BSM Star Breaks Hamline Elite Meet Record

Benilde-St. Margaret’s boys track and field senior Trevor Yedoni stole the show briefly on Friday at the Hamline Elite meet, earning two first place finishes in the span of five minutes on the far side of Klas Field.

Yedoni claimed his second straight long jump title at Hamline’s prestigious annual meet, but it was his record-setting performance in the high jump that kept his audience silently captivated. Yedoni set a meet record with a 6-foot, 11-inch jump after already defeating Roseville’s DeAntre Smith in the 6-foot-9 finals.

“It’s a great feeling—it gives me the jitters,” Yedoni said. “I just try to push it out and just go make a jump.”

The University of Minnesota recruit flirted with 7 feet in his final attempt of the day, and he nearly made it. His shoe nipped the bar in his closest attempt after the rest of his body had cleared.

“His goal is 7-1.25 (feet) to take the state record,” said Julie Yedoni, Trevor’s mother. “It’s fun, but after that it’s a matter of reaching his goal.”

Julie Yedoni said Trevor tired 7 feet five times last year, and she thinks he can get there by the end of this season.

Trevor Yedoni said he was simply happy to leave Hamline with two titles.

“It’s huge,” he said. “It’s a great feeling, and it’s a great experience. It gets me very excited for June (when the state tournament is held).”

Olson, Jerabek also compete at Hamline

Yedoni wasn’t the only local athlete competing at Friday’s meet. St. Louis Park senior Mara Olson finished third overall in the girls 1600 meter run at 5:03.10. Olson, who will , also finished third last year at the Hamline Elite meet with a 5:04.30 time.

BSM’s Haley Jerabek finished 11th overall in the girls 800 meter run with a 2:27.10 time.