Cowan takes 2nd in state in high jump

Clears the bar four times on second chances

  • DANIEL COWAN JUMPS at the state track meet in Austin.
    DANIEL COWAN JUMPS at the state track meet in Austin.
  • COACH TRAVIS McFARLAND congratulates Daniel Cowan after another successful jump.
    COACH TRAVIS McFARLAND congratulates Daniel Cowan after another successful jump.

    Caldwell High School junior Daniel Cowan, clearing the bar four times on second tries after initially missing the first, cleared 6 feet, 6 inches for second in the high jump last Thursday at the state track meet in Austin.

    Cowan’s steely resolve in those multiple second-chance jumps pushed eventual state champion Linus Mannino of Woodville to finally reach 6 feet, 7 inches and then on to 6 feet, 9 …