DURHAM, N.C. –
Benedict College All-American
Zack Washington opened his outdoor season with a record-setting jump, winning the long jump event at Duke University's Duke Invitational on Saturday.
Washington jumped 7.61 meters (24 feet, 11 ¾ inches) on his third attempt. He won the event by beating multiple Division I competitors from North Carolina State, Charlotte, Virginia, Coastal Carolina and The Citadel.
His mark ranks fifth-best in NCAA Division II so far this season, while also being a meet and Benedict school record.
The Benedict track & field teams have one more outdoor meet – at the Shondra Coleman-Singleton Invitational in Orangeburg, S.C. – before hosting the SIAC Championship April 21-23 at the University of South Carolina's Sheila and Morris Cregger Track.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 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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