EUGENE, OREGON – Charleston Southern's
Maeva Tahou concluded her trip to the NCAA Championships on Saturday night in the triple jump which marks her second First-Team All-American performance of the week as she accomplished the feat in the long jump on Thursday as well. She jumped 13.44m in the triple jump to claim sixth overall nationally.
Tahou started her series with a pair of 13.35m for a new personal best and had the mark already clear her for the finals. She fouled on her second attempt and then got even better on the third with a 13.38m. On her fourth she had a 13.03m and then went for a day's best of 13.44 on the fifth to move her up the leaderboard one last time before fouling on her sixth. The mark ranks as a new personal best, school record and conference record.
At the conclusion of the NCAA Championships, Charleston Southern finishes with seven team points to tie for 35
th overall in the nation. Each of these ranks as the fourth-best in league history and the best by any current member in the Big South.
This concludes a historic week for Tahou and the Buccaneers. She becomes a two-time First-Team All-American, the first in program history for an individual event. Additionally, each of these finishes marks the highest-ever in any event in program history. The only other time CSU scored points at the NCAA Championship came in 2009 when the 4x100m relay squad claimed 8
th in the finals.