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2002 Nike Athletes of the Yearthe dominant high school track and field athletes Andra Manson2002, Brenham TX |
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During the season, high jumper Andra Manson could be maddingly inconsistent, missing awkwardly and then soaring over the bar by 6 inches. He did this at Stanford, leading an observor to say, "He could have made 7-6 on that jump!" It was a prescient remark. A month later in Jamaica Manson put it all together at the World Junior Championships. Fourteen straight attempts without a miss, four in the qualfying round and an incredible 10 in the finals. Manson didn't miss until he had the world junior title and the US high school record in his pocket with a 7-7 clearance that would rank in the top 10 in the world for elite jumpers in 2002.
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