Horizontal and Vertical Jumps

Diya recently participated in a jump camp through Denver Athletics. Her coach, Sofia, took four athletes through a week of half day camps.

Day 1 - Plyometrics

Day 2 - High Jump

Day 3 - Long Jump

Day 4 - Triple Jump

Day 5 - Twilight Meet

I was pretty excited to go out on Friday and see what she had been doing.

High Jump

3'-6" cleared

3'-8" cleared

3'-10" missed

Triple Jump

26'-11.5"

26'-6.75"

26'-1"

25'-10.25"

Long Jump

12'-1.5"

12'-8"

scratch

11'-7"

In and of themselves the results are not earth shattering, but for literally a couple hours of coaching it is amazing. I am glad she tried it and wished she had more time to pursue these in high school. Maybe in college. Videos on Instagram.

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