Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week: Jadyn Vermillion, Montana Tech
Vermillion, a senior from Myrtle Creek, Ore., was selected as the Field Athlete-of-the-Week.
She had a monster weekend in Missoula at the NCAA Division I meet, the Montana Open. Vermillion leaped to a career best 6.11 meters (20 feet, .5 inches) to capture the long jump title, featuring jumpers from other Frontier schools, Montana, and Montana State.
Vermillion’s long jump mark is the NAIA ‘A’ automatic mark. Her long jump mark currently ranks second in the NAIA.