The Tara Davis-Woodhall who is undefeated in the women’s long jump this indoor season appears to be the same gregarious athlete who won a silver medal in last year’s world championships in Budapest, ...
Much like Lou Gehrig, Wyoming's Greg Knickel considers himself one of the luckiest guys in the world. Well, maybe just Ohio. He has coached high jump, long jump and pole vault at Wyoming since 2011, ...
For Paul Park, it was all about exaggeration. Phase exaggeration that is. The senior jumper worked all state championship week on holding each triple jump phase a little longer. Not too much, but just ...
Once upon a time the United States ruled the men’s long jump at the Olympics. Jesse Owens won the event while showing up Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Games. Bob Beamon shocked the track and field world ...
WSU long jump revolutionary John Delamere, left and right, in the early 1970s; and Cougar head coach John Chaplin, center. (Photo: WSU Libraries) "Brilliant guy. Perfect score on the SAT … I told him ...
There’s a nonchalantness to Elijah Soanes. At first glance, it can come off as him being indifferent. But digging deeper, it really is just someone who doesn’t quite understand yet how talented he is.