He's not a bird, nor is he a plane.

His name is Christian Taylor, and he's the owner of two new Georgia track and field records.

Taylor, a senior at Sandy Creek, set all-classification state records in the triple jump and long jump Thursday at the Georgia Olympics.

His leap of 52 feet, 6 1/2 inches was nearly a foot longer than the old triple jump record, and it was the first 52-foot triple jump by a high school athlete in Georgia and the longest by a high school athlete in the nation this season.

Taylor also reached 25-6 in the long jump, marking the first time a Georgia high school athlete reached the 25-foot mark and is the second-longest jump by a high schooler in the nation this season.

Taylor, a Florida signee, will compete today in the 400 meters.

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