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Former Ohio State Track Star Zack Bazile Finishes Second In Long Jump At USATF Outdoor Championships

Former Ohio State track star Zack Bazile continued an excellent month on the track by finishing second in the long jump with a leap of 8.08 meters (26 feet, 6.25 inches) at the USATF Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday.

Jeff Henderson won the event with a jump of 8.10 meters (26 feet, 7 inches). Michael Hartfield, also a former Buckeye, finished sixth in the event with a best leap of 7.96 meters (26 feet, 1.25 inches).

Bazile's silver medal at the national championships comes just 18 days after he won an NCAA championship with a career-best long jump of 8.