BIRMINGHAM — Tennessee State University Flying Tigers graduate student
R'Lazon Brumfield finished in second place in the triple jump at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.
Brumfield, a four-time OVC indoor track and field triple jump champion is the first Flying Tiger to reach the podium at an NCAA Indoor Championship.
Brumfield's distance of 16.56m (54-4) was the second-best out of a field of 16 competitors. The winner from Oregon (Emmanuel Ihemeje) defeated Brumfield with a distance of 16.83m (55-22/3). Brumfield outjumped third-place finisher Chjengetayi Mapaya of TCU by 0.4m.
Tennessee State Flying Tigers finished the indoor season ranked 28th overall tied with BYU, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Kent State, Southern Mississippi, and Indiana.
Brumfield and the Flying Tigers will now prepare for the outdoor track and field season which begins on April 1 at Western Kentucky's Hilltopper Relays.
