Kayla had her first meet in an Elon uniform, competing in the long jump at the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem (preview, coverage, results, photo gallery).
The holiday break along with the Polar Vortex played havoc with the Elon practice schedule last week (no indoor track), so her steps were off and she took off reaching well behind the board (video), so she wasn’t happy with her marks, but its was an exciting milestone in Kayla’s journey. We are so proud of her getting herself to a school and a team she loves.
Dad was 60 seconds too late to get a long jump shot, but we got this one…
Here is a video of her jumps:
Here is Elon’s student cable coverage of the meet. Serious D1 production values. Jenn Esposito and Jenn Pash are Kayla’s roommates. Watch for Kayla at :27 and Dad at :47.
Here is Coach Ellison’s assessment of the 1st meet:
Kayla competes next at the Liberty Open in Lynchberg,VA on Saturday where she will do the triple jump, long jump, and the 200m. Dad is headed down to watch for the day. The season’s meet schedule is posted on the side-bar of sports.priorfamily.