Jackson and Covington honored by MWC
4/29/2008 12:00:00 AM
April 29, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU senior Jonathan Jackson and sophomore Neidra Covington were selected as the Mountain West Conference men's and women's outdoor track and field athletes of the week on Tuesday.
Jackson broke his own school record to win the men's triple jump on Saturday at the Penn Relays. The senior earned College Athlete of the Meet honors for individual events after leaping 54 feet, 3 ¾ inches in the triple jump, as well as capturing the title in the long jump with a mark of 24 feet, 2 1/2 inches. Both are NCAA regional qualifying marks and rank first in the MWC this season. Jackson's triple jump mark is currently the No. 1 jump in the nation and the third longest leap all-time in MWC history. It is also the 10th longest jump in Penn Relays history. Overall, he became the first TCU track and field athlete ever to win both the men's long and triple jump at the Penn Relays. He also became the first TCU male or female to win a title in the triple jump at Franklin Field. By being named Individual College Athlete of the Meet, Jackson became only the second individual in TCU history to be named Individual Athlete of the Meet.
Covington earned runner-up honors in the championship division of the women's triple jump at the Penn Relays, 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. The sophomore currently has the 12th best mark in the NCAA this spring and the top leap in the Mountain West Conference. It is also the fifth-best jump in the Midwest Region and third-best leap in MWC history.
Covington also led TCU in the long jump by leaping 19 feet, 8 inches to place sixth overall in a highly competitive field at Penn.
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