Across the state of Massachusetts 2052 girls contested the long jump during the 2012 indoor season. When all was said and done, only 12 athletes from other schools finished ahead of Kayla in the State Open Championship held Sunday. Kayla improved on her 19th seed to place 15th with a jump of 15’11.25″. It would taken a big PR 16’11” jump to score in the meet, and Kayla gave her all on her last attempt toward that but fouled by a hair. She completes the season with a PR of 16’8″ ranked 23th in the state and 57th in New England. Teammate Carla Forbes won the competition in a state record 20’1.25″, now ranked #3 in the USA.
Kayla organized an impromptu combined girls/boys team dinner at our house the night before, and we didn’t screw it up, as both the Newton North girls and boys team brought home team titles (photos, milesplit coverage). The boys did it in spectacular fashion, being counted out in 6th place going into the relays. First they took third in the 4x200m and then followed with a dramatic 4x400m win to tie for win with Mansfield. Jared has to fill a slot in one of these!
Kayla’s concludes her indoor track high school career next week, contesting for the National Championship in the 4x55m shuttle hurdle relay at the Armory in New York City on March 10th.
Nanny and Papa journeyed 6 hours for the 2nd meet in a row to support Kayla and see the competition.
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