How to Use the high jump in a Sentence

the high jump

noun
  • The first was 96 years ago — Ethel Catherwood in the high jump.
    Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Crooke ran three races and jumped 18 times in all (12 on the high jump) on a hot day.
    The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
  • Brandon Gorski of Mater Dei went 6-6 to win the high jump.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Félix and Elodie were athletes Félix was a track and field star who excelled in the high jump.
    Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Rylan Kennedy, a Texas A&M football signee, has won the high jump in four of the first five meets of the season.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Weaver and Emmanuel both cleared personal-bests of 6-9 1/2 in the high jump.
    Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
  • His previous best was 6-8 as a sophomore in the high jump.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Kolawole cleared 6-2 in the high jump for his sixth win in eight meets this season.
    Bill Blewett, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • Three of the six state qualifiers in the high jump were from Orange County.
    Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
  • For the boys, sophomore Enzo Bruno won a district title in the high jump.
    Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Also competed in basketball and in the high jump for the track and field team.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Zebras head football coach Micheal Williams was stunned by Crutchfield’s feat in the high jump.
    Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Woodrow Wilson senior Isaac Onuoha has cleared 6-9 in the high jump, which is tied for 12th in the nation.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Marcelo Herald, Bellevue – The sophomore finished first in the high jump, long jump and 200 and earned a third-place finish in the triple jump.
    Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 5 May 2023
  • Ruth Smith, Howard, senior, high jump Smith closed her career in a big way, excelling at the high jump throughout her career.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2023
  • Meagan Humphries of Castaic reached 5-9 last season in the high jump at Golden Valley.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Arkansas has two national leaders with Wayne Pinnock in the long jump and Romaine Beckford in the high jump.
    Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Townsend tied Carver’s Camren Allain for first place in the high jump (6 feet, 4 inches), setting a personal best.
    Matty Wasserman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Myer is a three-sport athlete who competed in the high jump and triple jump during his freshman track season but plans to also run this year to help his speed.
    Greg McKenna, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Fellow senior Mikayla Mader won the high jump and recorded the ninth-best mark in program history by clearing 5-0.25.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Castaic’s Meagan Humphries, a track Swiss Army knife, didn’t win any individual field event but earned four medals — fourth in the high jump, second in the long jump, second in the triple jump and fifth in the 200 meters.
    Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • Loveland had individual championships from Cayden Dyer in the 1,600-meter run and freshman Tyler Schwinn in the high jump.
    Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 27 May 2023
  • Competing in the long jump and high jump simultaneously was no problem for Birmingham senior Deshawn Banks, who cleared both of his heights on the first try to lead all qualifiers in the high jump at 6-6.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
  • Meanwhile, Hassan has displayed his versatility throughout the season, having won a county and region title in the high jump.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Princess Kate grew up playing sports, particularly the high jump, according to her palace biography.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024

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