Indiana University Athletics
Thursday, June 8
Austin, Texas
ALL DAY
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NCAA Outdoor Championships
Fernandez-Sola, Ulrich Finish Top-20 Nationally
6/8/2023 11:00:00 PM | Track and Field
AUSTIN, Texas - Paola Fernandez-Sola brought home Second Team All-American honors at the third-consecutive national meet, finishing 15th in the long jump on Thursday night (June 8) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin.
Her best mark on the night was 6.02m/19-9, coming on her second attempt on the runway. The cutoff mark for the final was set by Louisville's Synclair Savage at 6.30m/20-8.
She becomes the first woman in program history to repeat as an All-American (top-16 finish) at consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championship meets in the long jump.
She is also IU's first woman to earn All-American laurels both indoors and outdoors in the same season in the long jump competition.
Fernandez-Sola ends her season as a two-time All-American, the Big Ten Outdoor Champion and the Big Ten Indoor runner-up in the long jump.
Jayden Ulrich finished 18th in the shot put with a mark of 16.68m/54-8.75. She has made three-straight national meets in the shot put dating back to outdoors in 2022.
The East Alton, Ill. native was the bronze medalist both indoors and outdoors in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships and finished top-20 nationally at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in her sophomore campaign.
IU will finish its stay in Austin tomorrow night (June 9) with Noah Koch's Division One national debut in the discus throw (8:35 PM ET/7:35 PM CT)
Second Team All-Americans
• Paola Fernandez-Sola (Long Jump)
Her best mark on the night was 6.02m/19-9, coming on her second attempt on the runway. The cutoff mark for the final was set by Louisville's Synclair Savage at 6.30m/20-8.
She becomes the first woman in program history to repeat as an All-American (top-16 finish) at consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championship meets in the long jump.
She is also IU's first woman to earn All-American laurels both indoors and outdoors in the same season in the long jump competition.
Fernandez-Sola ends her season as a two-time All-American, the Big Ten Outdoor Champion and the Big Ten Indoor runner-up in the long jump.
Jayden Ulrich finished 18th in the shot put with a mark of 16.68m/54-8.75. She has made three-straight national meets in the shot put dating back to outdoors in 2022.
The East Alton, Ill. native was the bronze medalist both indoors and outdoors in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships and finished top-20 nationally at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in her sophomore campaign.
IU will finish its stay in Austin tomorrow night (June 9) with Noah Koch's Division One national debut in the discus throw (8:35 PM ET/7:35 PM CT)
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: June 8th | |
| Event | Athletes: Mark |
| Shot Put (W): Final | 18. Jayden Ulrich: 16.68m/54-8.75 | Honorable Mention All-American |
| Long Jump (W): Final | 15. Paola Fernandez-Sola: 6.02m/19-9 | Second Team All-American |
Second Team All-Americans
• Paola Fernandez-Sola (Long Jump)
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