MIKE COMES UP SHORT

First things first:

Mike didn't qualify for tonight's long jump finals. He had three jumps in the qualifying round and one was thrown out because he stepped beyond the takeoff board. The other two were measured at 7.66 meters -- which equals 25.1 inches. He needed to reach 25.9 inches to qualify (and, by way of comparison, has a personal best of 27 feet three inches).

You can read the story at left in its entirety here, and note that sportswriter Matt Conyers is also an MHS grad. 

Also, we also included a picture that was tweeted out last night of a group led by Justis Lopez that gathered at Buffalo Wild Wings to watch on TV. Justis is an MHS grad, a current MHS teacher, a friend of Mike's and -- like so many others in town -- extremely proud, regardless of how last night went.

As for Thayer? He checked in yesterday from the stadium and hopefully will be back in touch from Rio again today.