A year after tearing his hamstring, Chengetayi Mapaya of TCU took a bow after winning his second triple jump NCAA championship Friday afternoon. Mapaya won on his third attempt, jumping for a personal best 56 feet, 7 1/2 inches. “I… Continue Reading
Oregon jumper Emmanuel Ihemeje roared from the infield to get the crowd going, then fans started to clap as he got ready to jump. Fans clapped louder and faster as Ihemeje made his way down the runway until he took… Continue Reading
Pierce LaCoste, who faced a back injury his freshman year and the pandemic his sophomore year, won the men’s long jump Pac-12 title at Hayward Field—which has been his home stadium since he was a year old. “I was 1… Continue Reading
The tents next to the runway of the long jump pit at the Oregon Relays on Friday afternoon were full of jumpers in their tracksuits warming up. Except for one athlete warming up in a burrito blanket. That athlete was… Continue Reading