Don Samford has coached track and field for 28 years beginning in 1973 as boy’s coach at Saybrook-Arrowsmith High School and currently as girls coach at Eureka High School. Don’s Eureka teams have been a top ten State Finals team 12 times, the most by any Class A school. Eureka won the State Championship in 2002, runner-up in 2003 and 2008, and third place trophies in 2010 and 2011. Since 1996, in the high jump, Eureka athletes have won 11 state medals including 2 state championships by Megan Reese in 2001 and 2003. Megan’s winning jump in 2003 was 5’9”. For a school under 500 students, Eureka has had a remarkable 16 girls jump 5’1” or higher.
Brandon Heider - Brandon has had three different boys go above six foot in four years coaching the boys, and seven different girls go above five foot in five years coaching the girls.
Girls
Kelsey Holman – best jump 5’ 6”
- 3rd place medal in 2007 with a jump of 5’ 5”
- 2nd place medal in 2008 with a jump of 5’ 6”
- 10th place finish in 2009 with a jump of 5’ 2”
- 4th place medal in 2010 with a jump of 5’ 6”
Caty Eeten – best jump 5’ 5”
- 4th place medal in 2007 with a jump of 5’ 5”
Kayla Stephens -best jump 5’ 4”
- State Qualifier in 2008
- 10th place finish in 2009 with a jump of 5’ 2”
- 9th place medal in 2010 with a jump of 5’ 1”
Erin Zimmerman - best jump 5’ 2”
- State Qualifier in 2004
- 9th place medal in 2005 with a jump of 5’ 2”
Carly Johnson - best jump 5’ 2”
- State Qualifier in 2006
Rachel Folkerts - best jumps 5’ 1”
Whitney Eastman – best jump 5’ 0”
Boys
Andy Studebaker – best jump 6’ 7”
- 9th place medal in 2003 with a jump of 6’ 2”
- made finals in 2004
Dean Eastman - best jump 6’ 2”
Alex Sides - best jump 6’ 0”
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