Triple jumpers soared in Pennsylvania last season. In arguably the most exciting event of the day at the indoor state meet, Milton Hershey's Treyvon Ferguson leapt past Imhotep's Akeem Cooper and Harrisburg's Jakari Lomax to win the state title. Ferguson eventually took second at indoor nationals and jumped well past 50 feet outdoors. He's at Kansas now and Cooper has graduated to the next level too at Youngstown State.
Lomax (above) is the lone boy in that trio that returns. He was second to Ferguson at states last year, jumping his all-conditions PR of 48-07. Lomax has a habit of jumping his best at the right time and he'll look to better that into his senior year and add a state title. He was fourth at outdoor states in AAA.
His top challenge will come from Lance Hamilton (above) of State College Area. Hamilton was fourth at indoor states a year ago, jumping his indoor best of 47-08.5 at Penn State. Outdoors, he got even better, taking third in the state in AAA and eventually jumping ...
