachJTAyers Would happen to have a list of meets in California where HS kids can compete in the Multis outside of JO’s/AAU? To my knowledge all they’ve had available to them up until this year is the Pent at the Winter Championships.
@CoachJTAyers Also, by not having meets where the Multis are contested, some of our California kids are going to college unprepared and sometimes have to waste a year or two learning how to become a multi and how to manage it all.
@CoachJTAyers We wish they had the decathlon/heptathlon at state. Some states like Tennessee, I believe, have it the week before State so the athletes can compete in the multis and then rest for the main event the following week.
@CoachJTAyers Which these people are saying hurt the individuals kids chances of getting recruited. My understanding is that in Texas they double some of, if not all of, the relay points, so coaches are putting a greater emphasis on those events, sometimes to the kid’s detriment.
@CoachJTAyers Also, a lot of people complain about the 4x200m relay in the state of Texas and other places that they contest it. I’ve heard complaints about stacking the kids on multiple relays to the point where they darn near can’t get a FAT time in an actual individual event.
USC Track and Field just got one of the best triple jumpers in the nation. Great job, Coach Gatlin! Congratulations, Jada! You’re proof that hard work pays off!
Please join us on Saturday, December 17th as we host our 1st Annual Gold Winter Relay Dash! This is a holiday themed All-Comers Meet that is open to athletes of all genders, ages, and levels of fitness! Come out and enjoy a day filled with festivities, races and holiday cheer!
Jada Gatlin Mission Viejo HS and Alyssa Hope King HS. Two of the Top Jumpers in California at USC Official Visit @MilesplitCA @diablotrack@USC_Track_Field@USC_Athletics