South Dakota State triple jumper Jazzelena Black completed her collegiate career Saturday by earning second-team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
A native of Oxnard, California, Black finished 16th out of 24 competitors with a mark of 42 feet, 3.25 inches during competition Saturday at Historic Hayward Field. Keturah Orji of Georgia won the event with a leap of 47 feet, 8 inches.
Black is the second Jackrabbit to earn All-America honors at the outdoor championships in the Division I era, joining Mary Wirth, who placed 12th in the high jump at the 2014 NCAAs, which also were contested in Eugene, Oregon.
