Fountain-Fort Carson jumper Jequan Hogan is either sincere in his belief that he is relatively unknown among the high school track and field community. Or he’s just playing up the idea – something of mental fuel for an athlete always eager to get an edge.

This much is known: The Trojans senior, who won a national championship in the triple jump earlier this month, and then reset the nation’s top mark this year in the event less than a week later, isn’t done with what he hopes is a dazzling “Remember the Name” farewell tour to high school competition.

“I always come in thinking I want to do something spectacular,” said Hogan, who committed to Texas Tech in November. “I want to do something that people are going to ‘wow’ about. Like ‘wow, Jequan did that? Jequan Hogan? I’ve never heard of him. Let me look him up.'”

Hogan led the Trojans to a state title last year, finishing the meet as the team’s top points-getter. He won the high and triple jump by large margins while setting the school record in the triple at 50 feet, 7¼ inches and was third in the long jump and fifth in the 110 hurdles.

The talk of the state meet became a point of topic in the national indoor season too, when he won the triple at New Balance Nationals at 49-6½.

“He’s humble, hardworking and a student of his events,” F-FC coach Ben Montoya said. “He probably could coach kids his age on the techniques that need to be done and things like that.”

Now with even loftier expectations for himself this year, the senior says he wants to win every event he checks into and wants to break every meet record in the triple.

By May, the expectation is to lead his school back to gold while going 4 for 4 in his events. That includes setting the state record in the triple, a mark that has been held by Harrison’s Victor White (51-0¼) since 1973.

“His confidence is there to do it,” said Sir Harry Knight, his jumps coach at Fountain-Fort Carson.

And his ability is close.

Last year Knight used his tape measure to plot out Hogan’s goals in the event, placing one cone where Hogan was jumping and another at the state record mark. Since then, the gap has been dwindling.

Hogan has leapt over 50 feet a few times over the past 12 months, including a flight of 50-81/2 at the ThunderRidge Invitational on March 17. The mark was a personal and meet record, as well as the top jump by a high schooler this season.

Just a product of hard work and second-to-none dedication to the craft, Knight said.

“These kids who are watching the competitors go ‘Oh man, he’s jumping 50 feet,’ and they don’t see the hard work he’s put in,” Knight said. “He’s been constantly working.”

The Trojans will be one of the favorites to contend for another state title this year. Hogan is 3 for 3 in wins this season.

“I want to leave my mark on every meet I go to,” Hogan said. “Like when I graduate, and I’m gone, I want people to be like ‘Who has the meet record? Who has the state record?’ And they say my name.”

Fountain-Fort Carson jumper Jequan Hogan is either sincere in his belief that he is relatively unknown among the high school track and field community. Or he’s just playing up the idea – something of mental fuel for an athlete always eager to get an edge.

This much is known: The Trojans senior, who won a national championship in the triple jump earlier this month, and then reset the nation’s top mark this year in the event less than a week later, isn’t done with what he hopes is a dazzling “Remember the Name” farewell tour to high school competition.

“I always come in thinking I want to do something spectacular,” said Hogan, who committed to Texas Tech in November. “I want to do something that people are going to ‘wow’ about. Like ‘wow, Jequan did that? Jequan Hogan? I’ve never heard of him. Let me look him up.'”

Hogan led the Trojans to a state title last year, finishing the meet as the team’s top points-getter. He won the high and triple jump by large margins while setting the school record in the triple at 50 feet, 7¼ inches and was third in the long jump and fifth in the 110 hurdles.

The talk of the state meet became a point of topic in the national indoor season too, when he won the triple at New Balance Nationals at 49-6½.

“He’s humble, hardworking and a student of his events,” F-FC coach Ben Montoya said. “He probably could coach kids his age on the techniques that need to be done and things like that.”

Now with even loftier expectations for himself this year, the senior says he wants to win every event he checks into and wants to break every meet record in the triple.

By May, the expectation is to lead his school back to gold while going 4 for 4 in his events. That includes setting the state record in the triple, a mark that has been held by Harrison’s Victor White (51-0¼) since 1973.

“His confidence is there to do it,” said Sir Harry Knight, his jumps coach at Fountain-Fort Carson.

And his ability is close.

Last year Knight used his tape measure to plot out Hogan’s goals in the event, placing one cone where Hogan was jumping and another at the state record mark. Since then, the gap has been dwindling.

Hogan has leapt over 50 feet a few times over the past 12 months, including a flight of 50-81/2 at the ThunderRidge Invitational on March 17. The mark was a personal and meet record, as well as the top jump by a high schooler this season.

Just a product of hard work and second-to-none dedication to the craft, Knight said.

“These kids who are watching the competitors go ‘Oh man, he’s jumping 50 feet,’ and they don’t see the hard work he’s put in,” Knight said. “He’s been constantly working.”

The Trojans will be one of the favorites to contend for another state title this year. Hogan is 3 for 3 in wins this season.

“I want to leave my mark on every meet I go to,” Hogan said. “Like when I graduate, and I’m gone, I want people to be like ‘Who has the meet record? Who has the state record?’ And they say my name.”