[break] [break] This honor comes on the heels of the Lady Bulldogs holding down the No. 2 national ranking, courtesy of the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll released on Monday. The Georgia women were No. 1 last week and No. 4 in the previous two polls. The Georgia men moved up a spot and are currently ranked No. 7 in the latest poll.
[break] [break] This news comes with the SEC Indoor Championships arriving in Lexington, Ky., on February 27-28. The NCAA Championships will be run in Fayetteville, Ark., on March 13-14.
[break] [break] Orji, a native of Mount Olive, N.J., cruised to her second collegiate win in the triple jump in two tries with a top effort of 45 feet, 7 ¾ inches. She soared 45-1.50 on her opening attempt, which would have won the meet by nearly two inches, and went on to record 45-foot marks on her next three efforts as well.
[break] [break] Orji owns nearly every mark on the all-time U.S. Junior indoor top-10 list. At Tyson, Orji topped out at 45-7.75 on her fourth try, which was just three inches from her national-leading mark of 45-10.50 set at the McCravy Memorial. Other than a foul on her fifth try, Orji’s shortest mark in her series was 44-8.25.
[break] [break] Orji also stands fifth on the national list in the long jump with a mark of 21-2.