Taygin Jump monitors a Coupeville Middle School track meet last spring. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
It begins.
Coupeville grad Taygin Jump made her college track and field debut Saturday in New York and claimed a top 10 finish in one of her events.
The former Wolf, now a freshman at Plattsburgh State, was competing in the SLU Saints Holiday Relays in Canton.
Competing in the weight throw (indoor track’s answer to the hammer throw), Jump launched the implement roughly 35 feet, six inches (converted from meters), finishing 10th out of 21 competitors.
She also threw the shot put 23-04.75.
Plattsburgh returns to action Dec. 8-9 with an appearance at the Utica Holiday Classic.
During her time at Coupeville High School, Jump was a member of two varsity teams, playing volleyball and participating in track and field.
As a spiker, she earned a spot on both club and school teams, and was a fireball, one of her teammate’s biggest supporters.
When spring rolled around, Jump threw the discus, javelin, and hammer, as well as running the 100, 200, 800, 1600, and 4 x 100 relay.
She competed in the state championships in hammer, setting a PR in the event.
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