From the Ky Track Coaches Listserv:

 

Chrys Jones of Harrodsburg, the new Class A state record holder in the triple jump, has been invited to compete in the Golden West Invitational in Sacramento, California. The Golden West is the oldest high school post season meet in the country and has featured a number of Olympic greats over the years. Only a handful of Kentucky athletes have ever been invited to this meet. Good luck to Chrys and Coach Terry Yeast. Chrys will also be competing in the long jump.

 

 

The adidas Golden West Invitational made its debut in 1960. The meet brings together athletes from throughout the country and provides them with the very highest levels of competition.

 

This year will be the 47th Annual adidas Golden West Invitational. Past participants have represented the United States in every Olympic Games since 1964 and have filled more than 150 positions on the American Olympic Track & Field teams. They have won more than 75 medals, 40 of them gold. An additional nine GWI athletes represented their native countries of France, Ireland, Japan, Trinidad/Tobago, Fiji, Jamaica and Cape Verde Islands.

 

GWI alums include track legends Evelyn Ashford, Bob Beamon, Marion Jones, Marty Liquori, Steve Prefontaine, Jim Ryun, Tommy Smith, and Dwight Stone.

 

Recent Olympic medalists include Stacey Dragila, Allyson Felix, Joanna Hayes, Monique Henderson, and Meb Keflezighi and Jeremy Wariner. NFL football stars Terry Bradshaw, Michael Carter, Russ Francis, Bob Hayes, James Lofton, Art Monk, and Mel Renfro also competed at the Golden West.

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS to Chrys.:thumb:

By the way, Chrys is ranked 12th in the country in the Triple Jump.

 

http://www.milesplit.com/performances.php?sex=m&season=Outdoor&level=HS&year=2006&state=&division=&class=&limit=50&zip=&radius=&units=&returners=&event=&county=&region=&event=TJ

Todays the day!!!!!!!!!

Heres a link

 

 

http://www.sml1.com/recordtiming/gwi2006/

Way to go Chrys :dancingpa :dancingpa

 

 

1 Chrys Jones 11 KY, Harrodsburg High 47-02.50 -1.5 14.38m

2 Ansee Myllar DeAraujo 12 CA, El Dorado HS 47-00.00 -1.5 14.32m

3 Ceasar Westbrook 12 PA, JP McCaskey 46-11.00 -1.6 14.30m

4 Eric Nowell 12 CA, Perris High Sch 45-06.00 -1.0 13.86m

5 Chris Hicks 12 MT, Whitefish High 45-05.50 -1.9 13.85m

6 Garner McCloud 11 PA, Kiski Area High 44-01.75 -2.0 13.45m

7 Redmond Tutor 12 HI, Kahuku High Sch 43-03.75 -1.2 13.20m

8 Kevin Dupree 11 CA, Ceres High Scho 43-00.25 -1.9 13.11m

9 Ray Green 11 CA, Ceres High Scho 42-11.00 -1.5 13.08m

10 Eric Fremd Una 41-05.50 -2.2 12.63m

Way to represent the state of Kentucky!!! Congratulations Chrys!!!