MARION, Ind. - With a miraculous 'finishing kick,' Indiana University East junior Vanessa Legg leaped into the top five at the Little State Invitational women's high jump competition.

Legg (Lynn, Ind./Randolph Southern High School) matched her season best with a jump of 1.57 meters (5 feet, 1.75 inches) to finish in a tie for fourth in a women's high jump field of 25 at the Little State Invitational on April 9 at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Legg cleared 1.57 meters with a couldn't-do-that-again-if-she-tried moment.

Legg brushed the crossbar on her ascent and thought she had missed her attempt. However, Legg's leg accidentally knocked the crossbar into the air and back onto the two standards.

Good jump!

"Everyone was laughing and couldn't believe it," said IU East athletic director Mark Hester, who accompanied the Red Wolves' athletes to the meet.

Legg had a jump high enough to clear the next height (1.62 meters), but hit the crossbar with her shoulder on her ascent.

Kailey Honn of Manchester won the high jump with a leap of 1.67 meters (5-5.75)

The meet was open to all non-NCAA Division I track and field programs in Indiana.