Boys High Jump
When I was a sophomore in High School I attended the Mooresville Invitational and got to witness Tanner Anderson (East Burke) clear 7-3.25 to break Jesse Williams' (Broughton) state record of 7-3. We've had some strong high jumpers since, but none have cleared 7-0 since.
This indoor season Charles (Omar) McBride broke the High Jump State Record jumping 7-0.25, and the junior will have Anderson's 7-3.25 to aim for over the next two years. But he won't be the only one capable of taking the record down.
Randolph Ross (Garner) jumped 6-10.75 indoors and will be aiming for 7 feet soon, then will be able to focus on battling with McBride for the outdoor state record.
Luckily McBride and Ross are in the same county, so we should be able to see them face off often over the next two years.
HIGH JUMP Tanner Anderson East Burke 7-3.25 2010 Mooresville Inv 4/3 Jesse Williams Raleigh Broughton 7-3 2002 World Jr Ch more Maduka Ballard North Brunswick 7-2 1992 Jeff Covington Rockingham County 7-1.75 1986 Carl Pickens Murphy 7-1 1987 Darren Moore Greenville Rose 7-1 1987 Clint Dockery Reidsville 7-1 1988 Jon DeBerry Richmond County 7-1 1990 (8) Linwood Harris West Craven 7-0.5 1983 Ramondo North West Charlotte 7-0.25 1995