Women's Long Jump
Notes: Texas Lutheran freshman Briana Aiken won and in the process set a stadium record with a jump of 19 feet, three and one half inches. Ashton May of UW-La Crosse was second and Ashlynn Chavis of Methodist was third for the second year in a row. Lauren Alpert of Illinois Wesleyan and Breana Anderson from McMurry were also repeat All-Americans.
Briana Aiken Quotes
Is this how you imagined your freshman year ending? No, not at all. I have never, ever done the long jump before about a month ago. I was very nervous.
When did you pick up this event? I literally picked the long jump up about a month ago like I said. A month before the season ended, and its crazy that I am now a national champion.
What would you say your primary event would be? I would say the 400. So, I would think that I would be qualifying for the 400 for nationals and not the long jump. I feel really blessed to be sitting here right now!
Thoughts on first year at Texas Lutheran:It was really hard. I had only done track and field for one year in high school before I got to college. When I made the switch to college, it was really tough for me to make that transition.
Long Jump
Round 1, Flight 1
1 Symonne Scott, Sr, Moravian College 18-9 1/4[+0.4w] (5.72m)q
2 Breana Anderson, Jr, McMurry University 18-5[+0.4w] (5.61m)q
3 Melissa Norville, Fr, Illinois College 18-4 1/4[+0.1w] (5.59m)q
4 Tanasia Hoffler, Fr, Williams College 18-2 1/4[+0.4w] (5.54m)
5 JaLeesa Osborne, Sr, Roanoke College 18-1 3/4[-0.1w] (5.53m)
6 Sara Poppe, Jr, Wisconsin Whitewater 17-9[+0.7w] (5.41m)
7 Penny Grant, So, Greenville College 17-8 3/4 (5.40m)
8 Devin Evans, So, Texas Lutheran 17-7 1/2[+0.4w] (5.37m)
9 Angie Miller, Jr, George Fox Univ 17-1 1/2[+0.2w] (5.22m)
Round 1, Flight 2
1 Ashlynn Chavis, So, Methodist University
18-10 1/2[-0.1w] (5.75m)q
2 Nikki Hay, Sr, Springfield College 18-8 1/2[+0.2w] (5.70m)q
3 Ashton May, Sr, Wisconsin La Crosse 18-6 1/2[+0.2w] (5.65m)q
4 Briana Aiken, Fr, Texas Lutheran 18-6 1/4[-0.4w] (5.64m)q
5 Lauren Alpert, So, Illinois Wesleyan 18-4 1/2[-0.5w] (5.60m)q
6 Marian Bevington, Fr, Heidelberg University
18-4 1/4[-0.1w] (5.59m)q
7 Skye Morrison, So, Wartburg College 18-2 1/4[+0.4w] (5.54m)
8 Julia Renner, So, St. Benedict 17-11 1/2[+0.1w] (5.47m)
9 Jennifer Adams, So, Rochester Inst Tech
17-8 3/4[-0.6w] (5.40m)
10 Amanda LaRocca, Sr, Illinois Wesleyan 17-6[-0.3w] (5.33m)
Final
1 Briana Aiken, Fr, Texas Lutheran 19-3 1/2[+0.1w] (5.88m)
(5.46, 5.59, 5.64, 5.79, 5.51, 5.88)
Stadium record
Was 19-2 3/4 (5.86m); Angela Feinauer, Calvin College, 1993
2 Ashton May, Sr, Wisconsin La Crosse 19-2[-0.1w] (5.84m)
(5.60, 5.65, 5.58, 5.47, 5.84, F)
3 Ashlynn Chavis, So, Methodist University
19-1 1/2[+0.4w] (5.83m)
(5.68, F, 5.75, 5.78, F, 5.83)
4 Symonne Scott, Sr, Moravian College 19-0[+0.2w] (5.79m)
(5.49, 5.72, 5.70, 5.79, 5.75, F)
5 Nikki Hay, Sr, Springfield College 18-8 1/2 (5.70m)
(5.52, 5.50, 5.70, 5.58, 5.63, 5.70)
6 Breana Anderson, Jr, McMurry University 18-5[+0.4w] (5.61m)
(4.99, 5.32, 5.61, 5.53, 5.51, 5.43)
7 Lauren Alpert, So, Illinois Wesleyan 18-4 1/2[-0.5w] (5.60m)
(5.58, 5.49, 5.60, F, 5.28, F)
8 Marian Bevington, Fr, Heidelberg University
18-4 1/4[-0.1w] (5.59m)
(3.96, 5.59, 5.57, 5.58, 5.27, 5.49)
9 Melissa Norville, Fr, Illinois College 18-4 1/4[+0.1w] (5.59m)
(5.59, 5.47, 5.58, 5.36, 5.31, F)