On May 10, at the Mesa Community College in Mesa Winslow senior Bulldog Jett Jue competed in Division III State Long Jump Competition after qualifying at the Snowflake Invitational with his first jump of the invitational being 23 feet.
At state, each competitor gets three preliminary jumps and then the top nine would get an additional three jumps to determine the winner with the best jump of the day.
On Jue’s third attempt in the preliminary round would jump 23 feet, 6.75 inches his personal best to become the Division III State Long Jump Champion. Jue currently rated third overall in the State and 14th nationally. He also competed in the Junior Olympics last summer where he finished 11th nationally and is looking forward to competing there again this summer. Jue is heading to Arizona State University on an academic scholarship but is also looking to join ASU’s track team.
