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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Devin King

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JEWEL M. SUMNER HS
KENTWOOD, LOUISIANA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

17 feet, 8 inches

Won pole vault with state record
“Devin is one of the five or six special students that a teacher and coach gets in an entire career.Devin is an extremely focused and dedicated athlete. He continually looks for ways to improve himself both in the pole vault and as a person. He has always been polite and quick to offer help to anyone, no matter the level of vaulting experience. His character is exemplary. He has grown from a student looking to get out of work as a young freshman into one that looks to better himself. A teacher can ask for nothing more. Devin is one of the five or six special students that a teacher and coach gets in an entire career. ”
Jay Stuckey
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior cleared a state-record 17 feet, 8 inches to win the pole vault at the Class 3A state championship meet this spring, leading the Cowboys to a second-place finish as a team. The national prep record-holder in the indoor pole v

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Academic Achievement

King has maintained a B average in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of his church community, he has volunteered locally assisting the elderly and coaching youth track athletes.