The Girls Triple Jump Could Have Its Best Year Ever

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Jasmine Moore's 42-1.75 freshman national record at the 2016 Texas state meet. 

This year's indoor season saw a new national sophomore record from Jasmine Moore, but the Mansfield Lake Ridge (Texas) athlete was not alone in taking the triple jump to new distances. Moore's jump of 42-6.75, which was the fourth-farthest of the past five years, was part of a 2017 campaign that witnessed more girls jumping over 39 feet and even 41 feet than ever before. 

If the numbers progress from the indoor to outdoor seasons in the same manner as last year, we should see a record number of girls over 39 feet outdoors in the triple jump. Over the past five years, the total of girls jumping 39 feet or further outdoors has risen each year from 89 in 2013 to 129 in 2016.

Assuming that upward trend continues, we could see one of the best years ever outdoors for the girls triple jump, with the possibility of more than 150 girls jumping 39 feet or farther. Click through the slideshow and take a look at the top indoor and outdoor marks from the past five years. 

Number Of Marks Over 39-Feet Outdoor:

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