The Girls Long Jump Competition Will Be Fierce
* Skylynn Townsend triple jumped to the Nike Indoor National title in 2023
Photo Credit: Derrick Dingle/MileSplit
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The girls long jump will be one of the top field events to watch in College Station.
It will feature Georgia signee Skylynn Townsend. The defending UIL and Nike Indoor National champion set a personal best this indoor season with a 20-2.5 mark. In 2023, she had an outdoor best of 20-8.5.
Townsend opened her outdoor campaign with a jump of 19-10.
Ashley Lister and London Tucker will look to have big performances as well. Lister, who has an outdoor personal best of 19-4.5, set a season best of 18-11.5 thus far this year.
Tucker, a senior from Burleson Centennial, finished second to Lister at the Duncanville Bob Alper Relays, where she jumped 18-8.5. She enters the meet with a personal best of 20-1.
INDEX:
Page 2 - Boys 100m Is Stacked
Page 3 - Nita Koom-Dadzie Can Shine
Page 4 - Girls Long Jump Competition Is Heating Up
Page 5 - Look Out For Duncanville's 4x100m
Page 6 - Two State Finalists Will Face Eachother In Distance Events
Page 7 - Top Texans Will Feature In The Hurdles
Page 8 - U.S. No. 1 Pole Vaulter Will Take Center Stage
