The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
03.26.2021 | Texas Relays
Tara Davis’ second collegiate long jump record in as many weeks highlighted Friday’s action in Austin.
AUSTIN, Texas – The 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays continued on Friday with record-breaking action at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Texas Track and Field's Tara Davis broke the collegiate, Texas Relays, Myers Stadium and school record in the women's long jump with a monstrous effort of 7.14m/23-5.25 (+1.0). Her effort broke Jackie Joyner-Kersee's 36-year-old collegiate record (6.99m/22-11.25 – 1985) and made Davis the first collegiate woman to jump 23-feet legally. Davis' record-breaking mark ranks No. 5 by an American and was the best since Tianna Bartoletta's 7.17-meter effort that helped her win Olympic gold in 2016.
In addition, Friday's performance gave Davis a sweep of the collegiate long jump records after breaking the indoor mark earlier this month. Davis set the indoor collegiate record (6.93m/22-9) en route to winning an NCAA title two weeks ago in Fayetteville, Ark.
In the heptathlon, Taliyah Brooks, formerly of Arkansas and now competing professionally, set the Texas Relays record with a score of 6,252. Brooks won four of seven events, including the long jump on Friday. She won the 100-meter hurdles, high jump and 200-meter dash on Thursday. Her effort breaks a four-year-old record held previously by Erica Bougard (Chula Vista Elite) from the 2017 edition of the Texas Relays.
The final day of the Texas Relays begin at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday, with Longhorn Network providing coverage throughout the afternoon.
