Wally Ellenson jumps 7'1" tied for the best jump in the nation

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per his tweet:

"@wallyellenson: Cleared 7'1" Tied for the best jump in the nation now on to 7'2" for state record."

Go Gophers!!
 


I think 7'1" would put him in a tie for the Minnesota state record. Not bad at all.
 

No doubt he has Olympic type potential, kid's got pop.
 

I think this kid is going to surprise a lot of people and potentially irritate Badger fans for 4 years. We got a good one with this kid.
 


Will he give Rodney some run for his money at "Midnight Madness" this year?
 

Looks like a track guy more than a hoops guy. Do not like his foot speed/quicks as a HI-Major level perimiter player. Jumps real high but again not a quick jumper. The value of leaping ability fades the farther you get from the hoop. Hopefully his skill developmentwill make him a good get.
 


Monty519 said:
No doubt he has Olympic type potential, kid's got pop.
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In the 2008 Olympics, a 7'1" jump would put him at 33rd out of 40 competitors. Does anyone know if he will or did try to qualify for the Olympics this summer? I would assume it's too late since they're just around the corner.
 



Whoa, whoa, whoa...Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. 7'1" is a remarkable jump for a high school kid. In order to qualify for the olympics for the USA, though, not only does one need to be in the top 3 at the US trials, but more importantly, he needs to clear 2.30 meters, aka 7'6.5" at some point during the year. 33rd includes some of those smaller countries in the world that get auto bids to the olympics. There are 36 division 1 collegians who have jumped 7'1" or higher this year alone. He could end up being a great high jumper, but he has a long way to go.

From what I have heard, fwiw, is that one of the reasons that Wally chose the U was because he would be allowed to continue to high jump, just like DCT was supposed to be able to run track from the football team, which didn't happen. We will see...
 

RunGopherRun said:
Whoa, whoa, whoa...Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. 7'1" is a remarkable jump for a high school kid. In order to qualify for the olympics for the USA, though, not only does one need to be in the top 3 at the US trials, but more importantly, he needs to clear 2.30 meters, aka 7'6.5" at some point during the year. 33rd includes some of those smaller countries in the world that get auto bids to the olympics. There are 36 division 1 collegians who have jumped 7'1" or higher this year alone. He could end up being a great high jumper, but he has a long way to go.


From what I have heard, fwiw, is that one of the reasons that Wally chose the U was because he would be allowed to continue to high jump, just like DCT was supposed to be able to run track from the football team, which didn't happen. We will see...
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Nice post
 

RunGopherRun said:
Whoa, whoa, whoa...Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. 7'1" is a remarkable jump for a high school kid. In order to qualify for the olympics for the USA, though, not only does one need to be in the top 3 at the US trials, but more importantly, he needs to clear 2.30 meters, aka 7'6.5" at some point during the year. 33rd includes some of those smaller countries in the world that get auto bids to the olympics. There are 36 division 1 collegians who have jumped 7'1" or higher this year alone. He could end up being a great high jumper, but he has a long way to go.

From what I have heard, fwiw, is that one of the reasons that Wally chose the U was because he would be allowed to continue to high jump, just like DCT was supposed to be able to run track from the football team, which didn't happen. We will see...
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I'm going off of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump). According to Wikipedia, 2.30 meters would have been good for 6th place total, and the best US jumper didn't even qualify for the final round after failing to make the 2.29 jump in 3 tries.
 

Maybe I should have been more specific with my explanation. There is a whole "standard" based qualification system to making the olympic team. There is an "A" standard and a "B" standard for qualification. This is how the IOC can keep the numbers of qualifiers from being 300 jumpers if each country got 3 entries. If one does not hit a certain standard, then they are not allowed to jump at the olympics. I'm pretty sure the A-standard is 2.31, which the USA will have multiple athletes jump at some point during the year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_–_Qualification

All of those jumpers from the US had, at some point, jumped the "A" standard in 2008.
 




RunGopherRun said:
Whoa, whoa, whoa...Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. 7'1" is a remarkable jump for a high school kid. In order to qualify for the olympics for the USA, though, not only does one need to be in the top 3 at the US trials, but more importantly, he needs to clear 2.30 meters, aka 7'6.5" at some point during the year. 33rd includes some of those smaller countries in the world that get auto bids to the olympics. There are 36 division 1 collegians who have jumped 7'1" or higher this year alone. He could end up being a great high jumper, but he has a long way to go.

From what I have heard, fwiw, is that one of the reasons that Wally chose the U was because he would be allowed to continue to high jump, just like DCT was supposed to be able to run track from the football team, which didn't happen. We will see...
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Boom!
 

This kid has a very good chance of being special in college for high jumping. My two roommates in college combined to win 6 Big Ten titles while at the U, and neither of them cleared 7 feet in high school. If this kid can improve his technique, he could bring home a lot of points for the U during the track season.
 

RunGopherRun said:
Maybe I should have been more specific with my explanation. There is a whole "standard" based qualification system to making the olympic team. There is an "A" standard and a "B" standard for qualification. This is how the IOC can keep the numbers of qualifiers from being 300 jumpers if each country got 3 entries. If one does not hit a certain standard, then they are not allowed to jump at the olympics. I'm pretty sure the A-standard is 2.31, which the USA will have multiple athletes jump at some point during the year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_–_Qualification

All of those jumpers from the US had, at some point, jumped the "A" standard in 2008.
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Yep, definitely. He's not ready now, no way no how. I'm projecting in the future, like even past college. He has the raw ability, it's just whether he really pursues it or not.

I think football is a little different, regarding the poster who mentioned DCT. They have spring practices and all that right as track season gets rolling. Basketball, the season virtually ends as track is picking up, there's probably not as much conflict with it. Now, he'll never be able to jump indoors, but as the b-ball season ends in late March (hopefully), that's when outdoor track season is kicking in. I'm guessing he'll be allowed to do it.
 


Go to a wall with a tape measure. Measure up 7' 1" and tell me that's not impressive, even if he was solely a high school track athlete, and not also playing BBall.

Not measure it at 5' and tell me whether or not you think you can clear that height.

Great job, not go set a state record.
 

Congratulations to Wally on his high jump accomplishments and being the leading scorer with 20 pts, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot in the WI All Star Game. I look forward to seeing Wally play for the Gophers next basketball season.
 

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