Moore produces 23-0.75 (7.03m) effort on her first attempt to repeat as indoor champion, equals No. 3 performer in American indoor history and No. 12 global competitor; Alfred and Nugent also set collegiate records, with Ofili closing in 200 mark, as Davis, O’Brien, Tuohy and Stanford DMRÂ prevail
By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – NCAA title. Collegiate record. Repeat.
Florida’s Jasmine Moore has demonstrated an ability the past two years to eliminate any potential drama in the women’s long jump and triple jump competitions at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships, with Friday being the latest exceptional example for the greatest combination jumper in collegiate history.
A year after producing the collegiate all-time indoor mark on her first attempt in the women’s triple jump final at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Alabama, Moore delivered another emphatic statement in the opening round of the long jump at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
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Moore soared to a lifetime-best 23 feet, 0.75 inches (7.03m) to repeat as indoor long jump champion, eclipsing the 2021 collegiate indoor record of 22-9 (6.93m) achieved by Texas’ Tara Davis-Woodhall at Randal Tyson Track Center in Arkansas.
Moore equaled the No. 3 competitor in American indoor history and matched the No. 12 all-time global indoor performer.
She will look to become the only female athlete in Division 1 indoor history to sweep both the long jump and triple jump championships Saturday, with Moore’s sights also set on surpassing her own record of 47-9.75 (14.57m) from last year’s final.
Texas freshman Ackelia Smith and Florida junior Claire Bryant both achieved personal-best performances with their 22-7 (6.88m) jumps. Smith, representing Jamaica, earned the tiebreaker for runner-up honors based on a better second mark of 22-6.50 (6.87m) in the final round.
There were two other collegiate records produced in the semifinals, along with another performance that elevated to No. 2 in NCAA indoor history.
Texas graduate student-athlete Julien Alfred, representing Saint Lucia, ran 6.96 in the 60-meter dash, improving on her own collegiate all-time mark and equaling the No. 5 competitor in global indoor history.
Tennessee’s Jacious Sears ran a personal-best 7.04, with Georgia freshman Kaila Jackson matching the World Under-20 indoor record by clocking 7.07.
Ackera Nugent of Arkansas eclipsed the 60-meter hurdles record with her 7.72 performance, lowering the…
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