Andra Manson

Andra Kareem Manson (born April 30, 1984) is a male high jumper from the United States. His personal best jump is 2.35 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Austin.{{cite web |url=http://iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=50062.html |title=Manson improves to 2.35m – Texas Relays Day 4 |website=iaaf.org}} He has 2.33 on the indoor track, from February 2007 in Fayetteville.

Manson was raised in Brenham, Texas and went to Brenham High School, where he graduated from in 2002. He excelled in basketball and track while in high school, setting the US high school record in the high jump, clearing 7' 7" on July 18, 2002.{{cite book| last = Shepard| first = Jack| title = High School Track 2010| publisher = Jack Shepard| year = 2009}}{{cite AV media | people=Jesse Williams | date=May 24, 2015 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvRZqW7sDII | title=High School National High Jump Record 2.31m (7-7) | time=4:49 | via=YouTube }} He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2002.{{Cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/component/content/article/35-stats/2114-t-fn-boys-hs-aoy |title=HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR |access-date=February 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810170401/https://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/component/content/article/35-stats/2114-t-fn-boys-hs-aoy |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Manson competed collegiately at the University of Texas.

Also appeared in the Beijing 2008 Olympics.