Keturah Orji Wins Triple Jump at Nationals!


Keturah competing at Nationals on Saturday during the triple jump. / Original Photo by Brandon Miles for MileSplit

New Jersey's pride in the jumps, Keturah Orji, landed a gold winning mark in the triple jump on Saturday and will return for the Long Jump on Sunday! On her fourth jump Keturah hit 43-00.5

Name Best Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Rnd 6
Keturah Orji
Mount Olive Tc-Nj
13.12m
43-½
12.85 (42-2 )
w:-0.7
13.09 (42-11½ )
w:+0.6
12.90 (42-4 )
w:-1.5
13.12 (43-½ )
w:-1.2
11.69 (38-4¼ )
w:-1.2
13.08 (42-11 )
w:-0.8

Looking ahead to the rest of her season after nationals; she'll be World Junior Trials and then pending she makes the team the World Junior Championships in Oregon. 

 


Keturah competing at Nationals on Saturday during the triple jump. / Original Photo by Brandon Miles for MileSplit