Tahou Takes Sixth in Triple Jump at NCAA Championships and Earns First-Team All-American Honors for Second Time in Week

Tahou Shines at NCAA Championships

Charleston Southern’s Maeva Tahou concluded her trip to the NCAA Championships, in
Eugene, Oregon, on June 13 in the triple jump and marked her second First-Team All-
American performance of the week as she accomplished the feat in the long jump June 11
as well. She jumped 13.44m in the triple jump to claim sixth overall nationally.

Tahou started her series with a pair of 13.35m for a new personal best and had the mark
already clear her for the finals. She fouled on her second attempt and then got even better
on the third with a 13.38m. On her fourth she had a 13.03m and then went for a day’s best
of 13.44 on the fifth to move her up the leaderboard one last time before fouling on her
sixth. The mark ranks as a new personal best, school record, and conference record.

At the conclusion of the NCAA Championships, Charleston Southern finishes with seven
team points to tie for 35th overall in the nation. Each of these ranks are the fourth-best in
league history and the best by any current member in the Big South.

Historic Success for Charleston Southern Buccaneers

This concludes a historic week for Tahou and the Buccaneers. She becomes a two-time
First-Team All-American, the first in program history for an individual event. Additionally,
each of these finishes marks the highest-ever in any event in program history. The only
other time CSU scored points at the NCAA Championship came in 2009 when the 4x100m
relay squad claimed eighth in the finals.

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