Wesley's first track meet of the season was the Jimmy Carnes Invitational at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center at Celebration Pointe. He and I drove up on Saturday night and stayed nearby. We reported to the arena at 9am but he didn't end up jumping until the afternoon.
His first five jumps he hit all on his first attempts: 1.55m, 1.60m, 1.65m, 1.70m, and 1.75m. That's 5'1", 5'3", 5'5", 5'7", and 5'9".
Then he cleared 1.80m (5'11") on his second attempt. That was his first PR of the day. His previous PR at the end of last season was 5'10".
He cleared 1.85 (6'1") on his third attempt.
He cleared 1.90 (6'3") on his third attempt also!
There were only four boys left at this point. Wesley made three attempts for 1.95 but he missed them all. Two of the other boys missed their attempts also. Wesley ended up finishing fourth overall with that wonderful new PR. What a great first showing of the season!
This is Wesley with Bill Lawson, the head of the distance and cross country runners at IMG Academy.
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