Alex Connelly is a senior at Covington Catholic and will attend Georgetown College next year to play football. He was the 2009 Class AA State High Jump Champion.
KY: How did you get started in track? Why out of all the jumps did you get into the HJ?
AC: My jumping coach is my best friends’ dad and we played basketball together. My freshman year he asked me to come out and try it but I kind of threw it off. Then my sophomore year he pretty much told me to come out or else. He always told me the reason I should try is because he knew I could dunk in 8th grade and he saw that my hips were high when I would jump so he said HJ was for me.
KY: You had a big PR last weekend at the Coaches Classic in Ohio with a 6-08 jump, were you ready for a big jump?
AC: I always go into track meets really relaxed and ready to just have fun. I’m actually a bit of a goof ball during meets but when it’s my turn to jump, nothing else ma...