Bill Jankunis high-jumped 7 feet, 5¾ inches at the U.S. Olympic Trials, the fifth best jump in the world at that time, to defeat the reigning world record-holder and qualify for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he finished 13th in the world.
Jankunis became the first Staten Island jumper to clear seven feet as a senior at New Dorp High School, before going on to set the Big 8 Conference record of 7-4 at the University of Colorado.
Class of 1996