Who was the best girls jumper over the past decade?


What Is This?

Over the next few weeks Milesplit Kansas will be rolling out brackets broken down by discipline. Fans can vote for who they think is the top athlete in each discipline. In the end, we will be crowning the top track and field athlete in the state of Kansas as selected by the fans. This poll is for the best boys field events of the past decade.

The Setup

We've selected 8 of the top girls Jumpers, the two top ranked, over the last decade, in each event and two more random. We ranked them 1-8 ranking, giving each field discipline a top seed then randomly placed the remaining 5. We then placed them in a bracket of head-to-head matchups where your poll votes on the next page will determine who advances.

Parameters

Athletes included are from the period between 2011 and 2020. This is based solely on their top tier ranking for the decade. Many top athletes in each discipline were left off which saddened us but time constraints and bracketing size had to play into consideration.

How This Works

Athletes are seeded 1 through 8 based on marks and ranking. After each round, the person with the most votes in their matchup will advance to the next round. Voting will end at 2 p.m. CT for each round. You may vote on Ks.MileSplit.com. Be sure to spread the word to advance your favorites into the next round!

VOTING DATES

Round 1: June 1-5

Round 2: June 6-8

Final Round: June 9-10

Cassie Wait
School: Gardner Edgerton
Class: 2013
Cassie, strictly a pole vaulter in this bracket had a pr of 13'2" and was a 3X qualifier and a 3X state champion. She is also the class 6A state meet record holder. Only an injury, her sophomore year that kept her from the state meet, prevented her from becoming the first girl to win four straight state pv titles.

VS.

School: Olathe Northwest
Class: 2019
Jaleesa, the second girl from Olathe NW in this bracket could be found right alongside her hs teammate in the LJ, on the awards stand. Jaleesa a 19'8" long jumper and a 39'7" triple jumper in high school. Jaleesa was a 5X state jumping qualifier and won 1 title that coming in the long jump. Was also a state champion on the track. Now competes for Northwest Missouri State.