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County High Jump Champ Alex Ladouceur Jumps 6'6
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 6:33PM 
Last week Suffolk’s reigning indoor high jump champion, Smithtown West senior Alex Ladouceur, added the county outdoor title to his laurels with a leap of six feet six inches. The highest mark achieved by other participants in the big field competing at Longwood High School was 6’ – 2” before each of the talented athletes failed at 6’ – 4”. Obviously on his game, Ladouceur cleared that level on his first attempt. The day plainly belonged to Smithtown’s undefeated high flyer who went on to achieve his personal best jump, sailing over six and a half feet by a good margin! Next on the track & field agenda is the State qualifying meet (to be held at Port Jefferson H.S.) followed by the New York Championship competition in Syracuse. A young man of few words and many accomplishments, ‘Lat’ as he’s called by his teammates, said, “After that, I hope to get to The Nationals…but first things first, I guess.”
Reader Comments (3)
There's a neat back story to this shot: Alex is waiting to become an uncle at any moment.
When he first saw his new nephew's sonogram some months ago, his sister Jillian explained that the baby was then approximately the size of a fig.
Alex quickly announced his choice of nicknames ... and here dedicates his winning jump to little "Fig."
Congratulations Alex!!! Way to go.
Why don't we see more stories like this online instead of the dismal ones we see day after day? They're out there, I'm sure. It would be such an inspiration to others.
Judy Carrick