Jamaican track and field athlete Shantae Foreman delivered a spectacular performance at the Orange and Purple Invitational held at Clemson University in South Carolina on Friday, achieving a world-leading triple jump of 14.17 meters. This remarkable distance not only set a new Clemson University program record but also represents the current top mark in both global and NCAA indoor rankings for the season.
Foreman accomplished this feat on her sole attempt of the competition, surpassing her previous personal best of 13.84 meters established last year. Her jump also broke the previous Clemson record of 13.85 meters set by Portugal’s Patricia Mamona in 2010. The performance stands as the second-best indoor triple jump ever by a Jamaican athlete, trailing only Suzette Lee’s national record of 14.25 meters set in Indianapolis in March 1997.
The achievement eclipsed the previous world lead of 13.87 meters set by France’s Clemence Rougier at a meet in Limoges, France on January 17th.
Other notable performances at the Clemson meet included Briana Campbell winning the women’s 200m in 23.33 seconds after twice improving her personal best in the 60m hurdles. Natoya Goule opened her season with a victory in the women’s 1000m, clocking 2:43.70 minutes.
Meanwhile, at the Louisiana State University Bayou Bengal Indoor meet, Salieci Myles of LSU claimed victory in the women’s 60m hurdles with a time of 8.34 seconds, while Skyler Franklin achieved a personal best of 24.17 seconds to win the women’s 200m event.