Pitted against 35 other junior Olympian high-jumpers aged 17-18 who qualified for the 2016 USATF National Championships in late July, Mountain View High School grad Justice Summerset won the national title in Sacramento. The incoming UA freshman and state record holder cleared 7 feet 2 ½ inches to win. His coach is Janet Harvey, wife of UA head track coach Fred Harvey, who flew to Rio last week to coach UA hurdler Sage Watson at the Olympics this week.
Mountain View grad Summerset wins national high-jump championship
Mountain View's Justice Summerset attempts to clear the bar at 7 feet 1 inch during the Boy's Division II High Jump Final at the State Track and Field Championships in Mesa on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Summerset won the event with a jump of 6 feet 9 inches. Photo by Ralph Freso / for the Arizona Daily Star
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