¶mHigh Jump: Scott Sellers (Kansas St) 7-3¼¶

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T&FN formchart

1. Scott Sellers (Kansas St) Sr
2. Ed Wright (Cal) Sr
3. Matt Fisher (Minnesota) Jr
4. Trent Arrivey (Washington St) Jr
5. Raymond Harris (Texas) Sr
6. Paul Hamilton (Nebraska) So
7. Ryan Fritz (Penn St) Sr
8. Clint Silcock (Utah St) So
9. Dwight Barbiasz (Maryland) Fr
10. Justin Frick (Princeton) Jr

[Dietmar239]

I'm his biggest fan, but Sellers is doubtful to take the title. He's had some health issues to contend with and he's just not technically sound this indoor season. Look for Paul Hamilton to jump well.

It is a shame that Jerome Miller won't be there.

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start list:

Event 11 Men High Jump
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Progression: 2.09-2.14-2.19-2.22-2.25-2.28-2.31 - then 3cm
No 5-Alive jumping format.
Name Year School Seed Mark
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Flight 1 Finals
1 586 Manjula Wijesekara JR USC 2.19m
2 405 Ed Wright SR California 2.21m
3 599 Raymond Harris SR Texas 2.20m
4 566 Ryan Fritz SR Penn State 2.19m
5 511 Paul Hamilton SO Nebraska 2.24m
6 392 Ryan Grinnell SR Boise State 2.18m
7 575 Adam Bergo FR Rutgers 2.20m
8 466 Scott Sellers SR Kansas State 2.19m
9 491 Dwight Barbiasz FR Maryland 2.19m
10 499 Matt Fisher JR Minnesota 2.21m
11 412 Marquis Thomas SR Connecticut 2.18m
12 569 Justin Frick JR Princeton 2.20m
13 544 Paul Gill JR Oklahoma 2.18m
14 666 Trent Arrivey JR WashingtonSt. 2.21m
15 457 Derek Drouin FR Indiana 2.18m
16 352 Michael McCall SO Akron 2.18m
17 635 Clint Silcock SO Utah State 2.20m

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2.09 = 6-10¼

2.14 = 7-¼

2.19 = 7-2¼

2.22 = 7-3¼

2.25 = 7-4½

2.28 = 7-5¾

2.31 = 7-7

2.34 = 7-8

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Hamilton NH, Bergo NH, Fisher NH

[Bob H]

14 alive at 2.14 (7- 1/4). First round clearances for Sellers and Drouin and I think they were the only ones. (I didn't see Hamilton or Grinnell jump and neither did Scott Davis. Either we both had attention lapses at the same time or they both passed.)

[Bob H]

Second attempt clearances for Wright, Harris, and Fritz. Third attempts up next.

[Bob H]

Wijesekara clears on his third. Thomas, Frick, Gill, Arrivey, and Silcock eliminated.

Grinnell had been triple jumping, passed the opening height took his attempts at 2.14 after all other jumping was completed. Missed three times.

No sign of Hamilton. He may have withdrawn. We'll update this when we figure it out.

Post-event UPDATE. He missed three times at the opening height. I must have missed his third attempt.

Next height 2.19 (7-2 1/4).

[Bob H]

Sellers clears 2.19 on his first attempt. All others miss.

[Dietmar239]

Wow, he could actually win this thing. That ties his best all year. Nice time to peak.

[Bob H]

No clearances in Round 2.

[Bob H]

Bar now at 2.22 (7-3 1/4). Sellars is the only one left. He clears on his first attempt.

Next listed height 2.25 (7-4 1/2), but he's asked that the bar be raised to 2.30 (7-6 1/2).

CORRECTION: When they raised the bar, at that point, I presumed it was to the next listed height of 2.22, and in fact I'm pretty sure it was actually posted that way on the scoreboard, at least at first.

In fact, it appears that he passed. 2.22 and jumped at (and cleared) 2.25. Sorry for the confusion.

[Bob H]

Sellars misses all three attempts at 7-6 1/2.

[Dietmar239]

At least he is rounding into form. I'm happy for the guy.

[Bob H]

Wow, he could actually win this thing. That ties his best all year. Nice time to peak.

He won it not only because he matched, and then improved, his seasonal best, but also because 11 other guys who had cleared 2.19 or higher earlier in the season couldn't do it here.