INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the second year in a row, Joseph Oreva will compete in the long jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Oreva qualifies as the number 14 seed in the long jump, tied with Morgan Fawver of Chadron State with a jump of 7.43 meters. Oreva recorded his jump at the 2022 SAC Indoor Championships this weekend, where he needed just one jump to claim his second straight SAC Championship and first medal at the indoor championships in the event.
�� Indoor, outdoor, The Doors, doesn't matter. @Oreviscoj claims his second straight SAC championship in the long jump and sets a new conference record in the event @CN_Track pic.twitter.com/wjRxB25OtG
— Carson-Newman Athletics (@CN_Eagles) February 27, 2022
This is the second straight season that Oreva has qualified for the NCAA D-II Indoor National Championships. Last season, Oreva entered as the number one seed with a mark of 7.84 meters, a mark that broke the school record from 1977 set by Larry Cooke. Oreva finished fourth at the 2021 event in Birmingham, Ala. with a jump of 7.46 meters, just 0.03 meters higher than his season high. The jump gave Oreva his first career All-American honors.
This season, Oreva has competed at just two meets in the long jump, winning both event championships. The sophomore from Nigeria won the Tiger Paw Classic in Louisivlle, Ky. with a jump of 7.24 meters.
In his career, Oreva has competed in the long jump eight times across the indoor and outdoor seasons, with six event championships. His lowest finish was sixth at the 2021 Lee Last Chance Meet.
Thanks to Oreva, the Eagles have had at least one competitor qualify for the NCAA Indoor National Championships in eight straight seasons, including the cancelled 2020 championships. Pittsburg, Kan., where the 2022 championships are located, has been kind to Carson-Newman. Tanner Stepp won the national championship in the high jump at the 2018 event with a jump of 2.17 meters.
Christopher Goodwin of Central Missouri earned the number one seed with a jump of 7.67 meters.
Oreva will jump on Mar. 11 at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kan. in the finals of the men's long jump. The event will begin at 5:50 PM. Fans can follow along with live stats here and with a live video stream at ncaa.com
