Cameron Crump
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | September 3, 1999 |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Long jump |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 8.39m (Fayetteville, 2023) |
Cameron Crump (born 3 September 1999) is an American long jumper.[1]
Early life
[edit]He attended Strayhorn High School in Sarah, Mississippi, and won state high school titles as a jumper and a sprinter.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Competing for Mississippi State University, he finished thirteenth at the NCAA Championships in 2021, and sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2022, with a jump of 7.65 meters to earn first-team all-American status and become the first Mississippi State athlete to be named an all-American since 1989.[4] He won the SEC Indoor title in February 2023, with a personal best distance of 8.39 metres.[5] He finished third behind Jamaicans Wayne Pinnock and Carey McLeod with 8.00 metres at the 2023 SEC Outdoor Championships in May 2023.[6][7]
He was runner-up at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York, on 23 February 2025.[8] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cameron Crump". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Matthews, James (5 May 2018). "Cameron Crump, Strayhorn 4 Individual Golds". Milesplit. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Kellenberger, Hugh. "5 things to know from day 1 of the MHSAA state track & field championships". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Mississippi State long jumper Cameron Crump excited for another shot at NCAA outdoor championships". cdispatch. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "MISSISSIPPI STATE'S CAMERON CRUMP, FLORIDA'S JASMINE MOORE RULE THE RUNWAY WITH SEC INDOOR LONG JUMP TITLES". Runnerspace. 25 Feb 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (13 May 2023). "Arkansas's Pinnock produces personal best 8.37m to successfully defend SEC long jump title". SportsMax. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Crump lands on podium, named All-American". cdispatch. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Davern, John (23 Feb 2025). "2025 USATF Indoor Track And Field Championship: Recap And Highlights". Flo Track. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Hall, Dan (14 March 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Holloway, Jackson and Holmes on USA team for Nanjing". World Athletics. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.