Matthew Standridge (AR) Fr. 14'08"

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Matthew Standridge (AR) Fr. 14'08"

Unread postby AVC Coach » Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:28 am

March 11, 2014
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Jessieville, AR

Caddo Hills Freshman, Matthew Standridge, got a huge PR today with a leap of 14'08". Several things about this feat are impressive to me:
- By age, he's supposed to be an 8th grader.
- There was a nice tailwind and the biggest pole in the bag was an Altius 14'3" 16.9 flex.
- He had to short run (5 lefts) to keep from blowing through and he was only holding 13'4".
- This was the first time he's jumped outdoors since April.
- This is the 2nd highest mark by an Arkansas freshman (highest was Sam Ewing 15'07") Sam is Matthew's cousin.

Check out the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ACY-IsjwMg
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Re: Matthew Standridge (AR) Fr. 14'08"

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:14 pm

Way to go! Looks like a kid to watch :)
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