Arantxa King Jumps Season Best: 20-10.75
Bermuda track star Arantxa King has jumped a season best of 20-10.75 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational. The 2008 Olympian is a junior at Stanford University, and one of their top jumpers.
One of the island’s premiere athletes, Ms King has won medals at the Carita Games, CAC Games and Pan American Junior Games. She is the 2005 World Youth Champion, a three-time Massachusetts state champion, and represented Bermuda at 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympics.
On her season best jump she told the Stanford Daily:
I am happy that my jumps are becoming more consistent in the high 20s, which was a major issue for me indoor season. I think I am in condition to jump well this season so I’m excited for the upcoming meets where I ideally hope to break the 21-foot mark.
Athletics run in the family; her mother, Branwen Smith-King, is a former Bermuda long jump champion. Her father Adrian King is a track coach, and her sister Akilah is an accomplished triple jumper.
