STUTTGART, Germany - When 1992 Olympic triple jump champion andLuther South graduate Mike Conley called home to Fayetteville, Ark.,three days ago, his 5-year-old son asked, "Daddy, did you win?"
Conley was thinking about his next call home before his thirdattempt in the triple jump final Monday night in track and field'sWorld Championships at Gottlieb Daimler Stadium.
"I told him the other day that I hadn't competed yet, but I knewhe was going to ask me the question again," Conley said. "He knowsonly one thing about this sport, winning or losing."
After Conley's first two jumps left him in fourth place, the1992 Olympic champion soared 58 feet, 7 1/4 inches, the best in theworld this year.
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