It's been a historic year for the Girls High Jump in North Carolina where Morgan Smalls (Panther Creek), Kenya Livingston (Rocky River), and Addie Renner (Myers Park) have been some of the best in state history. The trio hold seasons best of 6-0.25, 5-10.5 and 6-9.25 respectively. The three were also all All-Americans in the indoor season.
Morgan Smalls didn't attend New Balance Outdoor Nationals but took on the nations best u20 athletes at the USATF Junior National Championships. The top two in the event would qualify for the USA World Junior team heading to Finland later this summer. Smalls was just one inch off of qualifying for her first Team USA where she jumped 5-11.75 taking 3rd.
Her fellow North Carolina competitors held it down during her absence in Greensboro adding on two All-American performances. Indoors Livingston was the National Runner-Up in a tiebreak off misses. Livingston had cleared her way through 5-8.75 with no misses. Renner sat in the same boat as the bar was raised to 5-10.5. This would be a PR height for both girls.
Through two attempts the bar was cleared by competitors Shelby Tyler (IN) and Nyagoa Bayak (ME). 7 other girls were hoping to join them on the final attempt. Renner would miss on her final attempt, but with no prior misses in the competition, she was in a good spot for an All-American finish.
Livingston went on to clear the height setting a new PR. She'd cleared 5-10 twice, once as a sophomore and once as a junior. Thea Shaw (DC) joined to make it four girls over 5-10.5.
The bar moved up to 6 feet for the remaining four girls. Coming down to a tiebreak on misses for 5th and 6th from 5 girls, Renner had secured 5th place in the competition earning All-American status for the second time this year! Renner was also 4th at Indoor Nationals this season.
None of the four girls would clear 6-0, which means the national champ would be Tyler and Bayak the runner-up with zero and one miss respectively. Livingston closes one of the best High School careers North Carolina has ever seen with her second All-American performance as a senior. Livingston didn't compete with her school this outdoor season and we didn't really see her compete much in the outdoor season. She competed twice in wet conditions clearing 5-6 both meets. Despite the lack of competition Livingston still was able to rise to the occasion when it mattered most.
Both Livingston and Renner will call it a year as Livingston heads to Clemson to start her college career in the next few weeks. Renner will take some time off as she'll look to gear up for her senior season at Myers Park.
Also, Cary freshman Teonni Key took 10th setting a PR of 5-7 in her first national championship. She should certainly join Smalls and Livingston as North Carolina high jumpers contending for national championships next year.
Event 52 Girls High Jump Championship
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Jenna Rogers is defending champion
(2 pits to be used)
Opening 5-03, then 5-05, 5-07, 5-08.75, 5-10.25, 6-00, 6-01.25
National: 6-04.50 1/16/2016 Vashti Cunningham, B Gorman,LasVegas,NV
Meet: 6-02 6/9/1991 Amy Acuff, Calallen,CorpusChristiTX
Meet: 6-02 6/12/1993 Amy Acuff, Calallen,CorpusChristiTX
Freshman: 6-00.75 6/18/2017 Jenna Rogers, Rutherford, NJ
Sophomore: 6-03 5/17/2014 Vashti Cunningham, B Gorman,Las Vegas,NV
Junior: 6-04.25 4/18/2015 Vashti Cunningham, B Gorman,Las Vegas,NV
Senior: 6-04.50 1/16/2016 Vashti Cunningham, B Gorman,Las Vegas,NV
Name Year School Finals
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1 # 4688 Shelby Tyler 19 Noblesville, IN 1.79m 5-10.50
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79 1.83
PPP O O O O XXX
2 # 289 Nyagoa Bayak 19 Westbrook, ME 1.79m 5-10.50
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79 1.83
PPP O O O XO XXX
3 # 2509 Kenya Livingston 18 Charlotte, NC 1.79m 5-10.50
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79 1.83
O O O O XXO XXX
4 # 5369 Thea Shaw 18 Washington, DC 1.79m 5-10.50
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79 1.83
XO O XO O XXO XXX
5 # 3727 Addie Renner 19 Charlotte, NC 1.75m 5-08.75
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79
O O O O XXX
5 # 4351 Zatoria Thompson 20 Miramar, FL 1.75m 5-08.75
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79
O O O O XXX
7 # 3859 Jenna Rogers 20 Rutherford, NJ 1.75m 5-08.75
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79
O O XXO O XXX
8 # 3308 Tiffany Bautista 19 Elmwood park, NJ 1.75m 5-08.75
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79
O O O XXO XXX
8 # 680 Abigail Burke 18 Riverside, CA 1.75m 5-08.75
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.79
O O O XXO XXX
10 # 3284 Lydia Bottelier 19 Erwinna, PA 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
O O O XXX
10 # 2081 Claire Bryant 18 Houston, TX 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
O O O XXX
10 # 1655 Taylor Wright 19 Boyds, MD 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
O O O XXX
10 # 772 Teonni Key 21 Cary, NC 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
O O O XXX
14 # 2042 Zoe Dainton 18 Hingham, MA 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
O XO O XXX
15 # 2919 Patricia Mroczkow 19 Berlin, CT 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
O O XO XXX
15 # 1142 Kamiya Dendy 20 Anderson, SC 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
O O XO XXX
17 # 2830 Abrianna Barrett 19 Skillman, NJ 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
O XO XXO XXX
17 # 293 Taylor Beard 19 Winchester, VA 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
XO O XXO XXX
19 # 4551 Jessica Haney 19 Lees Summit, MO 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
PPP XXO XXO XXX
20 # 75 Jazzmine Taylor 21 Douglasville, GA 1.70m 5-07.00
1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75
XO XXO XXO XXX
21 # 410 Monique Anderson 18 Bloomfield, CT 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O O XXX
21 # 1523 Makala Purifoy 20 Fredericksburg, VA 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O O XXX
21 # 2340 Elizabeth Knoll 20 Norton Shores, MI 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O O XXX
24 # 1890 Carly Haring 19 Mitchell, SD 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
XO O XXX
24 # 3403 Beyonce Kelly 19 Joppa, MD 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
XO O XXX
26 # 3531 Khaila Lyons 19 Woodbridge, VA 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
PPP XO XXX
26 # 4933 Anna Jordahl-Henr 19 Wellesley, MA 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O XO XXX
26 # 1074 Emma Daugherty 18 Waterville, OH 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O XO XXX
26 # 1364 Sharde Johnson 18 Pine Bush, NY 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O XO XXX
26 # 5202 J'Alyiea Smith 18 Cincinnati, OH 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O XO XXX
31 # 3151 Allyson Lewis 19 Lisbon, CT 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
XO XO XXX
32 # 2221 Daniella Munoz 16 Katy, TX 1.65m 5-05.00
1.60 1.65 1.70
O XXO XXX
33 # 1493 Riley Masten 16 Highlands Ranch, CO 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
O XXX
33 # 829 Molly Chapman 18 Leesburg, VA 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
O XXX
33 # 1474 Jaid Harrell 18 Kingston, NY 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
O XXX
33 # 2153 Jalia Bryant 18 Suwanee, GA 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
O XXX
33 # 1911 Tierni Kaufman 19 Los Angeles, CA 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
O XXX
33 # 2176 Madison Murray 18 Jacksonville, FL 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
O XXX
39 # 2213 Julia Jordahl-Hen 19 Wellesley, MA 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
XO XXX
39 # 2599 Emilee Hanlon 18 Dunkirk, NY 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
XO XXX
39 # 870 Rosie Cicmanec 18 Jefferson, MD 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
XO XXX
42 # 3810 Dasia Newell 19 Upper Marlboro, MD 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
XXO XXX
42 # 2341 Megan Knowling 18 Ellington, CT 1.60m 5-03.00
1.60 1.65
XXO XXX
-- # 4037 Lindsay Marjanski 20 South Hadley, MA NH
1.60
XXX
-- # 1612 Kathleen Gallaghe 18 Libertytown, MD NH
1.60
XXX
-- # 3162 Hannah Hood-Blaxi 18 Novi, MI NH
1.60
XXX
-- # 321 Brooke Bensche 19 scarsdale, NY NH
1.60
XXX
-- # 4407 Starr Stover 18 Rockville, MD NH
1.60
XXX
-- # 3909 Dominique Ruotolo 18 Newport Beach, CA DNS
1.60
DNS
-- # 4371 Caroline Starling 19 Stephens City, VA DNS
1.60
DNS