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Barkhurst jumps past 32-year mark

Encampment School is the recipient of a new long jump record holder.

As a sophomore, Alyssa Barkhurst broke the school's 32-year-old girls' record with a first-place leap of 16 feet 7 1/4 inches, which she made during Saturday's Saratoga Track and Field Invite. Encampment's previous girls' long jump record, set in 1982, was 16'6.5".

Only two years into a high school track career, this was the second record Barkhurst had set for the sport. Last year as a freshman, her 200 meter dash time of 26.71 seconds also broke a school record.

"I broke the 200 meter dash record last year and wanted to brea...

 

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