PUEBLO, Colo. —
Benedict College's Zack Washington finished fifth in the men's long jump at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday night, earning All-American honors.
Washington jumped 7.55 meters on his first attempt, then fouled on his second jump. On his third attempt, he jumped 7.61 meters (24 feet, 11 ¾ inches), a personal best. He fouled on his fourth attempt, and had jumps of 7.21 meters and 7.56 meters on his final two attempts.
Washington entered the national championship ranked 22nd overall.
Alex Meyer of Indianapolis won the event with a jump of 7.70 meters (25 feet, 3 ¼ inches) on his first jump.
Also on Thursday night, Benedict's men's 4x100-meter relay team competed in the first round of that event. Benedict's team of
Zion Jones,
Matthew Paul,
Javel Best,
Darian Clarke finished seventh out of eight in their heat, and 13th out of 16 overall with a personal-best time of 40.46.
The relay team earned second-team All-American honors with their finish.
Benedict's
Jada David will compete in the women's triple jump finals at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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