The Miles' Lists: Triple Jump

Here's the next installment of the Miles' Lists -- the comprehensive 2009 and all-time Minnesota boys high school track and field performance lists.

In the triple jump, Woodbury senior Cooper Wahlo, Jr. paced the state with his 46-6 1/2 leap. Wahlo finished 4th in the close-fought Class AA competition in the event at the MSHSL State Meet.

TRIPLE JUMP

2009 BESTS
46-6 ½ Cooper Wahlo, Jr. 12 Woodbury
46-4 ½ Frank Veldman 10 Eastview
46-3 ½ Eyo Ekpo 12 Andover
45-11 Troy Pollard 12 St. Paul Highland Park
45-8 ¾ Trever Jellum 12 Lakeville North
45-3 ½ Michael Sandle 10 Eden Prairie
45-2 ¾ Patrick Amoako 12 Osseo
45-2 ½ Griffin Lentsch 12 Forest Lake
45-2 James Plain 12 Forest Lake
45-1 ¾ Laquone Robinson 12 Brooklyn Center
[10]
45-1 ½ Kenny Schofield 12 Cotton/Cherry/Cook/Orr
45-1 Jordan Benesh 11 Mankato East
45-0 Blair Riegel 11 Lakeville South
44-10 Jordan Jarland 11 Lanesboro/Fillmore Central
44-4 ¼ Andrew Million 12 Totino-Grace
44-3 ¾ Tim Halverson 11 Concordia Academy
44-3 ¼ Derek Jerde 12 Chaska
44-3 Ryan Foster 12 Richfield
44-3 Lee Petersen 12 Byron
44-2 Brandon Berger 10 Worthington
[20]
44-0 ¼ Khalil Jordan 10 Eastview
44-0 ¼ E.J. Knight 12 United South Central/Alden-Conger
44-0 Michael Amofah 12 Farmington
43-11 ¾ Rumeal Harris 10 Eden Prairie
43-11 ½ Dave Pearcil 11 Eastview
43-10 ½ Mike Leslie 12 Blaine
43-10 ¼ Alden Chung 12 Minnetonka
43-9 ½ Luke Erdahl 11 Minnetonka
43-8 ¾ Anthony Osifuye 11 Woodbury
43-7 ¼ Mike Spampinato 12 Eveleth-Gilbert
[30]
43-7 Jon Busch 12 Eden Prairie
43-5 ¾ Jeremy Stewart 12 Rosemount
43-5 ¾ Jacel Martin 12 Robbinsdale Armstrong
43-5 Josh Zitzmann 12 Farmington
43-5 Tomi Awosika 12 Park
43-5 Andrew Hausmann 10 Rosemount
43-4 ½ Kaleb Stevens 12 Buffalo
43-4 ½ Erik Oines 11 Foley
43-4 ½ Skyler Jackson 12 Frazee
43-4 ¼ Thomas Klinger 12 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
[40]
43-4 Ian Moore 12 Anoka
43-2 ½ Juante Shaw 12 Park Center
43-1 ½ Luke Parker 11 Eagan
43-1 Christian Metz 12 Cambridge-Isanti
42-11 ¾ Beau Gagnon 11 Buffalo
42-11 ½ Kyle Rademacher 12 Andover
42-11 ½ Erik Aakre 12 West Marsahll
42-11 Justin Lieberg 11 Sartell-St. Stephen
42-11 Jacob Decklever 12 Byron
42-11 Dakota Boeck 11 Cannon Falls/Randolph
[50]
42-10 Kyle Buro 11 New Prague
42-10 Shane Dombrovski 12 Foley
42-8 ¼ Chris Kroeten 11 Wayzata
42-7 ¾ Bret Deyo 11 Lac Qui Parle/Dawson-Boyd
42-7 ½ Christian Kibler 12 Minnehaha Academy
42-6 ½ Angus Stoudt 9 Minnetonka
42-5 ¾ Derek Loewen 11 St. Croix Lutheran
42-5 ½ Devin Kuehne 11 Fulda
42-5 Simon Erlandson 12 Fergus Falls
42-5 Jacob Jensen 11 South St. Paul
[60]
42-5 Michael Van Leer 12 De La Salle
42-4 Ian Krafnick 12 St. Cloud Tech
42-3 ¾ Anthony Kablan 12 Roseville
42-3 ½ Andrew Felton 11 Holy Angels
42-3 Jack Kilduff 12 Henry Sibley
42-3 Gordon Moimoi 9 Mahtomedi
42-3 Wes Anderson 11 Moorhead
42-2 ½ Jacob Bergerson 12 Centennial
42-2 ½ Nick Ober 12 Southwestern United
42-2 R.J. (Riwan) Alowonle 9 Park
[70]
42-2 Brandon Larson 11 Staples-Motley
42-1 ½ Zach Armstrong 12 Simley
42-1 Desmond Spann 10 Mankato West
42-0 ½ Tim Krueger 12 Mayer Lutheran
42-0 ½ Michael Du 11 St. Croix Lutheran
42-0 ¼ Mike Lang 12 Woodbury
42-0 Joshua Balmores 12 Dassel-Cokato
42-0 Dan Bedor 12 Holy Angels
42-0 Tony Hengstler 11 Mounds View
42-0 Tyler Martin 12 Glencoe-Silver Lake
[80]

2009 STATE MEET CLASS AA
1 Troy Pollard, 12, St Paul Highland Park 45-11 [+1.5w]
2 Eyo Ekpo, 12, Andover 45-9 [+1.4w]
3 Trevor Jellum, 12, Lakeville North 45-8 ¾ [+0.0w]
4 Cooper Wahlo, 12, Woodbury 45-4 ¾ [+0.3w]
5 Franky Veldman, 10, Eastview 44-9 ¼ [+1.5w]
6 Griffin Lentsch, 12, Forest Lake 44-6 [+1.5w]
7 Patrick Amoako, 12, Osseo 44-3 ¼ [+1.7w]
8 Kahlil Jordan, 10, Eastview 43-10 ½ [+2.0w]
9 Rumeal Harris, 10, Eden Prairie 43-9 ½ [+1.9w]

2009 STATE MEET CLASS A
1 Kenny Schofield, 12, Cherry/Cook/Cottn/Orr 45-1 ½ [+1.3w]
2 Laquone Robinson, 12, Brooklyn Center 44-11 ½w [+2.5w]
3 Tim Halverson, 11, Concordia Academy 44-3 ¾ [+1.9w]
4 Skyler Jackson, 12, Frazee 43-4 ½ [+1.1w]
5 Erik Oines, 11, Foley 43-4 ¼ [+1.9w]
6 Jordan Jarland, 11, Lanesboro/FillmoreCen 43-2 ¾ [+1.5w]
7 Jacob Decklever, 12, Byron 42-10 ¾ [-0.4w]
8 Bret Deyo, 11, Dawson-Boyd/L q P V 42-3 ¼ [+2.0w]
9 Erik Aakre, 12, West Marshall 41-10 ½w [+3.5w]

TRIPLE JUMP ALL TIME BESTS
50-4 Reondo Davis, Blaine 1999
49-8 ½ Tyrone Minor, St Paul Central 1989
49-3 Rondell Mershon, Apple Valley 1998
49-0 Pat Akpaette, Richfield 2001
48-11 ½ Jade Ellis, Totino Grace 2004
48-9 ¾ Leonard Jones, Mpls Henry 1989
48-8 ½ Ed Heglund, Appleton/Milan 1987
48-7 ¾ Pat Horst, Stillwater Area 2001
48-5 ¼ Tommy McNamara, Mounds View 2007
48-0 ¼ Martez Williams, Mpls Henry 1990
[10]
48-0 Austin Delaney, St. Louis Park 2008
47-10 ½ Eric Buss, Coon Rapids 2005
47-8 ¼ Dan Lynch, White Bear Lake 1988
47-8 Seth Anderson, Mounds View 1996
47-6 Kyle Duininck, Prinsburg C Christian 1986
47-5 ¼ Marcus Westberry, Mpls Washburn 1995
47-4 ¾ B.J. Otto, Hill-Murray 2007
47-4 ½ Jeremy Ticey, Burnsville 2006
47-4 ¼ Jim King, Watertown-Mayer 1986
47-4 Kwadwo Mensah, Irondale 2000
[20]
47-4 Joey Schwecke, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop/McLeod West 2006
47-1 ¾ Greg Ries, Simley 1984
47-0 ½ Adam Johnson, Irondale 1993
47-0 ¼ Chris Dixon, Apple Valley 1998
46-11 Tom Johnson, Monticello 1984
46-10 ¾ Mark Stewart, Mounds View 1985
46-9 ½ Jamie Hagness, Moorhead 1987
46-9 Jeff Bergstrom, Mounds View 1998
46-7 ¾ Dan Krenzel, Apple Valley 1991
46-7 ¾ Kyle Lee, Burnsville 2005
[30]
46-7 Jon Pontius, Fergus Falls 1993
46-6 ½ Sean Picha, Hopkins 1990
46-6 ½ Tony Asay, Hutchinson 1994
46-6 ½ Cooper Wahlo, Woodbury 2009
46-5 ¼ Ryan Wold, Spring Lake Park/SA 1998
46-5 Ryan Achterhoff, Edgerton 1978
46-5 Dave Bergstrom, Mounds View 1994
46-4 ½ Frank Veldman, Eastview 2009
46-3 ½ Greg Williams, Robbinsdale Armstrong 1985
46-3 ½ Sam Adegoke, Mounds View 2001
[40]
46-3 ½ Eyo Ekpo, Andover 2009
46-3 Jerry Smith, Mpls Roosevelt 1986
46-3 Troy Walz, Anoka 1993
46-3 Matt Gordon-Jackson, Champlin Park 2000
46-2 ¾ Mike Thompson, Lewiston-Altura 1986
46-2 ½ Mark Wallace, White Bear Lake 1990
46-2 ½ Robbie Wilson, Chaska 2007
46-2 ¼ Bob Quast, Concordia Academy 1991
46-2 ¼ Phil Ayeni, Totino Grace 2004
46-2 Andy Kisielius, Totino Grace 1999
[50]
46-2 Paul Ferber, St. Cloud Tech 2001
46-1 ½ Pete Eastman, Mounds View 1977
46-1 ½ Andrew Ryder, Bloomington Jefferson 2005
46-1 Craig Rowe, Apple Valley 1989
46-1 Brian Schletty, SP Cretin-Derham Hall 1996
46-1 Travis Little, Anoka 2000
46-0 ½ Thristin Andrew, Benilde-St Margaret 1998
46-0 ¼ Josh Trees, Paynsville Area 2002
46-0 Michael Woodward, Burnsville 2007
45-11 ½ Dennis Baker, Mankato West 2001
[60]
45-11 ½ Ted Rud, New York Mills 2005
45-11 ¼ Mike Hesse, Wayzata 1984
45-11 ¼ Kenny Schofield, Cotton/Cherry/Cook/Orr 2008
45-11 Troy Pollard, St. Paul Highland Park 2009
45-10 ¾ Rupert Bannerman-Thompson, Roseville Area 2005
45-10 ½ James Ewer, Lakeville 2005
45-10 Brad Swanson, Little Falls 1987
45-10 Robby Bunke, Rushford-P-H 1992
45-10 Phil Olson, Faribault 2003
45-9 ¾ Andrew Aakre, Stephen-Argyle Central 2000
[70]
45-9 Tim Feine, Blaine 1992
45-8 ¾ Kingston Hollman, SP Johnson 1997
45-8 ¾ Trever Jellum, Lakeville North 2009
45-8 ½ Matt Dawson, Mpls North 1988
45-8 ½ Rob Haedt, Austin 1993
45-8 ½ Scott Rendall, Eden Prairie 1999
45-8 ¼ Troy Lindner, Brainerd 1995
45-8 ¼ Erik Anderson, Eden Prairie 2005
45-8 Dey Chak Wuol, Mankato West 2005
45-7 ¾ Arden Beachy, Staples-Motley 1989
[80]
45-7 ½ Sam Ebute, Mpls South 1987
45-7 ½ Rodney Walker, St Cloud Apollo 1988
45-7 ¼ Greg Wilson, Mankato East 1976
45-7 ¼ Matt Anderson, Mounds View 1993
45-7 ¼ Marcus Barto, Chisholm 2001
45-7 Andy Harrington, North Branch 1984
45-7 Shane Hoag, Atwater-Cosmos-GC 1998
45-7 Ryan Melena, Mounds View 1999
45-6 ½ Scott Sovreign, Northfield 1982
45-6 ½ Greg Kimbrough, Bloom Jefferson 1992
[90]
45-6 Todd Nash, Rochester JM 1980
45-6 Kris Medlock, Mpls Roosevelt 1986
45-6 Terrell Johnson, Mpls Henry 1987
45-6 Brian Hatlevig, Rushford-P-H 1992
45-6 Jim Mattson, Pine Island 1995
45-5 ¾ Gary Pegues, Park Center 1983
45-5 ½ Steve McTavish, Mounds View 1987
45-5 ½ Dave Dewald, Rochester JM 1987
45-5 Rumeal Harris, Eden Prairie 2008
45-4 ¼ Darren Brinker, Rocori 1990
[100]
45-4 ¼ Josh Salic, Rochester JM 1996

JUNIOR BESTS
49-0 Pat Akpaette, Richfield 2001
48-9 ¾ Leonard Jones, Mpls Henry 1989
48-4 Reondo Davis, Blaine 1998
48-0 ¼ Martez Williams, Mpls Henry 1990
47-6 Kyle Duininck, Prinsburg CC 1986
47-4 ½ B.J. Otto, Hill-Murray 2006
47-4 ¼ Jim King, Watertown-Mayer 1986
47-4 Kwadwo Mensah, Irondale 2000
46-11 ½ Jade Ellis, Totino Grace 2003
46-10 Rondell Mershon, Apple Valley 1997

SOPHOMORE BESTS
46-11 Tom Johnson, Monticello 1984
46-6 ¼ Reondo Davis, Blaine 1997
46-6 Jade Ellis, Totino Grace 2002
46-4 ½ Frank Veldman, Eastveiw 2009
46-4 Jim King, Watertown-Mayer 1985
46-2 ½ Kwadwo Mensah, Irondale 1999
45-6 Troy Walz, Anoka 1992
45-4 ½ Sam Adegoke, Mounds View 1999
45-3 ½ Michael Sandle, Eden Prairie 2009
45-3 Kyle Lee, Burnsville 2003

FRESHMAN BESTS
45-5 Rumeal Harris, Eden Prairie 2008
45-2 ½ Kwadwo Mensah, Irondale 1998
43-10 ½ Jim King, Watertown-Mayer 1984
43-10 ½ James Lundberg, Robb Armstrong 2000
43-10 Reondo Davis, Blaine 1996
43-4 ¾ Marc Brown, SP Highland Park 1993
43-2 ¾ Tom Strukel, Biwabik 1988
43-1 ½ Kingston kollman, Mounds View 1995
42-11 Kenny Schofield, Cotton-Cherry 2006
42-11 Jordan Jarland, Lanseboro/Fillmore Central 2007