Jefferson, Kerr, Dickerson jumping their way through Austin

At the 2017 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, sophomore Trumaine Jefferson and juniors Jared Kerr and Antwan Dickerson went 1-3 in the men's long jump. That day the men won their third straight conference title by 62.5 points, the three of them scored 24 of them from that one event.

At the Outdoor Championships all three again found their way to the podium. The only difference was that they medaled in separate events.

After winning the indoor long jump, Jefferson came back and won the outdoor long jump with a distance of 7.87m. In addition to scoring ten points for his team, the mark was a new personal best by an entire meter. His performance moved Jefferson into a tie for No. 16 nationally and cemented his spot at No. 9 in the NCAA West Region.

Dickerson ended up coming just short of his teammate with a personal best of 7.86m, one half inch short of Jefferson's mark. He will join Jefferson in Austin for regionals with the No. 10 best mark in the NCAA West, No. 18 in the nation.

Antwan Dickerson post interview

Kerr was the only one of the three who missed out on the podium for the long jump, finishing seventh with a 7.33m jump. But Kerr's day did not end there. For the first time in his career as a Cougar, Kerr competed in the men's triple jump.

The experiment proved fruitful as Kerr won the event with a 15.77m, beating out Connecticut's Malik Snead by half a foot. His jump moved him into No. 17 in the NCAA West, qualifying him for the regional in Austin.

Jared Kerr on handling pressure in the triple jump

The men won the title by 45 points and the three jumpers contributed 28 of them.

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