As the name suggests, the triple jump has three main components: the hop, the step, and the jump. Think of the whole thing as two parts gaining acceleration and the final jump as the gliding result.

Hop. Step. Jump. Hop. Step. Jump. No, that's not the latest dance craze, it's how track stars do the odd-looking but athletically impressive triple jump. It's a difficult discipline to master, but ...

Let's face it, the triple jump is weird. You sprint, then hop off one foot and land on the same foot then take a giant step landing on your other foot and jumping from that foot into the sand pit.

Reese Hogan, 16, was crowned second place in the triple jump at the CIF Southern Section Finals on Saturday — despite setting a new personal record for herself and her school.

So, the long jump, the triple jump and the high jump — in all three events, a Valley Catholic competitor has the top 3A mark in the state. Klopcic thinks he knows one of the reasons for that.

She achieved her personal-best jumps in both events as a sophomore: 17 feet, 9 inches in the long jump and 37 feet, 7 inches in the triple jump. “I’m a very competitive person,” she said.

The 90-year-old Shelburne resident then sped down the track, arms pumping, and with a hop, a skip and a jump, landed her triple jump in the sand.

This Minnesota athlete is on track to break a school record as a sophomore 01:37. An Elk River, Minnesota, freshman took home the state championship in girls' track and field triple jump last year ...

Let's face it, the triple jump is weird. You sprint, then hop off one foot and land on the same foot then take a giant step landing on your other foot and jumping from that foot into the sand pit.