TRACK: BC’s Henry ranked No. 2 in high jump
Published 11:34 pm Saturday, February 3, 2018
COLLEGE STATION — Alexus Henry topped her own school record Friday in the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invitational.
The UT Arlington true junior, who graduated from Bridge City, cleared 6 feet, 1 ¼ inches during the pentathlon, beating her previous record of 5-11 ½ from two years ago. With Friday’s jump, she is ranked second in the NCAA in the high jump and became the first UT Arlington female to top 6 feet indoor or outdoor.
Henry finished sixth in the pentathlon. If her jump remains in the top 16 after the regular season and conference meets, she will qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, March 9-10 in College Station. Her jump beat last year’s cutoff height of 6-½.
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I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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