SCOTLANDVILLE'S BRODERICK DAVIS IS THE NATION'S LEADING LONG JUMPER!
The LSU High School Classic always seems to attract some of the best high school track and field talent in the nation. Last year, it seemed like many of those athletes crossed state lines to attend the meet at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.
Going into Saturday's meet, Louisiana has a handful of athletes at the top of the rankings during the early part of the 2024 season.
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US No. 1, 60H - Scotlandville's Makeriah Harris
Harris opened up her season at the FasTrak Athletix High School Indoor Meet in Houston, Texas. If anyone was worried that her recruitment, which ended in early December when she signed a National Letter of Intent with LSU, might cause her to come out of the blocks slow during her senior year at Scotlandville, Harris put those fears to rest by running a nation-leading time of 8.50 in the 60m hurdles.
RANKINGS! THE TOP 60H GIRLS IN THE US!
US No. 1, LJ - West Feliciana's Tristen Harris
Tristen Harris own the nation's best long jump mark as she opened up her season at the North Texas Showcase. Harris' (20-0.5) is also the only long jumper in the nation who has jumped over 20 ft. Only seven jumpers in the nation were able to accomplish that feat in 2023.
Harris is also an accomplished sprinter who ranks in the top five nationally among juniors in both the 60m and the 200m. She ran both sprints at The Galleria Games in December.
RANKINGS! THE TOP GIRLS LONG JUMP MARKS IN THE US!
US No. 1 LJ - Scotlandville's Broderick Davis
Speaking of long jump, Broderick Davis certainly picked up where he left off last year. At the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, Davis' effort of 24'5.5 placed him second. Only two returners in the nation had better jumps in 2023.
Davis also ranks No. 3 in the nation for returners going into the 2024 season.
At the FasTrak Athletix High School Indoor Meet in Houston, Davis opened with a mark of 24-0, which is currently the No. 1 jump in the US.
RANKINGS! THE TOP BOYS LONG JUMP MARKS IN THE US!
US No. 2, 60m - Warren Easton's Germain Smith-Mata
Yet another home-grown talent who has wasted no time in making his mark on the national scene is Warren Easton's Germain Smith-Mata, who is the defending LHSAA State Indoor Champion in the 60m.
Smith-Mata ran a time of 6.77 at The Galleria Games earlier in December. Currently, the time has him ranked e nation.
RANKINGS! THE TOP BOYS 60m TIMES IN THE US!