Quanesha Burks is the best long jump career setter

the jumper of Louisiana Quanesha Burks won the long jump final on Thursday with a career-best 7.06 mark at the start of the national championship in United States of Eugene (Oregon).

Less than a month before the start world championships in athleticswhich will certainly be disputed with Eugene’s Hayward Field July 15-24, the elite of American athletes are playing for tickets to the great World Cup showcase. Only the first three of each test were made with the ticket.

Quanesha Burks sealing the best performance of her long jump career, with a brilliant 7.06, ten centimeters more than her previous record, and ahead, along with Jasmine Moore, champion in championships NCAA in this specialty, second.

The Texan had a bad day Monae Nicholswho came to this test as the best American jumper and remained at 6.58 meters, off the podium.

In throwing the women’s hammer, Brooke Andersonfrom Arizona and current world leader, succeeded with authority with 77.96 meters, nearly two more than the second classified, Janee Kassanavoid (76.04).

The podium ended Annette Echikun woke upwith 73.76, while the New Yorker Deanna Price finished fourth, with 73.07.

however, Price He was already on his ticket to the Eugene World Cups winner of the World Cup edition two years ago in Doha.

In the men’s discus throw event, the victory went Andrew Evansng Michiganwhere 63.31 is enough to beat Dallin Shurts (62.32) and Sam Mattis (62.25).

Of course, Evans He fell far beyond his record of 66.74 meters.

The national championship program of USA It will continue this Friday with seven finals: pole vault, 100 meters, high jump and discus throw, in the women’s category, and 100 meters, long jump and shot put, in the men’s category.