Rozario breaks 13m barrier for another national mark

National jumper Tia Rozario has moved her record-breaking feats outdoors after a successful indoor season that saw the 23-year-old break four national marks in the triple and long jump in 2024.

- Lin Tianbao

Competing in the Duke Invitational on April 13, Rozario leapt 13.01m at the Morris Williams Stadium to better her national triple jump record of 12.92m set at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships in 2023.

She finished first - 0.64m ahead of Kent State's Lanee Hall (12.37m) in second.

North Carolina Central University's Micah Fulton was third (12.32m).

Her achievement comes a week after her 13.05m jump at the VertKlasse Meeting, though it was not recorded owing to the tailwinds exceeding limits.

Rozario said in a phone interview from North Carolina: "I was very excited to break the 13m barrier.