Montclair, NJ- Montclair State University outdoor track and field senior JABEZ THOMAS and freshman HIVEN BIFFOT will represent the Red Hawks this Saturday at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.
 
The championship meet will take place at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, with the event set for an 11:00 a.m. start. Live coverage of the championship can be found at montclairathletics.com
 
Thomas earned his qualifying mark early in the outdoor season at the Danny Curran Invite (Hosted by Widener University) on March 28, where he jumped a 14.98m (49' 1.75"). Thomas was also this year's NJAC Champion with a jump of 14.73m (48' 4). His jump of 14.98m sits as the seventh-best mark in the nation.
 
Biffot notched his qualifying mark just recently at the Widener Final Qualifier on May 12. He jumped a whopping 15.34m (50' 4"), which was a school record and is ranked as the second-best jump in the nation. Biffot was also the runner-up to Thomas at the NJAC Championships with a second-place mark of 14.68m (48' 2"). Hiven will be entering his second national championship meet this year after competing in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships back in March, where he placed third and earned first team All-American with a jump of 15.10m (49' 6.5")
 
Below is how the field looks heading into the triple jump showdown with their season-best marks.
 

1. Dontrelle Sinegal (McMurry): 15.76m
2. HIVEN BIFFOT (Montclair State): 15.34m
3. Matayo McGraw (Widener): 15.25m
4. Cree Ross (Centre): 15.15m
5. Jaidyn Williams (Dubuque): 15.15m
6. Amarian Hughes (Cortland): 15.13m
7. JABEZ THOMAS (Montclair State): 14.98m
8. Jack Roeber (Wis.-Stout): 14.92m
9. Ian Lillquist (Wis.-Stevens Point): 14.89m
10. William Cady (Wis.-La Crosse): 14.86m
11. Gabe Olsen (Wis.-La Crosse): 14.85m
12. Cole Goodman (Rochester): 14.84m
13. Isaiah Watson (Hamline): 14.81m
14. Bocar Diagina (Trinity-Tex.): 14.80m
15. Dameco Walker (Ripon): 14.80m
16. Kale Purcell (Central): 14.79m
17. Namu Makatiana (Oberlin): 14.72m
18. Sean Huckleberry (MIT): 14.71m
19. Taysir Asberry-Blanco (Redlands): 14.69m
20.  Jayden Leise (North Central): 14.68m
21. Aryan Shrivastava (Chicago): 14.67m
22. Oluwademilade Adeniran (Johns Hopkins): 14.65m

 
 
 
Montclair State is seeking its first national champion since 2018 and its first-ever triple jump national champion.