Jarnagin High Jump
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Official results are in and 5 Deer Valley HS track and field athletes qualified for the state meet at the Gatorade Invitational at Copper Canyon HS yesterday. Defending state champion Leigha Graziano broke two meet records and earned a listing on the National Elites list. She won both the shot put and discus with a put of 39'7" and a toss of 126'10", both well over the state qualifying standards. Graziano also had a PR 4'6" jump in the high jump to place 8th.
Senior Carrie Jarnagin also had a big day at the Gatorade Invitational. She's pictured above clearing her 2nd place, state qualifying jump of 5'2" in the high jump. She also won the 300m Intermediate Hurdles in a time of 49.76, just over a half second off the qualifying standard. Jarnagin was followed closely by freshman teammate Tessa Kelley who finished 2nd in 49.97 in the same race. In the 100m high hurdles Jarnagin placed 4th with a time of 17.82.
Senior Samantha Rasmussen qualified for state in the 1600m at the invite, placing 2nd and running 5:34.24. She also ran the 3200m and placed 4th in a time of 12:17.85. Freshman Claire Zampini ran an excellent 400m race finishing 2nd in 1:01.99, just narrowly getting beat out by .3 (3 10th of a second), and qualifying for the state meet. She also placed 5th in the 200m with a time of 28.69. Robert Wozny was the lone boy who qualified for state at yesterday's invitational. Wozny tied for 2nd with 2 others with a jump of 6'4", well over the state qualifying standard of 5'10". He also finished 4th in the long jump with a leap of 19'11". Senior Jummane Robertson, jumping in a different division, won his long jump event with a leap of 20'10", just 1/2 inch off the qualifying standard.
All in all it was a great day for the Skyhawks. You can see Photos, Videos, and Meet Results on the team website and by clicking the links. Next meet is Wedneday, March 11th at Ceasar Chavez HS in Laveen. See you there.
You can also see full results for the Gatorade Invitational on the Official Site page:
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