Stuart wins silver at Pan American Junior Championships

07/10/2007 | 12:00:00 | Track and Field

July 10, 2007

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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois track and field athlete Bianca Stuart represented the Bahamas at the Pan American Junior Championships, July 6-8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, capturing the silver medal in the long jump Saturday.

Stuart leaped 20-01 (6.12m) with her final jump, moving from fifth to second in the standings.

In two years as a Saluki, Stuart has won three of four Missouri Valley Conference long jump titles, holding both the indoor and outdoor records in the event at SIU. In 2007, the soon-to-be junior finished in the top-15 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.