Saturday, March 25, 2006



KEITH LADSON-WILSON

HARKER HEIGHTS — “J” is for jump. “K” is for Killeen, Kangaroo and Keith — Keith Ladson-Wilson, the 18-year-old Killeen High School field events specialist, who posted a class 4A-leading distance of 24-feet-0 in the long jump on Friday, March 24, to garner the varsity title at the Knights Relays.

A 2005 Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympian, who placed fourth in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a distance of 22-feet-8 in the finals of the Young Men’s Division of the long jump, Ladson improved his personal best by 16 inches.He later jumped 6-feet-6 in the high jump for a third place finish.

Ladson will compete in the Kangaroo Relays on Saturday, April 1.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

K-Lad...Keith is one who doesnt give up..Always productive and shows the right attitude towards his events. Keith is one of the greatest Long jumpers i know and he should be well known for it.Keep doin wat u do best.

Anonymous said...

k-lad 4rm k-town...we all know that he was put on this earth to reach limits never reached before, so work hard in the pit and the books and wait 4 that outcome..

*LIL OPE*