Jumper to leave record, legacy

By By Patrick Shehan (Contact)

Thursday, May 5, 2005

At the Kansas Relays two weeks ago, Brooklyn Hann finished second to last place in the women’s invitational 100-meter hurdles. Despite running against professional athletes from all over the world, she was disappointed.

“I did terrible,” Hann, Sacramento, Calif. senior, said after the race. “But hopefully I’ll do better in the triple jump.”

The triple jump had already started. After a quick stretch, Hann entered the third flight of the women’s triple jump. She dominated it. She jumped 43-feet-3.75-inches, defeating Team Nike’s Vanitta Kinard by two inches in front of a hometown crowd.

Performances like this show why Hann has remained among the top triple jumpers in the Big 12 Conference. Her composure under pressure and relaxed competitiveness give her an edge above her competition.

“I do better when I’m relaxed,” Hann said. “I’ll get nervous if I get too psyched out.”

The University of Kansas hurdles coach Elisha Brewer said she had noticed the psychological effect on Hann’s performances.

“The key for her is to help her relax and go into the meet with the right frame of mind,” Brewer said.

In high school, Hann lettered four years in track and field. She made it to state finals in the triple jump, 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles. She chose Kansas from other programs such as University of Nevada and University of California-Berkeley.

Hann’s mother, Deborah, didn’t have much time to see her daughter compete in high school. But she made it to Palo Alto, Calif., when Hann made it to the junior nationals three years ago. Hann jumped 41-feet-8.75-inches, finishing first.

“She was really excited,” Deborah Hann said. “I could tell because I could hear her screaming.”

Coming off a successful indoor season, where she placed 10th at the national championships, she has set a goal for her last three weeks as a Jayhawk: to re-set the women’s outdoor triple jump record for the third time, making it harder for the University’s next Brooklyn Hann to defeat.

She first broke the record in 2002 with a jump of 42-feet-11-inches. She defeated her own record in April at the Tom Botts Invitational in Columbia, Mo. with a jump of 43-feet-7-inches.

“You want your senior year to go out with a bang,” Brewer said. “We wanted this to be her best year.”

Hann’s success in the triple jump provided gust into the dusty record books. Before Hann, the Jayhawk who came closest to the record was Yolanda Taylor in 1988. Her record at the time was 41-feet-10-inches.

Hann is not an outspoken leader, Brewer said.

“I’m satisfied,” Hann said. “I have no regrets,”

Edited by Megan Claus

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