Sentences with phrase «best high jumpers»

Robbie Grabarz's reintroduction to the international picture last summer at the IAAF World Championships will stand him in good stead to reclaim his place among the best high jumpers in the world, the Olympic bronze medallist believes.

John Thomas, brushing the flecks of sawdust from his arms after his last futile effort at Rome, so obviously wondering how the world's best high jumper could lose the one time he wanted most to win.

TRACK & FIELD — VALERI BRUMEL, the world's best high jumper, displayed some of his other talents at a meet in Moscow, winning the 30 - meter dash and the broad jump — with a leap of 24 feet six inches — and finishing second in the shotput.

Tierni Kaufman of Harvard - Wesklake signals to her coach that she should make a little adjustment as she tries to best her highest jump at the CIF - SS Track and Field Divisional Finals in Torrance on Saturday, May 19, 2018.

Not exact matches

Cornell's decisiveness, along with a better - than - expected holiday - season increase in sales at the website and stores open for at least a year, has revived Target's stock: The shares have jumped 30 % under the new CEO, to all - time highs.

As companies begin to fill positions they cut in down times, employees are buoyed by the promise of higher pay and better opportunities, making them quicker to jump ship.

Stories pop up regularly speculating about the likelihood of homeowners jumping ship from high - tax states like New York and Connecticut as well.

Connecticut owes much of its improvement to a big jump in its Education ranking, climbing to No. 3 from No. 18, due largely to better high school test scores.

They now make padding for pole vaulting and high jumping pits, as well as protective padding for the military and law enforcement.

The company's share price jumped more than 5 % to $ 492 in response, adding $ 4bn to its value in minutes - though it remains well below its all - year high of $ 543 from January.

This may mean very little right now, but if you want credit cards with higher spending limits and lower rates, if you want to get great financing rates on your dream car, or if you want to qualify for a good loan to buy a nice house for yourself after college, investing in real estate is great way to jump closer to those goals.

High - priced markets like San Francisco and Seattle actually became more affordable in the last three decades as well, with San Fran affordability jumping 14 percent and Seattle's rising 20 percent.

The good news is that an adjustable - rate mortgage's interest rate can't suddenly jump to an obscenely high level.

Shares of Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFLY), a leading digital retailer and manufacturer of high - quality personalized products and services in photo books, gifts, cards, and stationery, are jumping 15 % as of 11:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday after the company posted a better - than - expected first quarter.

If they Pope said jump, I guarantee you the vast majority of Catholics wouldn't even take notice (I'm one of them, 4 years with Franciscans, 4 years with Dominicans), but if the LDS Prophet said jump, you better believe every church going Mormon is jumping — and they won't ask why, just how high and how long — they'll do it blindly like robots.

When a famous director comes to visit her class, Sassy does her best to get his attention with her high jumps and bright leotard.

High Falls Waterfall — a big waterfall with excellent swimming a bit downstream from the main fall, as well as cliff jumping.

Constellation Shares Hit Record High on Strong Results Constellation Brands Inc. reported a better - than - expected 16.6 percent jump in quarterly sales, primarily driven by robust demand for its beers such as Corona and Modelo, and the company raised its full - year adjusted profit forecast...

The guy had a great game v west ham but his ego lets him down, but Wenger his comments on the defensive cock ups, it is the same comments on all the losses so surely he needs to rectify the prob Number one drop the BF German that can't head a ball can't run he is a liability every time he puts on the shirt even Debuchy jumps higher than him Gibbs can't defend he is a nice guy but not first choice L Back Chocqelen has proved he is a good player that can get better what we need is an Ozil type midfielder that has more guts to play good balls through to runners not high balls that you hope will find a target So a defender that can defend a left back and a midfielder and then look out enough is enough on what the problems are If the car won't run right you Fix it Wenger now is the time to FIX it CB

Lead by Castro Valley jumper Nate Moore setting two national - best marks en route to defending gold in both the long and triple jump, NorCal athletes spent plenty of time on the podium at Buchanan High in Clovis.

Greg Joy, a University of Texas at El Paso freshman from Vancouver, British Columbia, flopped 7» 4» at the Western Athletic Conference indoor championships in Albuquerque, the best indoor high jump ever by a collegian.

«I don't know yet if I can jump higher, shoot better or play with more stamina.

With nothing but a real good fast ball, one that breaks and jumps and moves all over the place, a pitcher can be a big winner in high school and college, on the sandlots, even in the minor leagues.

«I think he hits better than he high - jumps,» says co-defensive coordinator and linebacker coach Jim Leavitt.

As a reminder, the Titans had Green - Beckham and Justin Hunter who are 6» 5 and 6» 4, respectively, and are both pretty damn good at high pointing jump balls.

Nearly identical testing numbers, except Gesicki could jump higher / farther and had slightly better cone and shuttle numbers.

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Harper is one of the top pole vaulters in the state, and Clancy is one of the most well - rounded athletes in the area, specializing in the high jump and long jump.

When players decide to raise their ambitions high and jump ship to leave the club he looks for the best players in lower clubs and academies who would grab the opportunity to play for arsenal with both hands

Justin, a senior at Ocean Lakes High, won the long jump with the nation's top mark this year (25» 8 3/4») as well as the high jump (7» 0») and the triple jump (50» 8 1/4») at the Group AAA championship meet, leading the Dolphins to their first state title in any spHigh, won the long jump with the nation's top mark this year (25» 8 3/4») as well as the high jump (7» 0») and the triple jump (50» 8 1/4») at the Group AAA championship meet, leading the Dolphins to their first state title in any sphigh jump (7» 0») and the triple jump (50» 8 1/4») at the Group AAA championship meet, leading the Dolphins to their first state title in any sport.

But it's a huge jump from high school to college, just as it's a huge jump from college to pro, and high school refs are no better and no worse, relatively speaking, than the players and coaches they officiate for.

Jumps are great for increasing power and speed, as well as improving the ability of your athletes to recruit high threshold motor units, which will have a positive impact on strength.

San Clemente, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) 10/23/1995 (age 22.5) # 8 BACKGROUND: A three - star athlete recruit out of high school, Dante Pettis was a four - sport star at Junipero Serra Catholic, spending his time balancing baseball, basketball, football and track — set the Orange County record in the long - jump (24» 07»), running a personal - best 21.84 in the 200 - meters.

The 5,000 was part of a burst of track and field's circuslike multiplicity, with Jan Zelezny of Czechoslovakia launching his javelin to an Olympic - record 294» 2» and Germany's Heike Henkel jumping ever better as the bar went higher.

Depending on the tourney, I could definitely see Mikal jump as high as 4, and I think JJJ will be the best big from this draft.

After taking a liking to hurdles while goofing around after a high - jump camp, Woodward started training with 1976 Olympic Trials semifinalist Janet Benford to learn technique, but joining the hurdling sorority at Vacaville High provided a new perspective as whigh - jump camp, Woodward started training with 1976 Olympic Trials semifinalist Janet Benford to learn technique, but joining the hurdling sorority at Vacaville High provided a new perspective as wHigh provided a new perspective as well.

Elsewhere, high jump pair Will Pargeter and Alice Richardson jumped 1.80 m and 1.50 m respectively in qualifying, Dakota McCoy ran a season's best of 9.64 in the 60H, whilst Ian Shevlin clocked 7.57 in the heats of the 60m.

As you said, they are under contract THROUGH the 2019 season giving the Falcons 2 full season to develop a player OR draft a high quality / starter in 2019 or 2020; you are jumping the gun, hell I'd say a good WR is a higher priority to put at # 2 with some speed and size.

The answer to that one is simple too: «If a ref is exceptional, he's doing college or pro; most likely, he's doing high school games for the same reason coaches are coaching in high school — he wasn't quite good enough to make the jump to the next level.»

Elsewhere, Katarina Johnson - Thompson and Morgan Lake set new personal and season bests respectively in the women's high jump, while Christine Ohuruogu bagged a 400m season best time, crossing the line in an emphatic 51.05.

Dan Bramble was fifth in the long jump while Allan Smith was the best performing Brit in the high jump final, clearing a season's best 2.27 m in fifth after Olympic bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz had three failed clearances at 2.21 m and placed 12th.

A total of five men with high jump personal bests of 2.40 m or above are among those set to compete at the Rome leg of the Diamond League series on Thursday evening.

As well as Ujah and Porter, other Brits in action are Jodie Williams in the 200m, Isobel Pooley in the high jump, Jonnie Peacock in the «blade runners» 100m and Dale Clutterbuck, Tom Lancashire and Chris O'Hare in the non-Diamond League 1500m event.

However, she cleared 1.89 m in the high jump when the best of the rest cleared 1.80 m and she moved to third on 1972 points closely behind Anouk Vetter (1984) and the 2013 world champion Hanna Kasyanova (1978).

World indoor high jump champion Mariya Kuchina of Russia — silver medallist in Zurich — won the competition in Stockholm with a best of 1.94 m.

A lifetime best in the 200m together with a PB - equalling 100m hurdles performance and an outdoor high jump PB helped Katarina Johnson - Thompson to sit second in the heptathlon at the end of day one at the Gotzis Hypo Meeting.

After clocking 13.37 to match the hurdles time she ran at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing last summer, the 23 - year - old added two centimetres to her previous best ever outdoor high jump mark with 1.92 m.

He didn't enjoy the same level of success in the long jump, with a best of 7.12 m, but went on to throw 14.64 m in the shot, clear 2.00 m in the high jump and run 47.13 for 400m.

After a goalless first half, Kane jumped highest above two Arsenal defenders to power the ball home past Cech, but the game was pretty even up until then, Arsenal defending well.

Olympic bronze and world indoor silver medallist Robbie Grabarz and British indoor champion Chris Baker are other British athletes in Rome where they will mix it with the best in yet another world - class high jump field including world indoor champion Gianmarco Tamberi and 2013 world champion Bohdan Bondarenko.