2008 Woodie Awards
High jumper leaps over competition, advances
Rhythm: Amir Fisher, Harold Young head to state championships
By: Yoshi Otobe
Issue date: 5/13/04 Section: Sports
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A jumper has to have rhythm while competing on the field.
High jumper Amir Fisher wasn't able to find that rhythm last Saturday as the jumper ahead of him got hurt himself. Despite being off key, Fisher cleared 6-6, which tied him for second place, qualifying him for the state championships Saturday.
The men's track and field team, which had four qualifiers make it to the Southern California Championships Saturday, will be sending two qualifiers onto the state championships Saturday at Bakersfield.
"I wasn't as warm as I should have been when I jumped again," Fisher said. "I lost my rhythm."
"He had cleared all his jumps until he got to six-foot eight. But at six-foot eight, the guy before him hurt himself," assistant coach Kevin Hughley said. "That might have had been the reason that he didn't get six-foot eight."
Carter Matthew from Santa Ana jumped 7-0 and won.
"I'm not happy with my performance because I don't like second place," Fisher said.
Hughley said that he believes Fisher can jump seven feet.
"If the day is right for him and he does everything correctly, he can jump seven feet," Hughley said.
Fisher said that he is ready for the state championships.
"I'm looking at it as just a regular meet, but it's a little bit more exciting at the same time," Fisher said. "I am going to get some rest, relax, and get ready to jump."
Another qualifier was Harold Young, the leading shot put thrower in the state.
Young placed second both in the shot put and discus, throwing 56-9 in the shot put and 181-2 in the discus.
"It was OK," Young said. "I could have done better."
Slowik Robert from Moorpark won both events. In the shot put, Robert threw just two inches farther than Young and snatched first place.
"It was a good battle in the shot put," Young said. "He performed well."
Robert is as tall as Young but a little bit stronger. He holds the record at 198 feet in the discus, about 10 feet farther than Young's best mark of 186. When the competition gets underway Saturday, Robert and Young figure to have the best chance to advance, considering that the best mark from Northern California stands at 177-3.
High jumper Amir Fisher wasn't able to find that rhythm last Saturday as the jumper ahead of him got hurt himself. Despite being off key, Fisher cleared 6-6, which tied him for second place, qualifying him for the state championships Saturday.
The men's track and field team, which had four qualifiers make it to the Southern California Championships Saturday, will be sending two qualifiers onto the state championships Saturday at Bakersfield.
"I wasn't as warm as I should have been when I jumped again," Fisher said. "I lost my rhythm."
"He had cleared all his jumps until he got to six-foot eight. But at six-foot eight, the guy before him hurt himself," assistant coach Kevin Hughley said. "That might have had been the reason that he didn't get six-foot eight."
Carter Matthew from Santa Ana jumped 7-0 and won.
"I'm not happy with my performance because I don't like second place," Fisher said.
Hughley said that he believes Fisher can jump seven feet.
"If the day is right for him and he does everything correctly, he can jump seven feet," Hughley said.
Fisher said that he is ready for the state championships.
"I'm looking at it as just a regular meet, but it's a little bit more exciting at the same time," Fisher said. "I am going to get some rest, relax, and get ready to jump."
Another qualifier was Harold Young, the leading shot put thrower in the state.
Young placed second both in the shot put and discus, throwing 56-9 in the shot put and 181-2 in the discus.
"It was OK," Young said. "I could have done better."
Slowik Robert from Moorpark won both events. In the shot put, Robert threw just two inches farther than Young and snatched first place.
"It was a good battle in the shot put," Young said. "He performed well."
Robert is as tall as Young but a little bit stronger. He holds the record at 198 feet in the discus, about 10 feet farther than Young's best mark of 186. When the competition gets underway Saturday, Robert and Young figure to have the best chance to advance, considering that the best mark from Northern California stands at 177-3.