Ava Washburn of UW sets two personal bests in long and triple jumps in Tucson...
TUCSON-- Competing in their final regular season meet, both the University of Washington and Eastern Washington sent a contingent of sprinters, jumpers and throwers to compete at the Desert Heat Classic at Drachman Stadium, hosted by the University of Arizona. The Huskies' Ava Washburn (Paul Merca photo) set significant personal bests in both the long and triple jumps. Washburn, the daughter of Jarrod Washburn, who pitched 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, and won a World Series ring with the Anaheim Angels, opened her day with a second place finish in the long jump, soaring 20-8 (6.30m), to finish second, and going to number 5 in school history, with the best mark by a Dawg since 2007. Later in the day, she went to number 7 in school history in the triple jump with a best of 40-9.5 (12.43m) in a seventh place finish. In the men's triple jump, the Huskies' Roman Hutchinson and Trevontay Smith went 3-4, going 50-8.75 (15.46m) and ...
