The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Tara Davis-Woodhall wins USA TF National Long Jump Title
07.31.2025 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Davis-Woodhall sets world-leading mark in third-straight national title
EUGENE, Ore. – Texas Ex Tara Davis-Woodhall won the 2025 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championship long jump title on Thursday night at Hayward Stadium for her third consecutive national title.
Davis-Woodhall needed her third-round jump of 6.92m (22-8.50) to advance to finals after fouling her first two attempts. The Olympic gold medalist was second heading into her fourth jump but re-took the lead with a world-leading jump of 7.11m (23-4). She extended her lead by one centimeter on her fifth attempt to 7.12m (23-4.50) for the best jump of the competition. Davis-Woodhall remains undefeated after 14 competitions that extends over two years.
Fellow Texas Ex Valery Tobias was the first on the track to advance to a semifinal after earning an automatic spot in the 800-meter with a time of 2:01.75. It was the 18th-fastest time of the afternoon. Tobias will compete in Friday's semis at 6:01 pm CT.
Another UT grad, Marcellus Moore, advanced to the men's 100-meter semis with his time of 10.20. He finished fifth in the first heat for an automatic spot in the semis and was 16th overall. Texas junior Xavier Butler finished 30th with a time of 10.44.
The newest member of the Texas program, Giavonna Meeks, made her first appearance in the burnt orange in the women's hammer throw and finished 14th with a heave of 64.51m (211-7).
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