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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Christian Lewis

Jumps/sprints
FREDERICK DOUGLASS HS
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

24-6

Long jump

No. 21

2019 long jump ranking
“I have known Christian since he was about eight years old. I would always notice him because he would work out before practice and after practice on his own at that age. I knew then he was going to be special.”
Monty McIntyre
Head Coach - Head coach of Scott County High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 158-pound senior earned All-American honors at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor with a third-place finish in the long jump. Lewis’ personal-best leap of 24 feet, 6 inches ranked as the nation’s No. 21 mark among prep competitors during the 2019 outdoor season. Also the 2019 Class AAA Outdoor state meet champion in the long jump, he was Kentucky’s top-ranked athlete in the 200-meter dash and long jump during the 2020 indoor season.

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Academic Achievement

Lewis has maintained a weighted 3.37 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of South Carolina.

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Exemplary Character

Lewis has volunteered locally as a youth track coach, and he has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church.