Taygin Jump signs her college track and field letter of intent. (Christina Jump photo)
Further and further away, the implement flies.
Despite adding the hammer throw to her repertoire late in her senior year, Coupeville track star Taygin Jump has shown amazing progression.
The first time the Wolf thrower let fly in a competition, back on April 28, she chucked it 56 feet, eight inches.
Move forward a month, and Jump launched the hammer 88-02 Sunday at the 23rd Washington State High School Hammer Championships at Evergreen State College.
She finished 21st overall in the girl’s competition.
The event, which came on the heels of the WIAA sanctioned state and field championships in Yakima, drew throwers from 24 schools ranging from 4A-2B.
Coupeville and Adna were the smallest schools represented, with 16 schools hailing from the 4A and 3A classifications.
This is the second year in a row the Wolves sent a competitor to the hammer throw championships, with Logan Martin finishing 2nd in the boys competition last year as a senior.
Jump, who competed in the 800, 1600, discus, hammer, and javelin as a senior, recently signed a letter of intent to continue her track exploits at SUNY Plattsburgh, an NCAA D-III school.
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