Day wins at Pan Am
Knowledge of Sharon Day’s prowess in the high jump is quickly gaining
attention on an international scale.
The Costa Mesa High graduate, who holds the Orange County and CIF
Southern Section record in the event -- 6 feet, 2 inches -- added to
her impressive resume with a leap of 6-0 3/4 to defeat an
international field Friday in the Pan American junior championships
at Bridgetown, Barbados.
Day, 18, attempted three leaps at 6-3, but missed, Eugene Day, her
father and coach, said Friday night after he received a call from his
daughter earlier that evening.
She qualified for the three-day Pan American championships after
finishing second in the high jump (5-10) at the USA outdoor track and
field championships June 21.
Day cleared 5-11 3/4 at last weekend’s Mid-Summer Games at Mount
San Antonio College.
“I told her [after her leap last weekend], ‘You are ready,’ ”
Eugene Day said.
The two-time state champion in the high jump will return from
Barbados on Monday and then head to San Diego to train with the U.S.
team until she reports to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for a soccer camp
Aug. 12.
Day will compete in soccer and track for the Mustangs beginning in
the fall.
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