Moore produces 23-0.75 (7.03m) effort on her first attempt to repeat as indoor champion, equals No. 3 performer in American indoor history and No. 12 global competitor; Alfred and Nugent also set collegiate records, with Ofili closing in 200 mark, as Davis, O'Brien, Tuohy and Stanford DMR prevail

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – NCAA title. Collegiate record. Repeat.

Florida’s Jasmine Moore has demonstrated an ability the past two years to eliminate any potential drama in the women’s long jump and triple jump competitions at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships, with Friday being the latest exceptional example for the greatest combination jumper in collegiate history.

A year after producing the collegiate all-time indoor mark on her first attempt in the women’s triple jump final at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Alabama, Moore delivered another emphatic statement in the opening round of the long jump at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

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Moore soared to a lifetime-best 23 feet, 0.75 inches (7.03m) to repeat as indoor long jump champion, eclipsing the 2021 collegiate indoor record of 22-9 (6.93m) achieved by Texas’ Tara Davis-Woodhall at Randal Tyson Track Center in Arkansas.

Moore equaled the No. 3 competitor in American indoor history and matched the No. 12 all-time global indoor performer.

She will look to become the only female athlete in Division 1 indoor history to sweep both the long jump and triple jump championships Saturday, with Moore’s sights also set on surpassing her own record of 47-9.75 (14.57m) from last year’s final.

Texas freshman Ackelia Smith and Florida junior Claire Bryant both achieved personal-best performances with their 22-7 (6.88m) jumps. Smith, representing Jamaica, earned the tiebreaker for runner-up honors based on a better second mark of 22-6.50 (6.87m) in the final round.

There were two other collegiate records produced in the semifinals, along with another performance that elevated to No. 2 in NCAA indoor history.

Texas graduate student-athlete Julien Alfred, representing Saint Lucia, ran 6.96 in the 60-meter dash, improving on her own collegiate all-time mark and equaling the No. 5 competitor in global indoor history.

Tennessee’s Jacious Sears ran a personal-best 7.04, with Georgia freshman Kaila Jackson matching the World Under-20 indoor record by clocking 7.07.

Ackera Nugent of Arkansas eclipsed the 60-meter hurdles record with her 7.72 performance, lowering the 7.75 mark achieved Jan. 20 by Kentucky’s Masai Russell.

Nugent also broke the Jamaican national record and equaled the No. 5 all-time performer in the world.

Russell, who is equal to No. 13 globally, clocked 7.78 in her semifinal, as five athletes produced sub-8 marks.

LSU’s Favour Ofili, representing Nigeria, clocked 22.11 in the 200-meter semifinals to pull closer to the collegiate indoor record of 22.09 achieved at last year’s Southeastern Conference Championships by Kentucky’s Abby Steiner.

Ofili ascended to the No. 4 all-time global indoor performer, with Steiner at No. 2 in world history.

Katelyn Tuohy became the first North Carolina State female athlete to capture an indoor national title in any event, securing victory in the 5,000-meter final in 16:09.65 by holding off Alabama teammates Hilda Olemomoi (16:11.08) and Mercy Chelangat (16:11.63).

Tuohy has won 13 consecutive races against collegiate opponents, including the Division 1 outdoor 5,000 championship in June at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., and the NCAA cross country crown in November at Oklahoma State.

Kelsey Chmiel finished fourth in 16:18.87 and Sydney Seymour earned eighth in 16:28.15 to both achieve All-America first-team honors for North Carolina State, along with Tuohy.

Stanford held off Arkansas in a thrilling women’s distance medley relay final by a 10:56.34 to 10:56.61 margin to capture the first indoor title in the event since 2000.

Melissa Tanaka, Maya Valmon, Roisin Willis and Juliette Whittaker helped the Cardinal edge Mary Ellen Eudaly, Paris Peoples, Lainey Quandt and Lauren Gregory for the Razorbacks.

Gregory anchored in 4:31.36 on the 1,600-meter leg to help Arkansas follow last year’s national title with a runner-up DMR finish.

Notre Dame took third in 10:59.46 and UCLA finished fourth in 10:59.87.

Jadin O’Brien won the women’s pentathlon championship for Notre Dame with a lifetime-best 4,512 points to ascend to the No. 10 all-time collegiate competitor.

O’Brien, who finished fourth at the past two Division 1 indoor finals, became the first multis competitor in either gender in school history to capture a national title.

USC’s Allie Jones, a Stanford transfer, was second with a personal-best 4,440 points and Estonian athlete Pippi Lotta Enok from Oklahoma took third in a lifetime-best 4,400 points. Florida’s Sterling Lester also achieved a personal-best 4,358 points to place fourth.

Ole Miss secured back-to-back women’s weight throw titles, with Jalani Davis rebounding from fouling out of last year’s Division 1 final at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Alabama to capture the championship with a third-round effort of 80-5 (24.51m).

Jasmine Mitchell took third for Ole Miss at 75-11 (23.14m) after finishing second last year behind teammate Shey Taiwo. Minnesota’s Shelby Frank placed second Friday at 76-10 (23.42m).

Arkansas’ Amanda Fassold outlasted Oklahoma’s Olivia Lueking and South Dakota’s Marleen Mulla, representing Estonia, to win the women’s pole vault championship after all three athletes cleared 14-7.25 (4.45m).

Fassold regrouped following a third-attempt clearance at 14-3.25 (4.35m) to clear both 14-5.25 (4.40m) and 14-7.25 on her first opportunities to secure the title, joining Tina Sutej, Sandi Morris and Lexi Jacobus as Arkansas indoor pole vault champions.

Lueking also cleared 14-7.25 on her first attempt, but needed three tries to successfully make 14-5.25.

Mulla produced a second-attempt clearance at 14-7.25 and took third overall.

Virginia Tech’s Kenna Stimmel was the top freshman in the competition, placing fourth at 14-5.25.

Washington produced a pair of All-America first-team honorees in the pole vault for the first time since 2005, as teammates Sara Borton and Nastassja Campbell both cleared 14-5.25 to finish fifth and sixth overall.