Charles Jones of Sterling College continues to hold the top spot in the NCCAA for triple jump after a mark of 15.24 meters this week at the Emporia State Spring Open. The senior from Yonkers, New York won the event and earned an NAIA automatic qualification as well as an NCCAA standard. Jones also competed in the long jump where he leaped 6.72 meters. The mark ranks him sixth in the NCCAA and earned 11th at the event.
Nominees: Hagen Darney, Nelson University; Kyle Durkin, Lancaster Bible College; Jagger Jay, Mid-America Christian University; Charles Jones, Sterling College; Cameron Montgomery, Columbia International University; David Young, Campbellsville University