Former Iowa All-America Tionna Tobias from Winslow Township won the long jump Saturday night at the Pure Athletics Sprint Elite Meet at the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla.
Tobias had four quality jumps, opening with a wind-aided 21-0 [3.6] before a legal 21-5 ½ [0.7] and after a foul and a pass she finished with 20-11 ¼ and 21-1 ½, both also with legal wind.
That 21-5 ½ is her 2nd-best jump this year and not far off her season-best of 21-10 ½ from a meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last month. That makes her No. 8 among U.S. women and No. 33 in the world.
Tobias is No. 22 in U.S. history with her 22-9 ¼ in Gainesville in July of 2024.
Tobias also ran in the 100 and ran a PR 10.49 but with an excessive wind of 3.4 meters per second.
Tobias will compete in the USATF Championships July 23-26 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island in Manhattan.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 