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Jackson wins long jump at Penn Relays
April 25, 2008
PHILADELPHIA - Jonathan Jackson became only the second male in TCU history on Friday to win the men's long jump at the Penn Relays.
Jackson soared 24 feet, 2 1/2 inches to win the men's college long jump title. By winning the event, Jackson, who posted an NCAA regional qualifying mark, became only the second TCU male ever to win the long jump at the Penn Relays. "It feels real good to win the long jump here at Penn," said Jackson. "I just want to come back tomorrow and do well in the triple." Neidra Covington, a sophomore from St. Petersburg, Fla., earned runner-up honors in the championship division of the women's triple jump, soaring 43 feet, 3 3/4 inches. Her regional qualifying mark broke her own school record, which she set last weekend at the TCU Invitational. Covington's jump is currently the 11th best mark in the NCAA this spring and the top leap in the Mountain West Conference. In the college division, JimAnne Hejny soared to a fifth-place finish with a regional qualifying jump of 41 feet, 8 ½ inches. Hejny's leap is currently in the top 30 of the NCAA descending order list. The Flyin' Frogs 4x400 unit of Che Chavez, Dell Guy, Clemore Henry and Matthew Love advanced to Saturday's final by crossing the finish line in 3:06.56. The foursome posted an NCAA regional qualifying mark by placing second in its heat and fifth overall to advance. The women's 4x100 consisting of Jessica Clarke, Brittany Blaylock, Kishelle Paul and Virgil Hodge clocked a regional qualifying time of 44.21 to place fifth overall in the finals of the women's Championship of America. On the men's side, Andon Mitchell, Otis McDaniel, Justyn Warner and Mychal Dungey posted a regional qualifying time of 40.25 in the 4x100 to finish second in its heat and ninth overall. The unit will compete in the consolation final tomorrow at Franklin Field. Hodge came back later in the day to run 11.65 in the 100 meters. The St. Kitts native, who clocked an NCAA regional qualifying time, placed third overall in the event to advance to the finals. In the men's 100 meters, Warner had another solid outing as he posted a time of 10.56 to qualify for Saturday's final. The junior recorded the sixth fastest time in the event and placed third in heat No. 3. Other highlights included, Tommy Killen who tossed the discus 175 feet, 3 inches to place third overall in the men's discus. Killen's mark is an NCAA regional qualifying mark. Former TCU great Bill Collins set a new world record on Friday in the masters (55) 100-meter dash. Collins crossed the finish line in 11.44 seconds to win the event. In 2006, he was named the USATF Masters Athlete of the Year. "I thought we had a respectable day. Obviously, Jonathan and Neidra were outstanding and really stepped up. Overall, I thought we got some things done," said head coach Darryl Anderson. "We are looking forward to finishing things up here at Penn tomorrow and getting back to the business at hand with the conference, regional and NCAA meet coming up." TCU will close competition tomorrow in Philadelphia.
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