Farmen claims 1A triple jump state title

Medical Lake High School’s Jaxyn Farmen’s final Memorial Day weekend as a Cardinal proved to be a good one.

The senior hopped, skipped and jumped further than she had ever previously done to capture the 1A state triple jump title last Saturday at the 1B/2B/1A meet at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. Farmen not only set a new personal record of 37 feet, 4 inches, but also set the event’s highest mark for the season in girls’ competition — going an inch and a quarter further than Connell’s Alma Manzo did at the Pasco Invitational on April 13.

Farmen also ascended to the medal stand on Fr...

 

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