By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer
One of the athletes who found herself surprised at her victory was junior Antonella Begay, the daughter of former Academy athlete and New Mexico golfing legend Notah Begay III.
Begay, a Charger like her dad, was among the final three in the girls high jump, along with Highland’s Rebecca Neal and Los Alamos’ Raina Passalacqua.
Each missed each of their three attempts at 5 feet, 2 inches after they all cleared 5-0. Ultimately, the difference was that Begay had fewer misses.
“It’s really cool, actually,” said Begay, who is new to this discipline, of her victory. Her 5-0 was a personal record. She added, smiling: “I actually did not think I was going to win. I was looking at the heat sheet, and a lot of people had better PRs than me.”
