Masters high jumpers invited to specialty meet in Minn.
W35 multi-eventer Kimiko Nakatake sends word of a big-time single-event meet in Minnesota. Kimiko reports the 2nd Annual Kangaroo High Jump Festival. It's Saturday, June 21, at Apple Valley High School -- 20 minutes from Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. "They are contesting HS division and College/Open division," Kimiko says, "but the meet director has extended the invitation to masters athletes. (Meet director Hugo Munoz) told me two masters male jumpers have already signed up, and I'm planning to compete as well. Hope we can get more masters high jumpers out there."
This is no low-profile meet. At least one Olympian (from South America) and NCAA champion are entered, including Dusty Jonas from Nebraska, who has gone 7-8 3/4 outdoors. High jump meets are popular in Europe (including ones in Eberstadt and Arnstadt, Germany.) So it's nice to see the Yanks getting with the program.
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Any meet with Kimiko Nakatake (out of Fukuoka University)is one to watch. The very first time she takes that marvelous run toward the bar the meet becomes even better. Here is hoping that Kimmie and all the others do very well in this event.
Posted by: peter taylor | June 1, 2008 10:52 AM
Thanks, Pete. You're so sweet!!! Not only you pronounce my college name beautifully, but you even spelled correctly! My running is far from marvelous at the moment due to a chiropractic mishap, but I'm hoping to make it to the HJ Fest. And maybe to Mall of America...
Posted by: Kimiko Nakatake | June 2, 2008 10:59 AM