Incoming Razorback freshman Jaydon Hibbert of Jamaica broke the World U20 Championship triple jump record on his first attempt leap of 56 feet, 8 inches (17.27) in the final and captured the gold medal with a two-foot improvement to his previous career best.
Arkansas alum LaQuan Nairn claimed the first long jump gold medal for the Bahamas in the Commonwealth Games history of the event at Alexander Stadium on Thursday with a leap of 26 feet, 6.25 inches.
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At the World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, Razorback Heidi Nielson raced in the first final of the meet on Monday, placing 12th in the 3,000m with a time of 9:56.35. Nielson will race again in the 5,000m final on the last day of the meet, Saturday, August 6.