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Naperville, IL – Stockton University junior Jared Lewis (Westville/Deptford) won the national title in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships today. The national meet in being held at North Central College.
 
Lewis jumped 15.05 meters to win by 38 centimeters, or just under 15 inches. He became Stockton's first NCAA individual champion since Paul Klemic in 2006 (outdoor long jump) and won the 10th solo NCAA crown in school history.
 
Lewis took the lead in the event with a jump of 14.86 meters on his second attempt and never relinquished it. He extended his advantage by posting a distance of 15.05 meters on each of his final two jumps, in the fifth and sixth rounds, and was the only competitor out of 15 entrants to surpass 15 meters. His winning effort was just five centimeters off his career best of 15.10 meters last season.
 
Lewis was making his fifth appearance at the NCAA Championships (three indoor, two outdoor). With the win, he qualified for his sixth career All-American honor, tying the school record shared by Klemic (2005-06), Lisa Shepherd (2007-10 long jump) and Chelsea Vaughan (2014-16 pole vault).
 
Prior to breaking through for an NCAA title today, Lewis previously finished third in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump at the NCAA indoor meet last year. He also was the NCAA outdoor runner-up and eighth in the long jump last season plus eighth in the outdoor triple jump as a freshman in 2015. All-American status goes to the top eight finishers in an event at the NCAA Championships.