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Former Bishop Alemany basketball player Earnest Sears III was high jumping throughout high school and got so good he went 7 feet and ended up being a two-time Pac-12 champion for USC.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Within a few years, the Fosbury Flop was the standard method of elite high jumping.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

“Just showing the love of high jumping, of track and field. That was great sportsmanship by those two guys, and I’m proud of both of them.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2021

The “Fosbury Flop” is now the dominant technique in high jumping.

From Washington Times • Aug. 6, 2020

Long jumping and high jumping proved equally popular both with boys and girls, some of the records being excellent.

From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Davis, Stanley