Preston Whaley turned in a record-setting jump on his final attempt in the first flight of the triple jump Saturday to earn a seventh-place finish overall and capture All-America honors at the 2019 NCAA DIII Indoor Track and Field Championship Meet in Boston, Massachusetts.
 
Whaley broke his own school record with a leap of 14.55 meters (47 feet, 9 inches) to post the top effort by the ten competitors in the first flight to secure one of nine spots in the finals to earn three extra attempts. He turned in marks of 13.96 meters and 14.19 meters in the finals to secure seventh place in his first trip to the national championship meet.
 
Whaley's jump broke his previous school record of 14.27 meters (46 feet, 10 inches), a mark that allowed him to earn the last of 20 qualifying spots at the championship meet.
 
MIT's Yorai Shaoul won the event with jump of 15.22 meters (49 feet, 11.25 inches) on his first attempt of day.
 
Wabash hurdler RaShawn Jones also qualified for the championship meet and was scheduled to compete in the preliminary round of the 60-meter hurdles on Friday. An injury prevented Jones from running. He earned All-America honors in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2018 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championships last May.