They say that records are meant to be broken, and Amory’s Traysten Crump took that saying to heart during last Tuesday’s Class 4A state track meet.
The junior not only brought home a gold medal in the long jump this year, but he also broke the school and state records with a jump distance of 23’9.50”.
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