Temitope Adeshina won her first NCAA title and the Texas Tech University program’s 3rd overall in the women’s high jump at the NCAA track and field DI Indoor Championships.
She rose to a height of 1.94m, becoming the first Nigerian athlete to win an NCAA title in the High Jump.
Adeshina Wins First NCAA Title
She tied with Elena Kulichenko (Georgia), who also jumped the same height, and saw off NCAA Leader, Rachel Glenn, who was third with 1.91m.
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Temitope Adeshina and Georgia’s Elena Kulichenko decided against a jump-off as both athletes split the national title.
They both clear 1.94m (6-4.25).
Earlier in January 2025, the high jump queen recorded the best jump in the NCAA and ranked second in the world.
The Texas Tech University women’s team wraps up the NCAA Indoor meet, scoring 21.5 total points (10th) – 9.5 in the high jump, 8 in the triple jump, and 4 in the weight throw.
The point total sets a new program record at the indoor meet.
The win further adds to her ownership of the top ten jump records in Texas Tech history.
High jump queen Temitope began her inroad into Texas Tech’s top 10 records on January 19, 2024, when she broke the school record by breaking Zarriea Willis’s 2018 mark of 1.89m
