Jarrion Lawson wins LJ with 8.38m leap!

Jarrion Lawson leaps 8.38 meters, photo by PhotoRun.net

Jarrion Lawson looks ready for Birmingham. His fifth round LJ leap of 8.38 meters took the lead and that victory of Lawsons.

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In the fifth round, Maurice Dendy leaped 8.22 meters and took the silver position.

Michael Hartfield must have been in shock, as his 8.18 meter PB had lead until attempt 5.

Jarrion Lawson is a fine sprinter and jumper. He took the silver in the LJ in the London World Championships. What can he do in Birmingham?

In an incredible LJ, @JarrionL leaped 8.38m to take the win, with a 5th round jump. Marquis Dendy took second in round 5, with a leap of 8.22m! They both leaped ahead of Micheal Hatfield, who had lead since the 2nd jumps, with an 8.18m PB! In fourth, also in a PB was Jarvis Gotch, who leaped 8.14m! photo by @runphoto, #usatfindoors, #runblogrun, #theshoeaddicts, #runningnetwork, #asics
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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