MVCDS grad qualifies forNCAA tourney

2/10/2009

Maumee Valley Country Day graduate Kristen Meister, who is a junior long jumper at the University of California, has qualified for the NCAA National Championships in March.

Meister, a 2006 graduate of Maumee Valley, won the women s high jump at the University of Washington Invitational track and field meet on Jan. 31.

Meister s jump of 1.82 meters or 5-feet-11 inches qualified her for the national championships in College Station, Texas.

Meister s jump currently ranks her seventh in the nation and places her third on Cal s all-time top performance list.