If there
ever was a doubt that collegians weren’t champing at
the bit to compete again, those questions could have been put to bed after
watching Ruth Usoro’s first attempt in the triple jump at the Texas Tech Corky
Classic.
Usoro, a Texas Tech senior from Nigeria, bounded 14.28m (46-10¼) to open her season. In doing so, Usoro became the second best performer in collegiate history behind 2018 The Bowerman winner Keturah Orji of Georgia, who soared 14.53m (47-8) three years ago.
On her very next attempt, Usoro added a mark of 14.07m (46-2) for some more history. She is now just the third woman in collegiate history with two jumps of 14.00m (45-11¼) or better in a series, joining the aforementioned Orji and Andrea Geubelle of Kansas back in 2013.