Wilson Memorial's Lawhorn sisters jumping for joy in record-setting year
After battling injuries, Katie Lawhorn is setting high jump records for Wilson Memorial. Her younger sister, Maddie, is right there with her.
FISHERERSVILLE — It's hard to say how many people who were watching knew just how much that high jump on the last Saturday in April meant to Wilson Memorial senior Katie Lawhorn. It's probably safe to assume most didn't. Her younger sister, Maddie, who was waiting for her own jump, certainly knew.
That the jump broke the school record was definitely part of why it was so special but probably not at the top of the list. Just the fact she was jumping at all was most likely No. 1.
At the end of her sophomore season, Katie developed shin splints. She took the summer off — "No running, no jumping, no nothing," she said — in hopes that she'd be healthy enough for volleyball season in the fall. She played the entire season, but that put a lot of stress on her already injured shins.
"It was to the point that it was hurting really, really bad, even when I was just walking around," she said. More: Valley Career and Technical Center students celebrate joining workforce She took three weeks off after volleyball, hoping it would help enough for the indoor track season. It didn't.
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