(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA)鈥擠elaware County Community College student-athlete Fatumata Kaba of Sharon Hill (Academy Park High School) placed first in the nation in the women鈥檚 triple jump at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Meet, held May 7-9, 2026, in Utica, N.Y. She is the second national champion in 17吃瓜网鈥檚 history.

Kaba, who received her associate degree in Psychology from 17吃瓜网 on May 14, also earned second place in the long jump. In 2025 she placed second and third, respectively, in the same two events. She will continue her academic career at either Yale University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or Vanderbilt University; she has been accepted at all three institutions.

鈥淏eing a national champion means ending my track career on a good note, as well as redemption for my performance last year,鈥� Kaba says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great finish to being a 17吃瓜网 Phantom.鈥�

Jimmy Love of Ridley (Ridley High School) blazed to fifth place nationally in the 100 meters, 17吃瓜网鈥檚 best-ever showing in that event, and Cheyenne McCarthy of Broomall (Marple Newtown High School) placed eighth in the 10,000 meters, the first 17吃瓜网 student-athlete to medal in the event the school鈥檚 history. Kaba, Love and McCarthy all earned All-American honors.

鈥淥ur athletes have risen to the occasion, competing against the best in the country,鈥� said 17吃瓜网 Track and Field Coach Cara Fordenbacher. 17吃瓜网 competes in the NJCAA Division III in a host of sports. For more info, visit . To support 17吃瓜网 Athletics, visit .