▁and ▁Mary ▁Wes ley ▁Sto kes , ▁a ▁domestic . ▁She ▁started ▁running ▁while ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Be eb e ▁Junior ▁High , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁basketball ▁team . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁basketball ▁team m ates , ▁Kath ry n ▁Ro ble y , ▁im pressed ▁by ▁her ▁speed , ▁suggested ▁Sto kes ▁to ▁join ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁On te ora ▁Track ▁Club , ▁whose ▁spons or , ▁Mal den ▁park ▁commission er ▁William ▁H . ▁Qu aine , ▁knew ▁of ▁Sto kes ' ▁reputation . ▁So on , ▁Sto kes ▁started ▁winning ▁the ▁s print s ▁and ▁jump ing ▁events . ▁ ▁While ▁a ▁junior ▁in ▁Mal den ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Sto kes ▁won ▁the ▁James ▁Michael ▁Cur ley ▁Cup ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁women ' s ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Mayor ' s ▁Day ▁track ▁meet , ▁including ▁a ▁New ▁England ▁record ▁ 1 2 . 6 ▁seconds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - meter ▁dash . ▁In ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁she ▁tied ▁the ▁world ▁record ▁for ▁women ' s ▁standing ▁broad ▁jump ▁at ▁ 8 ▁feet ▁ 5 ▁ 3 / 4 ▁inches . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁United ▁States ▁Olympic ▁Tri als , ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meters , ▁where ▁she ▁placed ▁third , ▁ear ning ▁her ▁a ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meter ▁relay ▁pool , ▁making ▁her ▁and