Dakarai Hightower sets NWAC high jump record, edges towards Olympic Trials qualifier...

GRESHAM, Oregon—Curtis HS graduate Dakarai Hightower (above/photo courtesy Lane CC), who attends Lane Community College in Eugene, edged closer to qualifying for the US Olympic Track & Field Trials in winning the Northwest Athletic Conference high jump title at Mt. Hood Community College Tuesday.



Hightower, who has been one of the top collegiate high jumpers in the Pacific Northwest