LA CROSSE, Wis. – Baldwin Wallace University senior All-American jumper
Kaedan Faggs (Marion/Harding) earned his second career All-American honor to conclude an accomplished BW career at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse inside the Veteran's Memorial Field Sports Complex.
Faggs finished the long jump competition in 14th place with a jump of 7.12m (23' 4.25"). He earned this mark on his first attempt. In his second outdoor track and field national championship appearance, he earned Second Team All-America honors.
This jump concluded a remarkable track and field career for
Faggs. His junior season, he earned a fifth-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in the long jump with a 7.34m (24' 1") jump to be named First Team All-American. He is just the fourth BW men's long jumper to be named All-American. Less than a month later, he earned a personal record long jump at the Outdoor All-Ohio Championships of 7.49m (24' 7"), which was only five inches shy of the BW program record.
Faggs is a three-time Ohio Athletic Conference long jump champion and competed in four NCAA Championship events.
Up Next
- Junior First Team All-American jumper Amari Waddy (Fort Campbell, Ky.) will compete in the high jump at 12:00 p.m. EST and sophomore USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region sprinter/hurdler Jameire Honzu (Warren/Harding) will compete in the 100m hurdles prelims at 5:05 p.m. EST on Friday, May 22 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships inside the Veteran's Memorial Field Sports Complex.