The Road To Hayward: Sky High With Sophia Beckmon | Inside The Mind Of The Long-Jump Phenom
THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST
Dominic Schlueter
4.8 • 686 Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2023
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Today on the series "The Road To Hayward" is the one and only Sophia Beckmon.
Sophia is the top long-jumper in the country this year and has set history time and time again. Sophia is a 2xNike Outdoor National Champion, 2xUSATF National Champion, 1xAAU Long Jump National Champion, 3xOregon State Champion, she holds the state record, and her current mark is 22’4. Sophia is committed to compete for The University of Illinois this upcoming year.
In this episode, Sophia shares her story, the ups and downs of her career, exclusive insights from her historic performances, and how she's preparing for the Nike Outdoor National meet, where she'll be jumping toward history.
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S H O W N O T E S
-Nike Outdoor Nationals Info: https://nikeoutdoornationals.runnerspace.com/
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| 0:00.0 | The Road to Hayward is presented by the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation. |
| 0:05.0 | NSAF has put on world-class events for the next generation of athletes for over 30 years now. |
| 0:10.3 | Over 400 Olympians earning nearly 200 medals have participated in the NSAF Championship events. |
| 0:17.0 | NSAF is presenting the Nike Outdoor National Meet June 15th through 18th at Hayward Field, |
| 0:22.8 | which is the greatest track and field stadium on the planet. |
| 0:25.7 | To get more info about this world-class meet, visit Nike Outdoornationals.com. |
| 0:32.9 | Hello, my friends, and welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic Schleader. |
| 0:39.3 | I'm your host Dominic, and today on the short mini-series, The Road to Hayward, is the one and only Sophia Beckman. |
| 0:46.0 | For those who aren't familiar with Sophia, Sophia is the top long jumper in the country this year and has set history time and time again. |
| 0:53.9 | Just a few of her accomplishments. |
| 0:55.9 | She's a two-time Nike Outdoor National Champion, which you'll be looking to add a third title to |
| 1:00.5 | that very soon. She's a two-time USATF national champion, one-time AAU long jump national champion, |
| 1:07.2 | three-time Oregon State champion. She holds the state record in her home state of Oregon, |
| 1:11.8 | and her current mark is 22-4, which is just truly remarkable. Sophia is constantly set in history, |
| 1:18.4 | constantly looking to push forward the boundaries of high school long jump. And I love this |
| 1:24.2 | conversation. It was so fun to hear about Sophia's journey within this event and all the |
| 1:28.5 | incredible things she's doing, both within long jump, but also in the sprint side of things, |
| 1:33.3 | as well as off the track. Thurly enjoyed today's conversation and also enjoyed hearing about how |
| 1:39.3 | she's planning to go out with a bang at the Nike Outdoor National Meet, which is coming up very, very |
| 1:44.4 | shortly. If you have not already done so, I would greatly appreciate it. If you guys give us a |
| 1:48.5 | follow and a five-star review, it takes between five and ten seconds, especially because you're |
| 1:52.6 | already listening to this episode. And then something all of you guys can do is share today's |
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