Usoro Earns USTFCCCA, Big 12 Honors
April 14, 2021 | Track and Field
Ruth Usoro collects national and conference honors after historic triple jump mark.
LUBBOCK, Texas – Ruth Usoro picked up Athlete of the Week awards from both the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and the Big 12 Conference Wednesday.
The USTFCCCA awarded Usoro with her second National Women's Athlete of the Week honor of the year, while the Big 12 named her Women's Athlete of the Week.
After taking the NCAA Indoor Championship in the triple jump in March, Ruth Usoro made her outdoor triple jump debut in spectacular fashion. Saturday, Usoro broke the school triple jump record in her first appearance at the Fuller Track & Field. On the same jumps runway on which she practices every day, she downed the school mark with a top leap of 45'-3.75" (13.81m). Then, two jumps later, she landed a monstrous 47'-7" (14.50m) which had the record books opening. Usoro's jump broke the Nigerian record and counts as the sixth-farthest in NCAA history. She is the number-two performer in NCAA history behind Georgia's Kenturah Orji, who owns the top-five marks. Usoro's leap makes her the sixth person in NCAA history to jump over 47 feet.
Next for Tech will be the Baylor-hosted Michael Johnson Invitational, which will run April 16-17.
The USTFCCCA awarded Usoro with her second National Women's Athlete of the Week honor of the year, while the Big 12 named her Women's Athlete of the Week.
After taking the NCAA Indoor Championship in the triple jump in March, Ruth Usoro made her outdoor triple jump debut in spectacular fashion. Saturday, Usoro broke the school triple jump record in her first appearance at the Fuller Track & Field. On the same jumps runway on which she practices every day, she downed the school mark with a top leap of 45'-3.75" (13.81m). Then, two jumps later, she landed a monstrous 47'-7" (14.50m) which had the record books opening. Usoro's jump broke the Nigerian record and counts as the sixth-farthest in NCAA history. She is the number-two performer in NCAA history behind Georgia's Kenturah Orji, who owns the top-five marks. Usoro's leap makes her the sixth person in NCAA history to jump over 47 feet.
Land the jump. Celebrate the jump. @UsoroRuth5 knows the drill by now. pic.twitter.com/HTpoUD7S0e
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) April 11, 2021
Next for Tech will be the Baylor-hosted Michael Johnson Invitational, which will run April 16-17.
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