STILL A TEENAGER when he did his jumping this year, Juan Miguel Echevarría was a narrow choice for No. 1 after not jumping after July 5 following an undisclosed injury. The young Cuban lost only twice, both times to reigning No. 1 Luvo Manyonga, whom he beat 4 times. That head-to-head edge combined with World Indoor gold and superior marks for a squeaker of a victory…
ECHEVARRÍA’S MARKS were indeed notable, his farthest jump being a wind-aided 28-11¾w (8.83), a mark only 5 others have ever bettered under all conditions. His legal best, 28-5¾ (8.68), lifted him to No. 11 on the all-time legal list as he had a quartet of 28-foot meets… Manyonga was no slouch in the marks department himself, also having a quartet of 28-footers, plus no fewer than 13 meets at 8.40 (27-6¾) or better…
JEFF HENDERSON must like even-numbered years. For the third straight one of those he’s the top-rated American, at No. 6… Right behind Henderson—at least for now—is last year’s U.S. leader, Jarrion Lawson, whose season was cut short by an adverse test result which he insisted came from food contamination… Former world leader Aleksandr Menkov put up marks good enough for consideration somewhere in the middle of the pack, but he falls afoul of our decision not to rank Russians who haven’t had any out-of-country exposure… With no Menkov, that means that Europe doesn’t have a scorer for the first time since ’50.
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| 1. JUAN MIGUEL ECHEVARRÍA (Cuba) (8/11/98, 6-¾/156) (1.85/71) | |||||
| 7.97 | 26-1¾i | … | 1)Karlsruhe | 2/03 | ||
| 8.34 | 27-4½i | … | 2)Metz | 2/11 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 8.20 | 26-11i | … | 1)Linz | 2/18 | ||
| 8.46 | 27-9¼i | … | 1)World Ind | 3/02 | ||
| 8.40 | 27-6¾ | … | 1)Camagüey | 3/16 | ||
| 8.53 | 28-0 | … | 2)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 8.83 | 28-11¾w | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ||
| (8.50) | |||||
| 8.66 | 28-5 | … | 1)Ostrava IWC | 6/13 | ||
| 8.68 | 28-5¾ | … | 1)Bad Langensalza | 6/30 | ||
| 8.37 | 27-5½ | … | 1)Guadalajara | 7/05 | ||
| 2. LUVO MANYONGA (South Africa) (11/18/91, 6-¾/143) (1.85/65) | |||||
| 8.32 | 27-3¾i | … | 1)Paris | 2/07 | ||
| 8.40 | 27-6¾i | … | 1)Metz | 2/11 | ||
| 8.44 | 27-8¼i | … | 2)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.41 | 27-7¼w(A) | … | 1)SA Ch | 3/17 | ||
| (8.03Aq) | |||||
| 8.41 | 27-7¼ | … | 1)Comm G | 4/11 | ||
| (7.91q) | |||||
| 8.56 | 28-1 | … | 1)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ||
| 8.40 | 27-6¾w | … | 1)Taipei | 5/26 | ||
| 8.58 | 28-1¾ | … | 1)Rome DL | 5/31 | ||
| 8.18 | 26-10 | … | 1)Hengelo IWC | 6/03 | ||
| 8.25 | 27-¾ | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Henderson |
| 8.31 | 27-3¼ | … | 2)Ostrava IWC | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.42 | 27-7½ | … | 2)Bad Langensalza | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 8.51 | 27-11 | … | 1)World Cup | 7/15 | ||
| 8.58 | 28-1¾ | … | 1)London DL | 7/22 | ||
| 8.43 | 27-8 | … | 2)Afr Ch | 8/02 | ▷ | 1. Samaai |
| 8.53 | 28-0 | … | 1)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ||
| 8.36 | 27-5¼ | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ||
| 8.46 | 27-9¼ | … | 1)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ||
| 3. RUSWAHL SAMAAI (South Africa) (9/25/91, 5-10/161) (1.78/73) | |||||
| 8.05 | 26-5i | … | 6)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga; 3. Dendy; 4. Lawson; 5. Shi |
| 8.24 | 27-½(A) | … | 1)Pretoria | 3/08 | ||
| 8.21 | 26-11¼(A) | … | 2)SA Ch | 3/17 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| (7.77Aq) | |||||
| 8.39 | 27-6½ | … | 1)Paarl | 3/22 | ||
| 8.22 | 26-11¾ | … | 3)Comm G | 4/11 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Frayne |
| (8.06q) | |||||
| 8.34 | 27-4½ | … | 3)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Echevarria |
| 8.20 | 26-11 | … | 4)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Henderson; 3. Manyonga |
| 8.15 | 26-9 | … | 3)Ostrava IWC | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga |
| 8.40 | 27-6¾ | … | 3)Bad Langensalza | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga |
| 8.42 | 27-7½ | … | 2)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 8.45 | 27-8¾ | … | 1)Afr Ch | 8/02 | ||
| 8.32 | 27-3¾ | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 8.16 | 26-9¼ | … | )Cont Cup | 9/08 | ||
| 4. HENRY FRAYNE (Australia) (4/14/90, 6-1½/159) (1.87/72) | |||||
| dnc | … | )Aus Ch | 2/18 | ||
| (7.67q) | |||||
| 7.77 | 25-6 | … | 2)Brisbane | 3/22 | ▷ | 1. Gayle |
| 8.33 | 27-4 | … | 2)Comm G | 4/11 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| (8.34q) | |||||
| 8.15 | 26-9 | … | 3)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Shi |
| 8.15 | 26-9 | … | 6)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Echevarria; 3. Samaai; 4. Henderson; 5. Gayle |
| 8.04 | 26-4½w | … | 7)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Henderson; 3. Manyonga; 4. Samaai; 5. Nilsson Montler; 6. Tentoglou |
| (7.89) | |||||
| 8.22 | 26-11¾ | … | 5)Bad Langensalza | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga; 3. Samaai; 4. Visser |
| 8.14 | 26-8½ | … | 1)Lucerne | 7/09 | ||
| 8.24 | 27-½ | … | 4)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Samaai; 3. Lawson |
| 8.01 | 26-3½ | … | 3)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Gayle |
| 8.16 | 26-9¼ | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Samaai |
| 7.96 | 26-1½ | … | )Cont Cup | 9/08 | ||
| 5. JEFF HENDERSON (US) (2/19/89, 5-10/181) (1.78/82) | |||||
| 8.24 | 27-½w | … | 1)Long Beach | 4/21 | ||
| (8.10) | |||||
| 8.44 | 27-8¼(A) | … | 1)Provo | 4/28 | ||
| 8.11 | 26-7¼ | … | 4)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Shi; 3. Frayne |
| 8.02 | 26-3¾ | … | 1)adidas Boost | 5/20 | ||
| 8.19 | 26-10½ | … | 4)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Echevarria; 3. Samaai |
| 8.15 | 26-9 | … | 2)Hengelo IWC | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 8.39 | 27-6½w | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria |
| 7.91 | 25-11½ | … | 4)Ostrava IWC | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga; 3. Samaai |
| 8.10 | 26-7 | … | 1)USATF | 6/24 | ||
| 8.20 | 26-11 | … | 5)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Samaai; 3. Lawson; 4. Frayne |
| 8.11 | 26-7¼ | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Samaai; 3. Frayne; 4. Gayle |
| 7.98 | 26-2¼ | … | )Cont Cup | 9/08 | ||
| 6. TAJAY GAYLE (Jamaica) (8/02/96) | |||||
| 7.80 | 25-7¼ | … | 1)Kingston | 2/17 | ||
| 7.89 | 25-10¾ | … | 1)Brisbane | 3/22 | ||
| 7.95 | 26-1w | … | 1)Brisbane | 3/28 | ||
| (7.80) | |||||
| 8.12 | 26-7¾ | … | 4)Comm G | 4/11 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Frayne; 3. Samaai |
| (7.88q) | |||||
| 8.17 | 26-9¾ | … | 5)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Echevarria; 3. Samaai; 4. Henderson |
| 7.92 | 26-0 | … | 1)Cayman Inv | 6/02 | ||
| 8.08 | 26-6¼ | … | 2)Jam Ch | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Bailey |
| 8.09 | 26-6½ | … | 1)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ||
| 8.19 | 26-10½ | … | 1)Bellinzona | 7/18 | ||
| 8.24 | 27-½ | … | 2)NACAC Ch | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Dendy |
| 8.17 | 26-9¾ | … | 2)Birmingham DL | 8/18 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 7.93 | 26-¼ | … | 2)Rovereto | 8/23 | ▷ | 1. Tentoglou |
| 8.15 | 26-9 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Samaai; 3. Frayne |
| 7.93 | 26-¼ | … | 1)Padua | 9/02 | ||
| 7. JARRION LAWSON (US) (5/06/94, 6-2/165) (1.88/75) | |||||
| (¶ pending doping positive) | |||||
| 7.90 | 25-11i | … | 2)Iowa City | 1/19 | ▷ | 1. Forbes |
| 7.97 | 26-1¾i(A) | … | 1)Albuquerque | 2/02 | ||
| 8.38 | 27-6i(A) | … | 1)USATF Ind | 2/17 | ||
| 8.14 | 26-8½i | … | 4)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga; 3. Dendy |
| 8.03 | 26-4¼ | … | 3)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Gayle; 2. Dendy |
| 8.08 | 26-6¼ | … | 1)Sotteville | 7/17 | ||
| 8.25 | 27-¾ | … | 3)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Samaai |
| 8. MARQUIS DENDY (US) (11/17/92, 6-2¾/165) (1.90/75) | |||||
| 7.79 | 25-6¾i | … | 1)Clemson | 1/06 | ||
| 8.13 | 26-8¼i(A) | … | 1)Albuquerque | 1/19 | ||
| 7.86 | 25-9½i(A) | … | 2)Albuquerque | 2/02 | ▷ | 1. Lawson |
| 8.22 | 26-11¾i(A) | … | 2)USATF Ind | 2/17 | ▷ | 1. Lawson |
| 8.42 | 27-7½i | … | 3)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga |
| 7.96 | 26-1½w | … | 1)National Relays | 4/27 | ||
| (7.78) | |||||
| 8.08 | 26-6¼ | … | 7)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Echevarria; 3. Samaai; 4. Henderson; 5. Gayle; 6. Frayne |
| 8.13 | 26-8¼ | … | 3)Hengelo IWC | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Henderson |
| 8.04 | 26-4½w | … | 3)USATF | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Henderson; 2. Bazile |
| (7.97) | |||||
| 7.74 | 25-4¾ | … | 8)Bad Langensalza | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga; 3. Samaai; 4. Visser; 5. Frayne; 6. Entholzner; 7. Gfohler |
| 8.05 | 26-5 | … | 2)Rabat DL | 7/13 | ▷ | 1. Gayle |
| 8.12 | 26-7¾ | … | 7)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Samaai; 3. Lawson; 4. Frayne; 5. Henderson; 6. Bramble |
| 8.29 | 27-2½ | … | 1)NACAC Ch | 8/12 | ||
| 8.09 | 26-6½ | … | 6)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga; 2. Samaai; 3. Frayne; 4. Gayle; 5. Henderson |
| 9. YUHAO SHI (China) (9/26/98) | |||||
| 8.16 | 26-9¼i(A) | … | 1)Asian Ind | 2/03 | ||
| (7.68Aiq) | |||||
| 8.13 | 26-8¼i | … | 1)Glasgow | 2/25 | ||
| 8.12 | 26-7¾i | … | 5)World Ind | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Echevarria; 2. Manyonga; 3. Dendy; 4. Lawson |
| 8.43 | 27-8 | … | 2)Shanghai DL | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 10. ZACK BAZILE (US) (1/07/96) | |||||
| 7.53 | 24-8½i | … | 2)Ann Arbor | 1/20 | ||
| 7.69 | 25-2¾i | … | 1)New York City | 1/27 | ||
| 8.13 | 26-8¼i | … | 1)Nashville | 2/09 | ||
| 8.04 | 26-4½i | … | 1)Big 10 Ind | 2/23 | ||
| 7.96 | 26-1½i | … | 4)NCAA Ind | 3/09 | ▷ | 1. Williams; 2. Holloway; 3. Brown |
| 7.93 | 26-¼w | … | 1)Los Angeles | 3/24 | ||
| 7.79 | 25-6¾w | … | 3)Knoxville | 4/13 | ▷ | 1. Randrianasolo; 2. Fraga |
| 7.35 | 24-1½ | … | 1)Columbus | 4/21 | ||
| 7.70 | 25-3¼w | … | 1)Drake R | 4/28 | ||
| (7.67) | |||||
| 8.03 | 26-4¼ | … | 1)Big 10 | 5/12 | ||
| 8.37 | 27-5½ | … | 1)NCAA | 6/06 | ||
| (7.80q) | |||||
| 8.08 | 26-6¼ | … | 2)USATF | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Henderson |
| 8.30 | 27-2¾ | … | 2)World Cup | 7/15 | ▷ | 1. Manyonga |
| 11. JIANAN WANG (China) (8/27/96, 5-10/134) (1.78/61) | |||||
| 7.67 | 25-2 | … | 2)Hong Kong | 5/06 | ▷ | 1. Gao |
| 7.75 | 25-5¼ | … | 2)Huaian | 5/17 | ▷ | 1. Zhang |
| 8.47 | 27-9½ | … | 1)Guiyang | 6/16 | ||
| 7.85 | 25-9¼w | … | 2)Sapporo | 7/08 | ▷ | 1. Huang |
| 8.24 | 27-½ | … | 1)Asian G | 8/26 | ||
| (7.89q) | |||||
| 7.95 | 26-1 | … | )Cont Cup | 9/08 | ||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Jeff Henderson (adidas) | 6. | Mike Hartfield (unattached) | |
| 2)Stockholm DL, 1)USATF, 5)Zürich DL | 3)USATF Indoor, 2)adidas, 6)USATF | |||
| 2. | *Jarrion Lawson (Asics) | 7. | Jarvis Gotch (unattached) | |
| 1)USATF Indoor, 4)World Indoor, 3)London DL | 4)USATF Indoor, 1)Mt. SAC Relays, 13)USATF | |||
| 3. | *Marquis Dendy (Nike) | 8. | Will Williams (Texas A&M) | |
| 3)World Indoor, 3)USATF, 6)Zürich DL | 1)SEC Indoor, 1)NCAA Indoor, 2)SEC | |||
| 4. | *Zack Bazile (Ohio State) | 9. | Damarcus Simpson (Oregon) | |
| 4)NCAA Indoor, 1)NCAA, 2)USATF | 1)Pac-12, 10)NCAA, 4)USATF | |||
| 5. | Charles Brown (Texas Tech) | 10. | Grant Holloway (Florida) | |
| 3)NCAA Indoor, 5)NCAA, 5)USATF | 2)NCAA Indoor, 1)SEC, 9)NCAA | |||
