As one of just a handful of Lakers striving to earn a spot in the 2019 NCAA Division II Championships at the Mount Olive First Chance and Last Chance meets, senior Destiny Johnson (New Iberia, La.) just may have accomplished that feat.
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Competing in the high jump on both days, she opened with a mark of 1.66, just shy of the NCAA Provisional mark (1.68m) and finished tied for second out of seven individuals.
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It would be a different story on Sunday, May 12, however, as she cleared a personal best 1.72-meters to land a strong qualifying mark. That tied her for second out of eight competitors but the real story was where that height placed her.
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Entering the day, only 18 individuals nationwide had cleared that height at the Division II level.
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To put that in perspective, the NCAA has taken at least 20 individuals in the high jump in each of the past five championships and the height of 1.72-meters, when achieved there, has placed no lower than sixth in the last three.
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