After a lackluster performance in the 1A girls long jump, St. Paul’s Stella Koch still had high hopes that she could make the podium with a top eight finish in the triple jump on Friday, May 26, at Hayward Field in Eugene at the OSAA 1A track and field state championships.
Her hopes were more than fulfilled, as the junior won the event by only two inches with a leap of 33 feet 0.5 inches on her second jump.
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