It was a jump Drew Kirk will long remember.
The Grade 12 student from Langenburg set a new district rack meet record in long jump for his age category Tuesday at 6.89 metres well beyond the previous mark of 6.46 metres.
Kirk said he had not expected to jump as far as he did, but added he felt confident he鈥檚 come 鈥減retty close鈥� to the record.
鈥淚 knew I could break the record.鈥�
The long jump was Kirk鈥檚 only event at the district meet hosted by Yorkton Regional High School Tuesday afternoon, with events scheduled for Wednesday as well.
Kirk said he used to run sprints, but with much of his time focused on volleyball 鈥� he will attend the University of Manitoba in the all to play 鈥� he only competed in long jump this year. And, even in long jump his preparation was limited.
When asked how much practice he put in the reply was 鈥渘ot a lot.鈥�
But his other endeavours have helped in long jump.
As a former sprinter Kirk said he gets some good speed in his run up to the jump.
And, in volleyball jumping at the net is a big part of sport, so that helped with his take off at the pit too, he said.
The record is a good way to wrap up his high school jumping, although he has one more meet ahead provincials in Moose Jaw.
鈥淚t feels really good to set the record and end on a good note,鈥� he said.
