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The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia

The long view: Berry looks on calmly as other jumpers make attempts Saturday. Besides the physics involved in jumping, he says the other important element is confidence. Before graduating, Berry’s goal is to break his coach’s record; Jason Usher jumped 6 feet, 9 ¼ inches in the 1995 state qualifier, competing as a Guilderland student. So far, Berry has gone from 5 feet, 6 inches to 6 feet, 3 inches in a few years. On Saturday, he made 6 feet, 2 inches but missed two inches higher and ranked at 13 in the finals.