Welcome going forth in Triple Jump
Mikeisha Welcome
Sports
June 3, 2022
Welcome going forth in Triple Jump

St Vincent and the Grenadines’ top female Triple Jumper, Mikeisha Welcome has added some centimetres to her personal best.

The 21 -year-old who is based in Canada, last Saturday leapt to her personal best of 13.75m.at the National Collegiate Athletics.

Association West Preliminary Round at the John Mc Donnell, Field in Fayetteville, Arizona. The distance is 0.03m more than her previous best of 14.72m.
Welcome’s jump was done with a wind of +1.0.

Welcome holds the St Vincent and the Grenadines Indoor Triple Jump record of 13.40m, a feat she achieved at the Arkansas Qualifier at Tyson Field Indoor Centre, in Fayetteville, earlier this year.

At her maiden representation for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in 2019, Welcome took bronze in the Triple Jump at the Pan American Junior Championships in Costa Rica.

She took silver in the Triple Jump at last year’s NACAC Under-18/ Under-20/ Under-23 Championships, also in Costa Rica.

Welcome is expected to represent St Vincent and the Grenadines at upcoming regional and international meets.