And just like that, a magical threes years are over.

Jyles Etienne ended his Stony Brook career on Saturday afternoon by finishing 4th at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals high jump championship in Greensboro, NC. Though he did not attain his goal of winning the event after his runner-up finish a season ago, his performance was nonetheless an impressive one.

After his Suffolk County record-setting 7′ 2.5″ leap at the St. Anthony’s Invitational in early May, he experienced discomfort in his plant foot that steadily grew worse. He was able to repeat as the Division III Champion at the end of May but did not attempt a jump past 6′ 6″ due to the pain. The injury kept him out of the Suffolk County and New York State Championships, costing him the opportunity to defend each of those crowns. The pain improved enough for him to jump last Saturday and, far from his top form and nearly a month removed from competition, he was able to muster a final leap that earned him All-American status for a second straight year.

Etienne passed at the first two heights of 6′ 4.25″ and 6′ 6.25″ before clearing 6′ 8.25″ on his second attempt. He cleared 6′ 10.25″ on his second attempt as well, to assure himself of at least a 4th place finish, before bowing out on his three attempts at 7′ 0.25″.

As Etienne moves on to Indiana University, he closes one of the greatest careers in the 95 years of Stony Brook Athletics.

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New Balance High Jump Championship Top 10 Results

1.	Daniel Claxton	Nesconset, NY	7′ 0.25″
2.	Nate Patterson	Plymouth, IN	7′ 0.25″ (J)
3.	Safir Scott	Greenwich, CT	7′ 0.25″ (J)
4.	Jyles Etienne	Stony Brook, NY	6′ 10.25″
5.	Fernando Lamin	Burlington, MA	6′ 8.25″
6.	Carl Nesbitt	Vestavia Hills, AL	6′ 8.25″ (J)
7.	Albert Kalala	Cincinnati, OH	6′ 8.25″ (J)
8.	Augustus Karweh	Providence, RI	6′ 8.25″ (J)
9.	Preston Swiggart	Houston, TX	6′ 8.25″ (J)
10.	Trey Causey	Winchester, VA	6′ 8.25″ (J)

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