Distin breaks national indoor record, captures NCAA lead
Written by Kwesi Mugisa. Posted in Regional Athletics. | 12 February 2022 | 1505 Views
Tags: Athletics, Caribbean, High Jump, Jamaica, Track And Field
Jamaica and Texas A&M high jumper Lamara Distin set the field alight with a new national record and world-leading mark at the Don Kirby Invitational on Friday.
The 21-year-old sophomore recorded a clearance of 1.92m, which bettered her own previous best of 1.88m that had seen her tied on the country’s national best list with two other jumpers, Kimberly Williamson and Sheree Ruff, for second place.
Her new mark broke the record of 1.90m set in March 2002 by Maresa Cadienhead. On the way to the record, Distin cleared heights of 1.78m, 1.83m, 1.86m, and 1.89m before soaring to the record and the event title.
The jump also moved Distin ahead of Texas Tech's Sydney Sapp in the NCAA leaders table after both were previously tied at 1.88m.
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