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Gateway High Star Shatters Records in Triple & Long Jump
4 Jul
Summary
- Maxwell Garcon won the Class 3A state triple jump with a 50-foot leap.
- He set an Orlando area record in the long jump at 25 feet ¼ inch.
- Garcon is pursuing track and field scholarships over basketball.
Gateway High junior Maxwell Garcon has concluded a spectacular 2026 track and field season. He secured the Class 3A state triple jump championship with a jump of 50 feet ¾ of an inch, a first for his school.
Three weeks post-state meet, Garcon further impressed at the Under Armour Track & Field National meet. He achieved a winning triple jump of 50-9¾ and set a new Orlando area record in the long jump with a mark of 25 feet ¼ of an inch.
Garcon's wind-legal triple jump ranks as Florida's best for 2026 and second nationally among juniors. His long jump performance also surpassed a previous area record.
Originally focused on basketball, Garcon, a 6-foot-3 athlete, now sees track and field as his primary path to college scholarships, balancing his athletic pursuits with a 3.9 GPA as an International Baccalaureate student.
