MCI’s Isabelle Grard builds long jump pit for senior project She’s been planning the project for a few months and believes she will be done within the next couple weeks. By Ben Barr.

His best event was the long jump, and the university had to extend the long-jump pit beyond 25 feet to accommodate his leaps. He qualified for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris with high hopes.

A trip or two to the long jump pit later, and Gibbons, Schroeder, Stein and all with a vested interest were — in a pleasant way, obviously — taken aback by the results.

CENTERTON -- Cam Massey didn't give his body much time to settle into the sand before he lunged out of the long jump pit, where his mother awaited him with open arms.