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Jumping to it comes naturally for young Conestogo athlete

Meet Abby Byers, provincial ski cross champion and the teen who just beat a 21-year-old high school long jump record that would have placed her first at the provincial high school level – if only she wasn’t in Grade 7. The Conestogo Public School student jumped 5.09 metres in the girls’ 12-year-old

By Ali Wilson

Last updated on May 03, 23

Posted on Jun 08, 17

3 min read

Setting a new long jump record is just the start for Conestogo Public School’s Abby Byers
Abby Byers wears the gold medals she won from her two record breaking jumps during the Waterloo Region District School Board elementary track and field season. [Ali Wilson / The Observer]
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Ali Wilson is a former full-time journalist / photographer at The Observer.

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