Thursday, September 28, 2000

Amy Acuff eliminated in high jump prelims

Calallen graduate makes her first jump, but falls short when bar reaches 1.85 meters

From staff reports

SYDNEY, Australia - Corpus Christi native Amy Acuff fell short Thursday (Wednesday night CDT) in her efforts to capture an Olympic medal in the women's high jump.
   Acuff, participating in the second flight in the event preliminaries, cleared only one height before bowing out of the competition. After successfully jumping 1.8 meters in her first jump, she missed on three opportunities at the next height, 1.85 meters.
   The Calallen graduate finished in 17th place in her flight, of which only the top seven finishers advanced into the event finals. In each flight, the height required to reach the final was 1.94 meters.
   Acuff was one of three American women participating in the high jump, and all were eliminated in the preliminaries. Karol Damon could not advance past the 1.89-meter mark and Erin Aldrich cleared only 1.85 meters.
   Acuff, who was injured in an automobile accident while preparing for the Games, indicated prior to the competition that her health was not an issue entering the competition.
  

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