Most of the team is comprised of walkons

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Feb 24, 2017
4:05:38pm

donnerstag All-American

Most of the team is comprised of walkons

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If a high jumper wanted to jump for BYU track how high should they be

GeauxCougs

2/24/17 3:45pm

If they want to be at BYU, they shouldn't be getting high before they jump.

foofcoug

2/24/17 3:47pm

I don't know for sure, but it was around 7 feet with the previous coaches to get

donnerstag

2/24/17 3:50pm

10th place on the school records is 7'1"

Paco

2/24/17 3:52pm

It's actually 7'2.25"

donnerstag

2/24/17 3:58pm

Looks to me like 7'1" is 10th place in the BYU record book. No?

ManicBlue

2/24/17 4:37pm

That's the indoor list; The outdoor list is the next tab

donnerstag

2/24/17 4:40pm

thanks

ManicBlue

2/24/17 9:37pm

There are some guys on the team with high school bests of 6'8 to 6'10, but

AF Cougar

2/24/17 3:53pm

and IIRC there aren't very many full scholarships anymore

Nat Gas Man

2/24/17 3:55pm

Right, but I don't think the OP asked about scholarships

AF Cougar

2/24/17 4:00pm

I just assumed that was part of the equation...maybe they have walkons

Nat Gas Man

2/24/17 4:02pm

Most of the team is comprised of walkons

donnerstag

2/24/17 4:05pm

How high can a high jumper jump if a high jumper could jump high?

Cougar-Duck

2/24/17 3:56pm

I'd guess that a consistent 7'8" would get him a look.

John Doe

2/24/17 3:57pm

A look from the best track program in the country lol

GeauxCougs

2/24/17 3:58pm

If someone is jumping that well in HS, they may as well turn pro

donnerstag

2/24/17 4:01pm

RE: If someone is jumping that well in HS, they may as well turn pro

OneUpper

2/24/17 4:04pm

So you agree?

John Doe

2/24/17 4:08pm

I agree that it's a good guess;)

donnerstag

2/24/17 4:27pm

a six ten jumper who hasn't jumped much and who need technical assistance

Archaea

2/24/17 5:42pm

If you look at the stats from recent seasons (outdoor)

Thrill

2/24/17 4:01pm

I wanted my brother to go out for track at BYU. He jumped 6-6 in high school

SoCalCoug

2/24/17 4:21pm

That's about right. I did 6'8" (and 23' in the long jump) & got a walk-on offer.

zonacougar

2/24/17 4:38pm

I had almost full scholly offers from other schools...but at BYU, when you are

zonacougar

2/24/17 4:43pm

Have them go to BYU track camp....

reagan21

2/24/17 4:35pm

If he's jumping 7' in high school he could get some attention

zonacougar

2/24/17 4:36pm

A high jumper should jump as high as a high jumper should jump. If a high jumper

TheDeek

2/24/17 5:46pm

how high can this kid jump currently?

4mack

2/24/17 6:22pm

6'6". But he's only been jumping for a year.

GeauxCougs

2/24/17 8:05pm

Just point him in that direction and have tapes of his jumps sent

Archaea

2/24/17 8:28pm

2 feet or 1?

ochobeeguy

2/24/17 6:42pm

Winner at UT 5A Championships was 6'10" last year.

ochobeeguy

2/24/17 6:48pm

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