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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 14, 2015) –Junior Gladys Njoku of the Stevens Institute of Technology women's indoor track and field team won first place in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships on Saturday.
 
The Cedar Grove, N.J. native recorded a height of 1.72-meters and became the first person in Stevens indoor track and field history to take home a national championship. In the process, she became an All-American for the second time in her career after claiming honors last year at the Indoor Championships. Her and senior Taylor Hudson from SUNY-Cortland each reached the height of 1.72-meters, but because Hudson had faulted on a previous attempt, Njoku was the victor.
 
Last year she finished second place reaching a height of 1.75-meters before falling in a dramatic jump-off to Ashlee Ward of Misericordia. During the 2015 season, she set a school-record jump of 1.80-m which is .3 centimeters off of the all-time record. It is also the fourth best height ever recorded in Division III. She has also won six of the last eight high jump competitions and is undefeated against DIII competitors this year.

"I'm so proud of how far Gladys has come in one year," said Assistant Coach Ozzie Brown. "She has worked even harder this year and the fruits of her labor are showing. I look forward to what she does in seasons to come."

Earlier this year, teammate Amy Regan began the first cross country national champ in program history. Since 2010, Stevens Institute of Technology has had a cross country national champion in Regan (2014), swimming champions in Laura Barito (2010), Brittany Geyer (2012) and Simas Jarasunas (2013) and an outdoor champ in Barito (2010).
 
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