Weekend Recap: Collegiate Records Fall At NCAA DI First Round Sites

Stars shine brightest on the biggest stages.

Collegiate track & field athletes proved that this weekend across the nation.

Let’s find out some of the biggest moments from the weekend.

Ross Can’t Be Stopped

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Only seven women in American history have eclipsed 20 meters in the shot put: Jaida Ross is one of the seven after shattering her own collegiate record on Thursday night at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships First Round in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Ross launched the orb 20.01m (67-7¾) to cement her status as one of the best throwers in history.

As of this writing, Ross owns each of the top-3 farthest marks in collegiate history: 20.01m (67-7¾) for her collegiate record; and a pair of 19.71m (64-8) efforts that are now tied for second all-time.

Heptathlon History For Nesbitt

Cheyenne Nesbitt stands alone in NCAA history.

Nesbitt won her fourth consecutive heptathlon title at the NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships and became the first woman in NCAA history, regardless of division, to do so in the combined event.

Many might recall that 2022 Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame inductee Jacquelyn Johnson of Arizona State fame topped the heptathlon podium four times, but that came in the span of five years.

Nesbitt’s two-day total of 6002 points shattered her own meet record and moved her up to No. 2 on the NCAA DII all-time chart.