BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Johns Hopkins' Victoria Kadiri made it back-to-back days with an individual national title after claiming the triple jump crown on day two of the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Kadiri was one of three CC athletes to grab All-America honors on day two along with teammate Lauren Phillips and Swarthmore's Rose Teszler.
In the team standings, Hopkins placed fourth for the second year in a row with 33 points. Swarthmore tied for 47th with two points. Wisconsin-LaCrosse won the team title with 59.5 points, followed by Wash. U (54), Loras (40.5), JHU (33) and Mount Union (32) in the top five.
The Blue Jays' run to their second straight top-four finish came on the strength of another remarkable performance from Kadiri. A day after repeating as the national long jump champion, Kadiri added another national title to her collection with the top mark in Division III history in the triple jump. Competing in the second of two flights in the triple jump, Kadiri fouled on her first of six attempts and then marked at 12.66-meters on her second. She then launched herself into Division III history with a remarkable jump of 13.18-meters – a jump that shattered the previous national record of 12.77-meters that had stood since 1995.
With a sweep of the long and triple jumps this weekend and three previous individual national titles to her credit, Kadiri now has five individual national championships on her resume. She owns three of the four indoor national titles in Centennial history. Kadiri was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Championship for her efforts.
While Kadiri stole the headlines, JHU's Lauren Phillips also put together a superb final day at NCAA's with a runner-up finish in the 400 (55.47) and an eighth-place finish in the 60-meter dash (7.75) to secure a pair of All-America honors.
Swarthmore's Rose Teszler placed seventh in the 800 with a time of 2:14.95 to secure the final All-America spot in that event.