Add Jyles Etienne’s name to the list of New York’s most prolific skyscrapers.

This afternoon at the 12th Annual New York Relays, the junior Bahamian tied his personal record of 6′ 11″ (2.10m) to claim top honors in the 25-man field, besting the 2nd place jumper by a staggering seven inches. In the process he shattered the two-year-old meet record of 6′ 7″ by four inches.

The event opened at a height of 5′ 4″ but Etienne elected before the start of the event to come in at 6′ 2″. He cleared 6′ 2″, 6′ 4″, 6′ 6″, 6′ 8″, and 6′ 11″ on his first attempts before falling just short at 7′ 1″. He is only the second Brooker to win an event at the New York Relays, joining Matt Hollis who took the decathlon title in 2014.

He now stands alone as the top high jumper in New York by five-inch chasm and is tied for 9th in America.

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New York Relays Top 5 High Jump Results

1.	Jyles Etienne	Stony Brook School, NY	6′ 11″
2.	Judah James	Danbury, CT	6′ 4″
3.	Ethan Bartlett	Valhalla, NY	6′ 0″
4.	Jahlen Taylor	Iona Prep, NY	5′ 10″
5.	Ryan Dwyer	Nanuet, NY	5′ 8″
5.	Mac Gregore Jeune	St. Benedict’s Prep, NJ	5′ 8″
5.	Michael DiBiase	St. Joseph by the Sea	5′ 8″
5.	Ernie Robertson	Riverdale, NY	5′ 8″