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...least for McCulloh, nothing works. He cleared 7 ft. 2 1/4 in. last week at Soldiers Field against Army, and barely missed at 7 ft. 3 in. It was his best jump so far, qualified him for the Olympic Trials, and almost beat teammate Embree at home...
...sped up my approach on the try at 7 ft. 3 in., and I really shot up--no, wait, that makes me sound like a junkie--anyway, I was surprised and didn't snap my legs soon enough, just touching the bar," McCulloh said...
...fair-weather athlete," McCulloh said, explaining his inconsistent career--with jumps that have ranged from 6 ft. 2 in. to 7 ft. 2 in. this year alone. "I don't come out if it's raining or cold," he adds...
...Baptist College in South Carolina, and the coach made us all get up and run five miles of cross country every morning. But I found that this was just destroying the spring in my legs, so this year I invented my own training program--which is to do nothing," McCulloh says gleefully...
...first time he escaped the tall shadow cast by Embree. McCulloh acknowledges that living in the shadow "has not been good, has probably hurt my jumping." He has only beaten Embree once, when he jumped 6 ft. 10 in. three years ago as an advanced standing freshman...