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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Girls Track & Field - Minnesota

Gatorade Player of the year

Nyalaam Jok

Jumps/Hurdles
ANNANDALE HS
ANNANDALE, MINNESOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

6-0

High Jump (State)

20-0.5

Long Jump (State)
“Nyalaam is a fantastic jumper and hurdler. She is very explosive.”
Tait Christensen
Head Coach - head coach of Litchfield High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2 senior won the high jump and long jump at the Class A state meet, leading the Cardinals to a second-place finish as a team. At the time of her selection, Jok’s winning high jump clearance of 6 feet matched the state record and ranked No. 1 nationally among prep competitors in the event in 2021. Her state-title-winning leap of 20-0.5 long jump ranked No. 17 nationally. Jok also placed second in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet and ran the anchor leg for Annandale’s third-place 4x100-meter relay team. She won the Class AA high jump state title as an eighth-grader representing Osseo High, and the Class A state title as a freshman for Annandale.

Academic Achievement

Jok has maintained a weighted 3.88 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of Minnesota this fall.

Exemplary Character

Active in the local Sudanese community, Jok has volunteered as a youth track coach.