MARQUISE "all-2-da" GOODWIN

WACO — Who said the GOOD guy finishes last? Definitely not Jump Texas, and especially not when the good guy has a three-year history of oustanding jumps and his first name is Marquise; he's assured a 'GOOD-WIN,' or in the case of the University Interscholastic League Regioin II-5A track and field championships, maybe two. So, as is often said in the lone star state, 'It's all-2-da good.'

Across the state of Texas and throughout the nation (and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where, last summer, he won the Caribbean Scholastic Invitational meet sponsored by the National Scholastic Sports Foundation), Marquise lived up to the royalty of his calling and, true to the team number and mascot name imprinted on the front of his maroon warm-up jersey (Rowlett Eagles, #2), flew out of the sandpit at Hart-Patterson athletics complex with double crowns — one in the triple jump (49-8.75) and one in the long jump (24-4.75).

Goodwin currently leads all Texans with the No. 1 outdoors long and triple jumps, and on the national scene, under all-conditions, Goodwin ranks No. 7 in the long jump and No. 5 in the triple jump.

CHRISTIAN TAYLOR

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — A talented, versatile horizontalist and long sprinter, Christian Taylor posted an early 52-0 in the triple jump at the Tennessee State University Invitational, indoors, and never looked back. He has been a consistent force in the long jump, triple jump and 400 meters in 2008, and proved it with triple gold medal performances at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships in late March.

Effortlessly transitioning into his outdoors campaign, Taylor jumped within two inches of his indoors best, uncorking a 51-10 at the Marietta Invitational and moving into the No. 1 position.

Taylor competed as a member of the 2007 U.S. World Youth Championships team, last summer, in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and garnered a gold medal in the hop-step-jump. He is currently ranked No. 2 in the long jump (25-4.50) and No. 5 in the 400 meters (47.08).

CHARASCHIE LOCKHART

WACO — Dallas Skyline horizontalist Charaschie Lockhart advanced to the University Interscholastic League class 5A state track and field meet with her victory in the high school girls triple jump on Friday, April 25, at Hart-Patterson Staidum.

Lockhart jumped 40-2 1/2 to win the Region II-5A meet.