Northwestern’s Jaylen Burris is Rock Hill Herald’s Athlete of the Week

Northwestern’s Jaylen Burris is The Herald’s high school Athlete of the Week.

Burris, a senior, won two events at the Clash of the Carolinas at Cuthbertson High.
Burris, a senior, won two events at the Clash of the Carolinas at Cuthbertson High.

The Trojans’ senior jumped a personal- and school-record 47 feet, 7 inches to win the triple jump at the Clash of the Carolinas at Cuthbertson High on March 16.

Burris also jumped 22-8.5 to win the long jump at the same event.