Not since Nathan Leeper...

[hubba]

...has there been a better name-for-event athlete than Cody Moat, entered in the West regional steeple for Southern Utah. Unless it's pronounced Mow-at, in which case never mind.

[satch400]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Sid SINK also good SC name.

[tandfman]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

What about the Kansas State high jumper, Morgan High?

[gh]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Ahh, the eponymous ones!

[gh]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Reminds me that back in the day while playing silly track games at a nationals of some sort we came up with a list of high jumpers who could jump off themselves:

Dwight Stones
Tom Woods
Benn Fields
Juri Tarmak....

[79.]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

SOTOMAYOR...
We cannot find a more premonitory name for the
best and unequalled all-time high jumper...

[jump215]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Highjumper from Illinois in the 90's....TJ Jumper

[Jack Slocombe]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

"Rink" Babka in the discus. Still not a good as Leeper.

[hubba]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Well, there was Bob Rockett in the javelin, too.

[Thrower]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Back in HS in Jersey there was a discus thrower named Mike Hurling (Scotch Palins), and a shot putter named Chuck Spinner (Willingboro).

[DentyCracker]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Sorin Matei

[tandfman]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Of course the guy with the least appropriate name is Steve Slowly, the Jamaican sprinter.

[EPelle04]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

110 hurdler and 1996 Olympian, EUGENE SWIFT.

[EPelle04]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

1986 high school star from CA Casa Robles: Robert Roberts.

[EPelle04]

Re: Not since Nathan Leeper...

Unusual surname: CA El Cerrito high miler Steve Turnipseed.