NCAA Men's Long Jump

[ndamix]

Now that the NCAA T&F Committee added defending champion Ngoni Makusha of Florida State to the field, will it be a shoe in for Makusha or is there someone else waiting to pop off a big jump @ next week's NCAA Champs?

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/2009 ... 5/1008/FSU

Your thoughts on the list of declared entrants (including Makusha...I know this listing may change):

Event 15 Men Long Jump ** Qual: 7.34 **
RANK ATHLETE YR SCHOOL SEED MARK RG DATE
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1 Alain Bailey JR Arkansas 8.06m ME Regn2 AQ2-1
2 Julian Reid SO Texas A&M 8.04m MW Regn3 AQ3-1
3 Jeremy Hicks SR LSU 8.00m ME 04-24 R2-11
4 Luis Rivera-Morales SR Arizona 7.95m W 05-16 AQ4-1
5 Nicholas Gordon SO Nebraska 7.93m MW Regn3 AQ3-2
6 Mychael Stewart SR Arkansas 7.92m ME Regn2 AQ2-2
7 Mandhla Mgijima SR W. Kentucky 7.90m ME 05-09 R2-6
8 Reindell Cole SO Northridge 7.86m W 04-03 AQ4-2
9 Ryan Grinnell SR Boise State 7.85m W 05-15 R4-10
10 Tarik Batchelor FR Arkansas 7.82m ME Regn2 AQ2-3
11 Tyron Stewart SO Texas A&M 7.81m MW Regn3 AQ3-3
12 Will Claye FR Oklahoma 7.78m MW 04-25 R3-10
13 Jade Ellis SR Duke 7.77m E 04-17 AQ1-3
14 Ed Baldwin JR North Carolina 7.76m E 05-08 AQ1-4
15 LeRon Williams SR Nebraska 7.76m MW 05-08 R3-12
16 Ngonidzashe Makusha SO Fla State 7.73m E 05-08 R1-12
17 Tone Belt JR Louisville 7.72m ME Regn2 AQ2-4
18 Stanley Gbagbeke SO M. Tenn. St. 7.71m ME Regn2 AQ2-5
19 Darrell Roddick JR Texas Tech 7.71m MW Regn3 AQ3-4
20 Will Coppage JR LSU 7.70m ME 05-16 R2-11
21 Chris Phipps FR Nebraska 7.70m MW Regn3 AQ3-5
22 Vernell Warren SO Oregon 7.62m W Regn4 AQ4-3
23 Nelson Rosario FR UCLA 7.62m W 05-16 AQ4-5
24 Jordan Powell SR Arizona 7.60m W Regn4 AQ4-4
25 Daune Teixeira JR Cornell 7.58m E 04-26 AQ1-2
26 Kevin Dickson SR Georgia 7.54m E Regn1 AQ1-1
27 Bernard Bush SR Syracuse 7.50m E 05-16 AQ1-5

[26mi235]

Well, he did not make the meet until the last consideration point, so it seems like he should not be a sure bet.

[Speedfirst]

I ma say be on the watch for the (3) Arkansas jumpers, with Bailey being the main culprit.

[lonewolf]

There are a dozen guys there who have demonstrated capability to go over 8 meters. could hinge on who hits the board and/or gets a favorable/unfavorable wind

[bigdrakefan]

I agree that there are a number of jumpers who could take this, and hitting the board /getting steps down will be key. I will pick Makusha since he has serious big meet experience(Oly's and NCAA last year).

[Speedfirst]

I agree that there are a number of jumpers who could take this, and hitting the board /getting steps down will be key. I will pick Makusha since he has serious big meet experience(Oly's and NCAA last year).

All due respect, getting steps down and hitting the board, is a prerequiste for any meet, this meet no different.

[Marlow]

All due respect, getting steps down and hitting the board, is a prerequiste for any meet, this meet no different.

Yes, but the point is that there's several guys who could win, and LUCK does play a role in whether the wind and other conditions help or hinder one's approach. One run with the right speed, penultimate step, takeoff, landing . . . with the right wind that gets the jumper all of the board and BAM, the winning jump. Could be any of several.

[lonewolf]

I remember this fellow, Beamon, a few years back....

[Marlow]

I remember this fellow, Beamon, a few years back....

I remember a guy named Bayer a few months back :shock:

[lonewolf]

Him too.