No. 23. Erik Kynard, Toledo Rogers, Track & Field, 2005-2009
Today we continue the countdown of JJHuddle's “Top 50 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Decade” for 1999-2009. Every Monday through
Friday from now until March 26, a new athlete will be released.
Today's entry has jumped higher than anyone in Ohio history...
Today we continue the countdown of JJHuddle's “Top 50 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Decade” for 1999-2009. Every Monday through
Friday from now until March 26, a new athlete will be released.
Today's entry has jumped higher than anyone in Ohio history...
23. Erik Kynard, Toledo Rogers, Track & Field, 2005-2009: No one has gone higher than Kynard in Ohio history. Last year as a senior, Kynard broke the state record in the high jump with a huge leap of 7’-2 ¾” at Mansfield’s Mehock Relays. He had earlier soared 7"-4 ½' – the fourth best leap ever in the U.S. – on March 28 at the Huron Relays (Eastern Michigan University). Kynard finished the season the sixth ranked U.S. high jumper regardless of age. In June of last year, Kynard defended his D-I state title with a leap of 7’-1” (fourth best all-time at the state meet). A two-time NIKE Indoor Nationals champion, Kynard finished second at the Pan American Junior Championships in Trinidad in August. He’s currently enrolled at Kansas State.
