Ending a season with the best mark in the nation is one of the best things ever for a track athlete. Zachary High's Chris Hilton did that Saturday.
Hilton wowed the crowd by winning the Division I boys high jump with a leap of 7 feet near the end of the day.
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“My goal coming in was to clear 7 feet,” Hilton said. “It took having enough speed coming into the curve. I felt it was a good one going around the curve.”
The sophomore cleared each height on his first attempt, including his meet-record/national best 7-0. He missed three attempts at 7-2, which would have set a facility record.
