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FIU’s Marcus Ghent Earns USTFCCCA Men’s All-America Honors

NEW ORLEANS (June 13, 2016) – Coming off a ninth-place finish in the triple jump during this year's NCAA National Championships, senior Marcus Ghent capped off the 2016 outdoor season being named a Second-Team All-American by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), announced on Monday.

On Saturday, Ghent, along with 23 other participants, competed for the national championship in the triple jump at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Among the 24 student-athletes in the event, Ghent recorded the ninth-best mark with a jump of 15.87 meters. The 15.