National Weekend Rundown for March 26

Ja'Mari Ward Puts a Huge Exclamation Point on Indoors


The boys' long jump might be one of the best events of this outdoor season. Rayvon Grey and Grant Holloway added themselves to the indoor all-time top ten list this winter, and Ja'Mari Ward showed the form that got him on the list last year. Ward jumped 7.75m/25-5.5 at the Illinois Top Times indoor meet today -- one of the best marks in high school history and just a quarter inch off the all-time top ten.

Illinois's indoor season goes later than just about any state in the nation, but Ward is clearly ready for outdoors.

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