Lincoln University Athletics

Tamara won both the long jump and the triple jump at the Bow-Tie Classic on Saturday as the Lady Lions kicked off the 2016-17 indoor track and field season.  Tamara started her day with the long jump competition.  Her first jump of of 4.97 meters led the field heading into the second round.  On her second jump, Jones jumped a distance of 5.00 meters (16' 5"), a jump that turned out to be the winning mark.  In her second event, the triple jump, Tamara achieved a jump of 10.59 meters (34' 9") to win her second event of the meet.