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Esther Isa has leapt a personal best (PB) of 6.39 meters (0.7) to win the women’s long jump at the C-USA Outdoor Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

Her personal best set a stadium record on her sixth and final jump.

She finished ahead of Ingeborg Gruenwald who took 2nd with 6.35 meters and Marquesha Myers at 6.21 meters for 3rd.

She won another gold medal in stadium-record setting fashion as she jumped a personal best 13.37 meters (43-10.50) in the triple jump for the win.

Esther Isa won both the triple jump and long jump at this year’s outdoor championships.

21-year-old Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha has won the 100 and 200 meters race events at the 2022 Big South Championships in High Point, N.C.

The NC A & T freshman, won the 100 meters event in 11.13 seconds (2.8) and doubling up with a Meet Record (MR) of 22.75 seconds.

In the 100 meters, she finished ahead of her teammate Symone Darius who clocked a time of 11.25 seconds and Amira Aduma in 11.59 seconds.

In total, she received three conference championship Gold medals, contributing a leg to her school, NC A&T’s win over the 4×100 meters in 43.19 seconds.

Favour Ofili has won the women’s 100 meters SEC Outdoor Championships 2022 hosted by Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi with a personal best (PB) of 10.93 seconds into a 0.7m/s headwind, a time that solidifies her position on the NCAA all-time list as the 10th fastest performer over the distance.

Favour finished well clear of her biggest rival on the collegiate scene, Abby Steiner who managed 2nd place in 11.02 seconds while Jada Baylark was 3rd in 11.24 seconds.

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Favour Ashe has won the men’s 100 meters Conference Title in Oxford, Missouri 2022 with a new Personal Best (PB) of 10.04 seconds (+0.6).

He also secured an automatic ticket to the World Championships in Oregon later this year.

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Echikunwoke Annette has emerged winner of the women’s Hammer Throw event at the 2022 Tucson Elite Classic in Arizona.

The win represents for Annette, a Season’s Best (SB) of 73.67 meters to win the Classic. She finished ahead of Lauren Bruce who threw 72.35 meters and Maggie Ewen with 70.38 meters.

Ese Brume has had a jump of 6.72 meters (1.5) to win the women’s long jump event at the 2022 USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona.

She won ahead of Aliyah Whisby who leapt 6.41 meters (1.9).