AUSTIN, Texas – Lady Topper junior Annastacia Forrester wrapped up WKU Track and Field's competition at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a 20th place finish in the women's long jump finals, earning honorable mention All-American status. Forrester's performance from Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas, secured WKU's third All-America accolade of the championships.
In Forrester's first jump of the championships, she posted a 5.70-meter (18' 8.5") bound. Her second turn saw the junior record a mark of 5.98 meters (19' 7.5") for her best reading of the night. Forrester's final jump came in at 5.92 meters (19' 5.25").
Forrester is the third Lady Topper to collect All-American honors in the outdoor long jump. In total, she's the fifth women's long jumper in WKU history to achieve the feat.
Florida's Yanis David took home the women's long jump title with a mark of 6.84 meters.
Forrester qualified for the NCAA Championships after posting a personal-best 6.19 meters (20' 3.75") at the NCAA East Prelims to earn a trip to Austin back on May 24.
On Wednesday, Kymari Gates (400m) and the men's 4x100 relay squad comprised of Gates, Martin Owusu-Antwi, Will Bush and Abdur Kelly collected Second-Team All-American honors for their performances.
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