University of Arkansas Athletics, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
University of Arkansas Athletics, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Arkansas’s Hibbert breaks the U20 world record in the triple jump

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If you’ve never seen Arkansas freshman Jaydon Hibbert compete, then you’re missing out on watching greatness.

The talented triple-jumper, who is from Kingston, Jamaica, proved why he’s one of the best in the world in the event last weekend at the SEC Championships. He not only won the triple jump title with a mark of 58 feet, 7 ½ inches (17.87m), but in doing so, he broke the collegiate record in the event and the U20 World record in the event as well.

This mark puts him No. 13 on the all-time list in the triple jump.

“I don’t think there’s any [other] 18-year-old that does the stuff I do,” Hibbert said in an interview after his win. “Honestly, I’m so proud of myself.. I knew that was a big one because I was all the way at the back of the pit.”

Hibbert has had a fantastic freshman campaign for the Razorbacks this season. He won the national indoor title earlier this season in the triple jump with his mark of 57-6 ½ (17.54m). His jump broke the collegiate record in the event as well.

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Dominique Smith

I’m a sports journalist based in Florida and I’ve covered a couple of different sports so far early on in my career, but I love the sport of track and field and the art of running. Everyone has a story and everyone has a story worth telling. My prayer is that the stories of the great athletes of this sport are told, and that the sport grows to new creative heights, so that the sport gets the respect it deserves.
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