Oregon City’s Sophia Beckmon shatters her long jump record again, gets within an inch of High School national record. - Oregonlive
About Sophia Beckmon, Long Jumper/Sprinter
About Sophia:
Height: 5'11
Grade: Freshman
College: Illinois
High School: Oregon City High School
Hometown: Oregon City, OR
Personal Bests:
Long Jump 6.86m (22' 6"1/4)
100 meter dash 11.30
200 meter dash 22.99
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Sophia Beckmon Named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
NEW ORLEANS – Freshman long jumper Sophia Beckmon has been named United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Athlete of the Week, the office announced Monday.
Beckmon earns this honor on the heels of leaping an Olympic-standard long jump of 6.86m (22-6 1/4) at the Fighting Illini Tune-Up on Saturday (May 4).
The Oregon City, Ore., native shattered the Big Ten, Illinois and Demirjian Park records and equaled the American U20 record set by Alyssa Jones of Stanford last year at the NCAA Championships.
Beckmon and Jones both sit at No. 11 on the all-time collegiate leaderboard with the farthest jumps by freshmen in collegiate history.
This is the first time in program history that an athlete from Illinois has been named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season.
Women's Track & Field May 4, 2024 Beckmon Breaks Big Ten, Illinois, Demirjian Track Long Jump Record, Ties U.S. U20 National Record
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Freshman long jumper Sophia Beckmon jumped an Olympic standard long jump of 6.86m (22-6 1/4) at the Fighting Illini Tune-Up on Saturday (May 4). 6.85m is the United States Olympic standard for the women's long jump. Her mark broke the Big Ten, Illinois and Demirjian Park records with ease and tied the United States Under-20 national record.
Oregon City’s Sophia Beckmon aiming for all-time high school long jump record
Beckmon's goal may seem lofty, but she's not far off from achieving the mark.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) —
Friday, March 28, 2023, will be a day Sophia Beckmon will never forget.
“I remember jumping my second jump and looking back, and it was a 21’2”, and I remembered where it was in the sand. As soon as I got to my third jump, and I jumped that big one, I looked back, and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s way farther,’” said Beckmon.