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If you look to the skies this Spring, you may see birds and planes, but you'll also see plenty of Greater Cincinnati track and field athletes taking flight in the long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault.
Jumpers from Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky won a number of state titles in 2024; this season figures to be just as successful.
Here are the top jumpers in Greater Cincinnati in 2025.
He returns to the high jump pit after an eighth-place finish at the 2024 outdoor state meet. His personal best is 6 feet, 4 inches.
The senior has a total of six state championship appearances across the indoor and outdoor seasons. She has competed in the long jump, triple jump and 300-meter hurdles. In 2024 she took third place in the triple jump and seventh place in the long jump. Her triple jump personal best is 35 feet, 6.5 inches and she just set a new long jump best of 15 feet, 11.75 inches.
The senior took fourth place in the high jump at the 2024 Division I state meet thanks to a personal best of 5 feet, 5 inches. She also won the 2024 DI indoor state title.
Curtsinger, who also enjoys distance running for the Mustangs, is on a mission in the pole vault this season. Fresh off a third-place finish at the 2024 indoor state meet, she set an outdoor personal best of 9 feet, 6 inches.
The junior used a new high jump personal best of 5 feet, 4 inches to take 10th place at last year's DI outdoor state meet. She has an indoor personal best of 5 feet, 2 inches and recently took fifth at the indoor state meet.
The freshman took 14th place in the high jump at the 2024 Class 1A outdoor state meet and has an outdoor best height of 5 feet, 2 inches. She recently took third place at the indoor state meet.
The Crusaders are typically known for their distance running, but with Anna Guard winning the 2024 Class 1A discus state title and Harlan quickly rising up the high jump ranks, they have quickly risen to prominence in the field events. Harlan has an outdoor best of 5 feet, 5 inches in the high jump and was the 2024 outdoor state runner-up. She recently won the indoor state title with a new state record of 5 feet, 3.25 inches.
Now a senior, Harper has been jumping since she was a freshman, but recently made a name for herself by winning the 2025 DI indoor triple jump state title with a new personal best of 35 feet, 11.75 inches. She has also competed at both state meets in the high jump, taking home a ninth-place finish at the 2024 indoor meet.
Cincinnati pole vaulting has been dominated in recent years by the Dangel, Deem and Hoblitzell families. In 2024, Harrison solidified his status as the best pole vaulter in city history. He set the facility record at almost every meet, jumped over 14 feet in all but one meet, and set a new school, city and DII state record with a height of 17 feet. He won the DII outdoor state title, then won the indoor state title with a matching height of 17 feet. That height was fifth-best in the nation for the indoor season. The future Kentucky Wildcat also took second place at the Millrose Games and is the overwhelming favorite to win this year's state title.
Herald can do it all for the Tigers, from the short sprints to the hurdles to the jumps. He owns personal bests of 6 feet in the high jump, 21 feet, 3.75 inches in the long jump and 36 feet, 4.25 inches in the triple jump. Last year, he took fourth in the long jump and fifth in the high jump at the Class 1A state meet.
One of two legendary leapers for the Cowboys, she recently won long jump and triple jump indoor state titles. The junior also has two top-three finishes in the long jump at the outdoor state meet; her outdoor personal best is 18 feet, 4.75 inches. Hill is also an outstanding straight-line sprinter, taking sixth place in the 100-meter dash at the 2024 outdoor state meet and fourth place in the 60-meter dash at the 2025 indoor state meet.
In the last year, she has won indoor and outdoor Class 3A long jump state titles. Her outdoor personal best is 19 feet and her indoor best is 17 feet, 11.75 inches. Howard is also an excellent triple jumper, taking second at the 2024 outdoor state meet and third place at the 2025 indoor state meet. Her personal bests in that event are 37 feet, 9.5 inches (outdoor) and 35 feet, 9.5 inches (indoor).
As a sophomore, she became Turpin's first female state champion since 1986 when she won the pole vault with a clearance of 12 feet, 4 inches. Her outdoor personal best is 12 feet, 7 inches. Iaciofano also took third place at the DII indoor state meet with a height of 12 feet, 8 inches.
Jones will be a name to know in the long jump scene in the coming years. The sophomore recently took fifth place at the DI indoor state meet with a personal best of 21 feet, 6.5 inches.
Just a freshman, she capped off her first indoor season with a sixth-place finish in the long jump at the state meet, registering a new personal best of 16 feet, 8.25 inches.
Over the winter, the sophomore officially became one of the best pole vaulters in Northern Kentucky history. He broke the school record by clearing 14 feet, 1 inch, then took second place at the Class 2A indoor state meet before competing at the Nike and Adidas indoor national meets. He has an outdoor best of 12 feet and finished in eighth place at the 2024 state meet.
He placed at the 2024 DI indoor state meet in the long jump (21 feet, 2.5 inch indoor best), triple jump (46 feet, 6.75 inches) and high jump (6 feet, 6 inches). Last year, Moore took eighth place at the outdoor state meet in the high jump and has an outdoor long jump best of 21 feet, 10.25 inches. He is committed to Ashland University, which has produced world-class athletes like Katie Moon and Trevor Bassitt in recent years.
The junior recently took third place in the pole vault at the Class 3A indoor state meet. She also finished in 10th at the 2024 outdoor state meet. Both of her personal bests are 10 feet, 6 inches.
Polly has hops. The senior will be looking for his fourth straight appearance at the Class 3A state meet. In 2024, he was the long jump runner-up with a leap of 21 feet, 10.75 inches. He also took fourth in the high jump, where his top flop is 6 feet, 6.25 inches. Polly hasn't qualified for the state meet in the triple jump since 2022, but his best hop, skip and jump is 42 feet, 2.5 inches.
In her first season competing in the long jump, Prophett took seventh place at the DI outdoor state meet. Her personal best is 18 feet, 3 inches.
The senior has competed in the pole vault in four straight state meets across the indoor and outdoor seasons and earned runner-up finishes at the 2024 DII outdoor meet and 2025 DIII indoor meet. His personal bests are 14 feet, 10 inches (indoor) and 15 feet, 2 inches (outdoor).
Schnieber has been a name to watch in the pole vaulting scene since he started clearing bars in the winter of 2024. He took third place at the 2024 DIII outdoor state meet and was recently the DIV indoor state runner-up. His personal bests are 14 feet, 9 inches (outdoor) and 16 feet (indoor).
The junior was the 2025 Class 1A indoor state runner-up in the long jump with an indoor personal best of 15 feet, 10.75 inches. She will also look to improve on a 16th place finish from the 2024 outdoor state meet. Her outdoor best is 15 feet, 10 inches.
Can Webb and Wyoming's Olivia Hill bring home state titles during the same season? They have one final chance to do so. Webb was the DII outdoor high jump state runner-up before winning the title in 2024. She also took second place at the 2024 and 2025 indoor state meets. The Yale commit has an outdoor personal best of 5 feet, 7.25 inches and an indoor personal best of 5 feet, 8 inches.
Worlaw used a high jump personal best of 5 feet, 6 inches to take the runner-up spot at the 2024 DI outdoor state meet. Incredibly, that was her first season jumping and she cleared 5 feet at all but one meet.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Greater Cincinnati track and field's top jumpers in 2025
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Jumpers from Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky won a number of state titles in 2024; this season figures to be just as successful.
Here are the top jumpers in Greater Cincinnati in 2025.
Tague Boland, Moeller
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He returns to the high jump pit after an eighth-place finish at the 2024 outdoor state meet. His personal best is 6 feet, 4 inches.
Lizzie Casey, St. Henry
The senior has a total of six state championship appearances across the indoor and outdoor seasons. She has competed in the long jump, triple jump and 300-meter hurdles. In 2024 she took third place in the triple jump and seventh place in the long jump. Her triple jump personal best is 35 feet, 6.5 inches and she just set a new long jump best of 15 feet, 11.75 inches.
D'Asyia Cotton, Northwest
The senior took fourth place in the high jump at the 2024 Division I state meet thanks to a personal best of 5 feet, 5 inches. She also won the 2024 DI indoor state title.
Anna Curtsinger, Bishop Brossart
Curtsinger, who also enjoys distance running for the Mustangs, is on a mission in the pole vault this season. Fresh off a third-place finish at the 2024 indoor state meet, she set an outdoor personal best of 9 feet, 6 inches.
Mandy Gehring, Oak Hills
The junior used a new high jump personal best of 5 feet, 4 inches to take 10th place at last year's DI outdoor state meet. She has an indoor personal best of 5 feet, 2 inches and recently took fifth at the indoor state meet.
Josie Golden, Bishop Brossart
The freshman took 14th place in the high jump at the 2024 Class 1A outdoor state meet and has an outdoor best height of 5 feet, 2 inches. She recently took third place at the indoor state meet.
Hayden Harlan, St. Henry
The Crusaders are typically known for their distance running, but with Anna Guard winning the 2024 Class 1A discus state title and Harlan quickly rising up the high jump ranks, they have quickly risen to prominence in the field events. Harlan has an outdoor best of 5 feet, 5 inches in the high jump and was the 2024 outdoor state runner-up. She recently won the indoor state title with a new state record of 5 feet, 3.25 inches.
Kerrington Harper, Mason
Now a senior, Harper has been jumping since she was a freshman, but recently made a name for herself by winning the 2025 DI indoor triple jump state title with a new personal best of 35 feet, 11.75 inches. She has also competed at both state meets in the high jump, taking home a ninth-place finish at the 2024 indoor meet.
Grant Harrison, New Richmond
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Cincinnati pole vaulting has been dominated in recent years by the Dangel, Deem and Hoblitzell families. In 2024, Harrison solidified his status as the best pole vaulter in city history. He set the facility record at almost every meet, jumped over 14 feet in all but one meet, and set a new school, city and DII state record with a height of 17 feet. He won the DII outdoor state title, then won the indoor state title with a matching height of 17 feet. That height was fifth-best in the nation for the indoor season. The future Kentucky Wildcat also took second place at the Millrose Games and is the overwhelming favorite to win this year's state title.
Marcelo Herald, Bellevue
Herald can do it all for the Tigers, from the short sprints to the hurdles to the jumps. He owns personal bests of 6 feet in the high jump, 21 feet, 3.75 inches in the long jump and 36 feet, 4.25 inches in the triple jump. Last year, he took fourth in the long jump and fifth in the high jump at the Class 1A state meet.
Olivia Hill, Wyoming
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One of two legendary leapers for the Cowboys, she recently won long jump and triple jump indoor state titles. The junior also has two top-three finishes in the long jump at the outdoor state meet; her outdoor personal best is 18 feet, 4.75 inches. Hill is also an outstanding straight-line sprinter, taking sixth place in the 100-meter dash at the 2024 outdoor state meet and fourth place in the 60-meter dash at the 2025 indoor state meet.
Alexis Howard, Simon Kenton
In the last year, she has won indoor and outdoor Class 3A long jump state titles. Her outdoor personal best is 19 feet and her indoor best is 17 feet, 11.75 inches. Howard is also an excellent triple jumper, taking second at the 2024 outdoor state meet and third place at the 2025 indoor state meet. Her personal bests in that event are 37 feet, 9.5 inches (outdoor) and 35 feet, 9.5 inches (indoor).
Claire Iaciofano, Turpin
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As a sophomore, she became Turpin's first female state champion since 1986 when she won the pole vault with a clearance of 12 feet, 4 inches. Her outdoor personal best is 12 feet, 7 inches. Iaciofano also took third place at the DII indoor state meet with a height of 12 feet, 8 inches.
Julius Jones, Oak Hills
Jones will be a name to know in the long jump scene in the coming years. The sophomore recently took fifth place at the DI indoor state meet with a personal best of 21 feet, 6.5 inches.
Katie Josephic, Indian Hill
Just a freshman, she capped off her first indoor season with a sixth-place finish in the long jump at the state meet, registering a new personal best of 16 feet, 8.25 inches.
Paul Kolsinski, Covington Catholic
Over the winter, the sophomore officially became one of the best pole vaulters in Northern Kentucky history. He broke the school record by clearing 14 feet, 1 inch, then took second place at the Class 2A indoor state meet before competing at the Nike and Adidas indoor national meets. He has an outdoor best of 12 feet and finished in eighth place at the 2024 state meet.
Braxton Moore, Mason
He placed at the 2024 DI indoor state meet in the long jump (21 feet, 2.5 inch indoor best), triple jump (46 feet, 6.75 inches) and high jump (6 feet, 6 inches). Last year, Moore took eighth place at the outdoor state meet in the high jump and has an outdoor long jump best of 21 feet, 10.25 inches. He is committed to Ashland University, which has produced world-class athletes like Katie Moon and Trevor Bassitt in recent years.
Emma Naylor, Campbell County
The junior recently took third place in the pole vault at the Class 3A indoor state meet. She also finished in 10th at the 2024 outdoor state meet. Both of her personal bests are 10 feet, 6 inches.
Brayden Polly, Simon Kenton
Polly has hops. The senior will be looking for his fourth straight appearance at the Class 3A state meet. In 2024, he was the long jump runner-up with a leap of 21 feet, 10.75 inches. He also took fourth in the high jump, where his top flop is 6 feet, 6.25 inches. Polly hasn't qualified for the state meet in the triple jump since 2022, but his best hop, skip and jump is 42 feet, 2.5 inches.
Tazara Prophett, Walnut Hills
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In her first season competing in the long jump, Prophett took seventh place at the DI outdoor state meet. Her personal best is 18 feet, 3 inches.
Curtis Rempe, CHCA
The senior has competed in the pole vault in four straight state meets across the indoor and outdoor seasons and earned runner-up finishes at the 2024 DII outdoor meet and 2025 DIII indoor meet. His personal bests are 14 feet, 10 inches (indoor) and 15 feet, 2 inches (outdoor).
Luke Schnieber, Cincinnati Country Day
Schnieber has been a name to watch in the pole vaulting scene since he started clearing bars in the winter of 2024. He took third place at the 2024 DIII outdoor state meet and was recently the DIV indoor state runner-up. His personal bests are 14 feet, 9 inches (outdoor) and 16 feet (indoor).
Peyton Trauth, Bishop Brossart
The junior was the 2025 Class 1A indoor state runner-up in the long jump with an indoor personal best of 15 feet, 10.75 inches. She will also look to improve on a 16th place finish from the 2024 outdoor state meet. Her outdoor best is 15 feet, 10 inches.
Penelope Webb, Wyoming
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Can Webb and Wyoming's Olivia Hill bring home state titles during the same season? They have one final chance to do so. Webb was the DII outdoor high jump state runner-up before winning the title in 2024. She also took second place at the 2024 and 2025 indoor state meets. The Yale commit has an outdoor personal best of 5 feet, 7.25 inches and an indoor personal best of 5 feet, 8 inches.
Dashayla Worlaw, Mount Healthy
Worlaw used a high jump personal best of 5 feet, 6 inches to take the runner-up spot at the 2024 DI outdoor state meet. Incredibly, that was her first season jumping and she cleared 5 feet at all but one meet.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Greater Cincinnati track and field's top jumpers in 2025
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