Kevin sets 55H school record in win

At Carthage.

Great evening with multiple PRs, and Kevin broke his school record in the 55H, running 7.81, which also set a conference record. He also PR'd in the HJ as did Molly. Karly and Molly both PR'd their 55H. Joe and Alex also performed well in the HJ, reaching season bests.

Kevin 7.90/7.81 [1st PR SR #1 all-time] 6-0.75 [PR]
Alex 6-0.75 [SB]
Joe 5-10.75 [=SB]
Eric 9.34
Aaron NH
Molly 10.18 [PR #4 all-time] 4-7.75 [PR #4 all-time]
Karly 10.00 [PR #3 all-time] 4-6


Complete results


Karly's PR 10.00 is going to get better. Here you can see the lead leg is improved but still floating past the hurdle a while. The other major issue is the trail leg. The knee is pulling through well, but the lower leg is poking out in front of the knee, acting as a brake rather pushing down and back to aid acceleration off the hurdle. Also running a bit flat footed as opposed to remaining high on the ball of foot. There is a little twisting coming off the hurdle, too, as you see the arm crossing over. Lots of improvements were visible in this race, but there's still lots of upside as more improvements can be made.


Kevin's 8.90 prelim has a bit of lead leg swing, toe point and lead leg float. On the upside, the lean and toe off is excellent at takeoff.


Eric is hampered with overstriding. You can see his lead foot landing well ahead of the hip, in effect braking him on every step. Won't be hard to correct. Hurdle clearance and lead leg cut down is very good. Arm action is pretty good, too, though it follows through to the back a bit too far and a bit too straight. Head could be angled downward a bit during hurdle entry and clearance.


Kevin's record-breaking race. Excellent, not perfect. There are some corrections that could bring the time down further. Good start in this one -- though it's hard to see here because of the vault.