"They're not just doing that because of their distance girls; they have state-champion hurdlers, (all-state)
sprint relays, jumpers and throwers.
In fact, several studies have demonstrated the existence of significant linear correlations between vertical jumps (e.g., countermovement jump [CMJ], squat jump [SJ]),
sprints at distances of 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 m, and
sprints with change of direction (e.g., Zig Zag Test [ZZT], Illinois Test, t-test) (4,7,11,16,19).
Comparison of
sprint times revealed significant differences between
sprints and repeated
sprint times and the first and the last performance of repeated
sprint (6.72%).
Punter: On receiving the snap, he should
sprint to the right outside of the fullback's block.
Last year we had a defensive lineman decrease his electronic 10-yard
sprint time from 1.99 seconds to 1.89 seconds in one practice session.
Top returnees: Therese Hein, sr.,
sprints, middle distance; Allison Loy, sr.,
sprints; Lilly Dean, sr.,
sprints; Ella Englehardt, so.,
sprints, jumps; Amanda Bricco, so.,
sprints; Viviana Ponce, so.,
sprints, middle distance; Lela Reid, so.,
sprints, throws; Marin Childers, middle distance, distance; Shaley Gonzalez, so.,
sprints.
John Dessoye
Sprints, Long Jump Pittston Area HS Pittston
But Best could single-handedly derail such hopes by skipping hurdles -- as she did last year -- and again sweeping the three
sprints at the conference meet.