Griffin Schultz competed in the high jump for the ConVal track team on Sunday in the first part of the Division II State Championship Meet at the University of New Hampshire. He cleared 6 feet, tying two other athletes for the second-highest jump of the day.
Griffin Schultz competed in the high jump for the ConVal track team on Sunday in the first part of the Division II State Championship Meet at the University of New Hampshire. He cleared 6 feet, tying two other athletes for the second-highest jump of the day. Credit: HEATHER SIMARD / Courtesy

Griffin Schultz was the lone competitor for the ConVal boys track team in the high jump Sunday during the first portion of the Division II State Championship Meet at the University of New Hampshire.

Schultz, the second seed entering the event, cleared 6 feet, tying two other athletes for the second-highest jump of the day. He placed fourth after tiebreakers and earned four team points. It marked the third time this season Schultz has cleared 6 feet in competition.

  • Griffin Schultz, his mother, Heidi Schultz, Outdoor Track and Field Coach John Okerman, Head Track and Field Coach Cindy McLaughlin and Outdoor Track and Field Coach Patrick McLaughlin.
    Griffin Schultz, his mother, Heidi Schultz, Outdoor Track and Field Coach John Okerman, Head Track and Field Coach Cindy McLaughlin and Outdoor Track and Field Coach Patrick McLaughlin. Credit: HEATHER WHIPPLE-SIMARD / Courtesy
  • ConVal junior Griffin Schultz and Head Track and Field Coach Cindy McLaughlin.
    Griffin Schultz and Head Track and Field Coach Cindy McLaughlin. Credit: HEATHER WHIPPLE-SIMARD / Courtesy
  • ConVal Junior Griffin Schultz cleared 6 feet in the high jump during the first portion of the Division II State Championship Meet at the University of New Hampshire.
    ConVal Junior Griffin Schultz cleared 6 feet in the high jump during the first portion of the Division II State Championship Meet at the University of New Hampshire. Credit: HEATHER WHIPPLE-SIMARD / Courtesy

The remainder of the Division II state meet will be held Sunday morning, Feb. 8, at Plymouth State University. Schultz qualified in three events and is seeded seventh in the 55-meter dash and 10th in the 300-meter dash.

Final standings at the first portion of the Division II State Championship Meet at the University of New Hampshire.
Final standings at the first portion of the Division II State Championship Meet at the University of New Hampshire. Credit: HEATHER SIMARD / Courtesy

Other ConVal qualifiers include Ross Stephens, the top seed and defending state champion in the 300 meters and the fourth seed in the 55 meters; Morly Johnson, seeded eighth in the shot put; and the 4×200-meter relay team of Schultz, Stephens, Bretton Davies and Marcus Jordan, seeded eighth.