Day finishes second at junior nationals

With a clearance of 5 feet, 10 inches, the same height she won her

second straight CIF State title in the girls high jump two weeks ago,

Costa Mesa High graduate Sharon Day finished runner-up to Georgia

Tech’s Chaunte Howard at the USA Junior Outdoor track and field

championships Saturday at Stanford University.

Howard, a CIF State title holder in the event as well, soared 5-11

1/4 to earn the victory.

Day, who graduated Thursday, competed in the senior nationals

Sunday, but did not advance to the finals. With her jump Saturday,

Day qualified for the United States junior national team that will

compete at the Pan American Games in August, her father, Eugene,

said.