Carthage: Jerome sets school, conference marks at 6-8

1/18  Jerome jumped the bar at 6-8 and landed once again in the record book. Jerome's mark sets a school record and indoor conference record. His jump was his 9th of the competition. He took three more jumps at 6-9 and came very close on his second attempt, just slightly folding on that one. Currently, Jerome's jump ranks 3rd in NCAA DIII. Top 15 will go to nationals later in March.

Jerome's performance wasn't the only highlight, though. Joe continued his steady improvement in the hurdles, running 8.15 for 3rd, just .02 off his personal best, and he ran a (24.9/28.6) 53.5 leg on the 4x4, which finished 2nd. Nathalie also made the hurdle final, running a PR 10.03, which is #4 on our all time list, and she ran 31.91 in 200.

Mike jumped 5-10.75 for 4th, ran a 25.71 200 and a 57.5 4x4. Madeline also scored in HJ, getting 6th with a season best 4-5 (=#10 all time). Alex scored in HJ, too, placing 7th at 4-3.25 (also ran 35.43 in 200). And Jana, in her first HJ competition, tied for 8th with 4-1.25 (also 32.24 200). Her hurdle race started off well enough, having 4-stepped the first four, but she then stopped. Annika had a better hurdle debut, 4-stepping the whole rack, finishing in 11.23 (#10 all time) (also 33.42 in 200). Logan had a very good 200, running 24.32 (12th) and a (26.5/30.1) 56.6 4x4. Jerome also 4x4 (25.7/30.9) 56.6. Brian (25.8/28.1) 53.9. Zuzka ran 9.29 in 55. In hep, Brad ran PR 9.28.

4x4 pool is shaping up well with Mike, Matt, Joe, Dan, Garrett and Brian, all having run sub-54.

1/17  Kasey and Mollie competed in their first pentathlon and did well, finishing 4th and 3rd, respectively. Kasey had a particularly good HJ, with her PR 4-7 jump (=#5 all time). Mollie jumped 4-4.75. In hurdles, Mollie ran 10.25 and Kasey 10.85. Kasey had a good throw (27-0), Mollie a good LJ (14-5), and both broke 3:00 in 800. In hep, Brad jumped 4-10.25.

Complete results

Jerome's 6-8 jump

Great jump but still folding a bit early.

Joe's start and H1

Could push the head and shoulders into the hurdle more to increase extension. Trail leg is hanging. Needs to finish up and in front.

Nathalie's start and H1

Extra step to H1 cut the entry speed.