Riverview's Woodard leaps to high jump title

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Faith Woodard cleared 5 feet, 8 inches to win the girls high jump at the Class 4A state track and field championships Saturday.

 

 

JACKSONVILLE --

JACKSONVILE Faith Woodard says she's still a basketball player first, but if she keeps performing like she has at the state track and field championships, she might be forced to ret-think that stance.

In Saturday's Class 4A state finals at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium, the Riverview standout captured the gold medal in the girls high jump at 5 feet, 8 inches. Woodard earned a measure of revenge in the process by edging out Miami South Dade's Barbara Vilson, the girl who beat her out of first place in last year's state finals.