The regular season for most schools around the country has concluded, and while it's early, standout freshmen have made their mark in NCAA indoor track and field. Here are some of the best performances from collegiate rookies — so far — this year.
Temitope Adeshina | Texas Tech | High jump
Adeshina cleared the third-highest height in the high jump of any woman in NCAA history, clearing 1.96 meters at the Corky Classic.
There she goes!! 1.96m (6-5) as Temitope adds onto her school record and NCAA lead. She also takes the world lead AND ties the No. 3 NCAA mark 👏
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF)
Tito Alofe | Harvard | High jump
Alofe continues to rewrite the Harvard high jump record books, most recently clearing 2.22 meters at the Riverhawk Invitational. Alofe's mark is the third-highest jump in the NCAA this season.
Leaping into the record books 😤! For a second time this season, Tito Alofe breaks the school’s high jump record with a 2.22m attempt at the Riverhawk Invitational.
— Harvard Athletics (@harvardcrimson)
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JaMeesia Ford | South Carolina | 300m
Only Bowerman winner Abby Steiner has run faster than Ford over 300 meters in NCAA history. Ford began her season running the second-fastest 300 meters in NCAA history — 35.83 seconds — at the Clemson Opener.
🤯🤯🤯
— Gamecock Track & XC (@GamecockTrack)
JaMeesia Ford with a 35.83 in the 300m to post the fastest time in the 🌎 this season!!
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Shawnti Jackson | Arkansas | 4x400
Jackson had an electrifying split on the second leg of the 4x400 meter relay, closing the gap with the pros in 50.52 seconds at the Tyson Invitational. It's the second-fastest indoor second-leg relay split by an American in the event.
2024 Tyson Invitational
— RazorbackTF/XC (@RazorbackTF)
Shawnti Jackson second leg split of 50.52
Equals top collegiate 2nd leg split indoors all-time with Razorback Joanne Reid
=No. 3 second leg on world all-time indoor list as top American
Doris Lemngole | Alabama | 5000m
Lemngole ran 15:04.71 in the 5000 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, the second-fastest indoor collegiate women's 5K ever. No woman had run faster than Lemngole before the 2023-24 season.
Nike sensation runs away with the 5000m win here in Boston in a blazing 15:01.06 !! She unfortunately misses the Olympic standard this race but it was all smiles for Frerichs as she came down the homestretch.
— FloTrack (@FloTrack)
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Tinoda Matsatsa | Georgetown | 1000m
Matsatsa is the only freshman who set a collegiate record during the regular season (so far), running 2:18.05 in the 1000 meters to make history. Matsatsa's performance made him the second 1000m collegiate record-setter of the season.
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Hana Moll | Washington | Pole vault
Moll cleared an NCAA-leading 4.64 meters in the pole vault at the UW Invitational. Only four other women in NCAA history have ever cleared that height indoors.
Forget freshman phenom. Just "Phenom" will do.
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack)
Hana Moll flies to #⃣5⃣ in 𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗔 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 in her first home meet.
She takes the 2024 NCAA lead at 15-feet, 2.75-inches and ranks 6th in the 🌎
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Habtom Samuel | New Mexico | 3000m
Samuel ran 7:40.63 to win the 3000 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. While his time isn't a top-10 run this year, his performance makes the list because he defeated pros and past NCAA champions in the win.
standout Habtom Samuel wins it all in the men’s 3000m at the Boston U. running 7:40.63 !!! The collegian out-kicked the pros to a new school record for the Lobos 🔥
— FloTrack (@FloTrack)
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