Oregon City’s Sophia Beckmon finishes with long jump silver at World Athletics U20 Championships

Finally getting to represent her country on the world stage, Oregon City alumna Sophia Beckmon finished second in the long jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships on Wednesday in Lima Peru.

The story of the day was a duel between Beckmon and Australia’s Delta Amidzovski.

Beckmon opened the competition on Wednesday with a dominant 21-03.25 that put her in first place, until Australia’s Delta Amidzovski jumped 21-03.50 to overtake the lead.

After a few shorter jumps, Beckmon broke out a jump of 21-05.50 in her fifth try. But Amidzovski, who scratched in her third and fourth jumps, hit a 21-07.25 in the same round. The mark for Amidzovski was good for the gold while Beckmon’s mark put her in second place.

Poland’s Julia Adamczyk was third with a jump of 20-09.75.

Beckmon was one of Oregon’s top track and field stars in high school. Competing for Oregon City, Beckmon holds the state record in the long jump (22-04) and is No. 3 all-time in the 100 (11.33) and the 200 (22.99).

Beckmon had qualified to compete in the U20 Worlds in 2022, but was unable to go due to a passport issue that kept her home.

Also on Wednesday, Wilsonville alumnus Carter Cutting (who now competes collegiately at BYU) finished fourth in the second heat of the men’s 1,500-meter race. Finishing 12th overall in the heats, Cutting qualified for Saturday’s final.

Cutting moved from Draper, Utah to Wilsonville for his senior year. In his one year of Oregon competition, he won the Class 5A state championship in the 1,500 and was the runner-up in the 800 and the 4×400-meter relay.

— Nik Streng, nstreng@oregonian.com, @NikStreng