ALLENDALE, Mich. – Benedict College's Savionna Glover earned All-American honors on Friday in the women's triple jump at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Grand Valley State University.

Glover finished eighth with a personal best jump of 12.39 meters (40 feet, 7 ¾ inches).  

Glover recorded that mark on her second jump. She was in seventh place until the sixth and final jump, when Antionija Radic from Angelo State University jumped 12.42 meters (40 feet, 9 inches) to jump over Glover.
 
"This is an amazing success story," said Benedict head coach Frank Hyland. "She broke her foot in 2019, then the 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid. She missed going to nationals last year by just a few spots, but came back for her Master's degree after sitting out a semester. She took over as my team leader to push us to another conference championship and showed up big when it counted. Words can not explain how proud I feel for this young lady."
 
She tried to improve her mark, but jumped 12.02 meters on her third jump, 12.26 meters on her fourth jump, 12.02 meters on her fifth jump, and 12.27 meters on her sixth jump.
 
D'Andra Morris from the University of Mary won the event with a jump of 13.05 meters (42 feet, 9 ¾ inches).
 
Benedict freshman Jada David finished 18^th overall. She jumped 11.76 meters (38 feet, 7 inches) on her first jump, then jumped 11.68 meters on her second jump and 11.35 meters on her third jump and did not advance to the finals.