Frederick's Monstrous Long Jump Helps UW to MPSF Lead

Senior leaps to second-best mark by an American this year, and top-10 in the world.

Feb. 29, 2008

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SEATTLE - Senior Norris Frederick broke through with the second-farthest long jump by an American this year, helping the Washington men's track and field squad to first place after day one of the MPSF Championships at the Dempsey Indoor Facility. The 16th-ranked Husky women also were very strong in fourth place after Friday's action.

Frederick, who had never broken 26-feet indoors, turned in his best jump of the season on his second attempt with a mark of 25'-10", but then flew past that by more than nine inches on his next attempt, registering 26' 7 ¾" to assume the new NCAA lead and earn 10 points for the Husky men. It is Frederick's third-consecutive MPSF long jump crown. The mark was also a Washington indoor, MPSF meet, and Dempsey facility record, and ranks Frederick sixth in the world this year.

All told, Frederick's leap was part of eight NCAA Automatic marks, 41 NCAA Provisional marks, and four MPSF Championship records.