PUEBLO, Colo. – Benedict College's Zack Washington finished fifth in the NCAA Division II men's long jump at the Outdoor Track & Field National Championship on Thursday night, earning All-American honors.
 
Washington jumped 7.55 meters on his first attempt, then fouled on his second jump. On his third attempt, he jumped 7.61 meters (24 feet, 11 ¾ inches), a personal best. He fouled on his fourth attempt, and had jumps of 7.21 meters and 7.56 meters on his final two attempts.
 
Washington entered the national championship ranked 22^nd overall.
 
Alex Meyer of Indianapolis won the event with a jump of 7.70 meters (25 feet, 3 ¼ inches) on his first jump.

Also on Thursday night, Benedict's men's 4x100-meter relay team competed in the first round of that event. Benedict's team of Zion Jones, Matthew Paul, Javel Best, Darian Clarke finished seventh out of eight in their heat, and 13^th out of 16 overall with a personal-best time of 40.46.
 
Benedict's Jada David will compete in the women's triple jump finals at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.