Senior Je’Nia Sears of the Fresno State track and field team was named Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week, the Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday.
On Friday at the Stanford Invitational, Sears recorded a 6.33m/20′-9.25 mark in the long jump, the fourth-best mark recorded in the NCAA this season. This sets an all-time school record and breaks the previous school record of 6.27, which she set in 2014.
Sears has been at the top of the conference performance list since her first jump of the season (6.22) recorded at the CenCal Twilight on March 22.
NCAA Top 5 – Long Jump (as of April 5, 2016)
1. Kylie Price, UCLA (6.52m/21′-4.75″)
T2. Der’Renae Freeman, Florida State (6.35m/20′-10.00″)
T2. Darrielle McQueen, Florida (6.35m/20′-10.00″)
4. Je’Nia Sears, Fresno State (6.33m/20′-9.25″)
5. Nataliyah Friar, LSU (6.31m/20′-8.50″)
