EUGENE, Ore. – Wichita State junior Destiny Masters caps her season with a 13th-place finish in the high jump at the United States Olympic Trials Saturday at Hayward Field.
The El Dorado, Kan. native cleared both 1.78m/5’10 and 1.73m/5’8″ on first attempt before missing at 1.83m/6’0″. With the top 12 making it to final and five women tying for 11th, the women entered a jump-off where two cleared to secure their spot in the final. Masters missed in the jump-off, ending her junior season by tying for 13th in the nation as the U.S. Olympic Trials double as the U.S. Championships in an Olympic year.
“I am super proud of Destiny,” head coach Steve Rainbolt said. “A college season is incredibly long and incredibly demanding and as a multi-event athlete, she has done a tremendous amount between the indoor season, the outdoor seasonand the postseason, and she showed up here and competed super hard. She is disappointed that she didn’t jump better because her mark is certainly below her standard, but I have tried to explain to her how tough it is to find enough gas in the tank to finish out such a long, demanding season like this one. I couldn’t be more proud of Destiny’s season.”
