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BOYS WINNER: Garret Scantling - Senior @ Jacksonville Episcopal

Episcopal coach Pat Crandall first met Garrett Scantling when he was in the 7th grade. He remembers the first time Scantling came out to practice quite well.

“When I got him he was a little stick pole. He could high jump 4-6 and pole vault 6-0. He couldn’t do anything because he was a skinny little boy.”

Over those five years, Scantling has grown physically and as an athlete. Scantling hit a growth spurt his sophomore year, hit a plateau as a junior, and then grew again his senior year. He currently stands 6’3 and 185 lbs. His size combined with the weight training from football makes him a pure athlete.

“I call him an athletic savant. Anything I show him he can immediately do shot put, discus, triple jump. His body is meant to do anything athletic.”



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I saw this guy a few weeks ago. He is a monster! He is probably going to make a decathlon coach very happy, but I would love to see him just focus on the vault. He pretty much jumps over the bend of a 15'6 grip on what I think was a 200lb pole, then he just swings up and turns over the bar. He had really good running technique but looked like he had a lot more in the tank. Once he learns a top half and brings some real speed down the runway he is going to jump some massive heights.