He credits his indoor track season and focus on speed and landing for his improved performance. Kruty aims to break the school long jump record of 22-08.50.

Linn-Mar’s Abby Mecklenburg comes in for a landing during the Class 4A girls’ long jump at the state track and field meet Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Mecklenburg won with a leap of ...

She went 21 feet, one-half inch at the area meet April 23 and is ranked as the No. 1 long jumper in the country. The nation high school record was set by Kathy McMillan of North Carolina at 21-1¾ ...

Teammate Kasey Savage (Horsham, Pa.) finished third in the long jump competition, with his high of 7.50m landing him 8 th all time in UConn history.

Clear Lake’s Reese Brownlee was the girls’ long jump champion at the Drake Relays on Thursday. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Brownlee was well aware. “You just got to compete,” she said.

He also finished eighth in the long jump at the Adidas National Indoor meet. During his indoor season, Kruty said that he focused on two precise areas: speed and landing. "The main thing was my speed.