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Le Jardin sophomore Charli Kennedy set the Island Movers/HHSAA Track and Field State Championships girls meet record in the high jump Saturday.
Kennedy jumped 5 feet, 6 inches, a half-inch higher than the previous mark of 5-5.50 set by Kahuku’s Natataha Kai in 1999, to win the event.
Kennedy came on the scene as a contender late this season, getting to 5-4 twice in April. It looked to be a four-person battle for the crown Saturday, with three others having done 5-4 this season — ‘Iolani’s Lexi Fujita and Alexis King and Kalaheo’s Olivia Holmquist.
But the day belonged to Kennedy, with King and Holmquist and Hawaii Prep’s Talia Threlkeld all hitting the 5-2 mark.
Preliminaries and some finals of other events were held on Friday, with the rest of the finals set to wrap up Saturday.
Look for more state track and field meet coverage at Bedrock soon.
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