Jasmine Moore competed at the 2026 USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in two events: long jump and pole vault. She chatted with members of the media after her wins.
This American national indoor competition was held on February 28th and March 1st at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island.
Long jump competition
Moore won the women’s long jump competition, which was held on Saturday, February 28th, with a jump of 6.86 meters.
On her long jump win, she remarked, “I just felt ready! I was excited… I normally get super nervous so I channeled that energy into excitement and I just executed. That was the main thing that I needed to do.”
“My body is healthy and I felt good… I just had to make sure that my mind was there,” she added.
Moore on the greatest lessons that long jump and triple jump have taught her
When asked by this journalist what the lesson lesson that her two events (long jump and triple jump) have taught her, she responded, “They have taught me patience… Falling down and getting back up again.”
“I watch a lot of ‘Survivor,’ so seeing how those contestants play is what really motivates me,” she noted.
“Also, watching the Olympics and really having that perseverance… it really builds character, and I think I’ve learned that a lot over the past couple of years,” she explained.
Triple jump competition
The women’s triple jump competition took place on Sunday, March 1st, and Moore won first place with a leap of 13.89 meters. As a result, she was able to secure a double win this weekend.
Moore defines success
Regarding her definition of the word success, Moore remarked, “Success, to me, means making myself proud. Of course, I wished I would have jumped further, but I’m proud of myself the way I started from the beginning to the end.”
“I have a smile on my face, and I am just trying to find the joy in it all,” she concluded.
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Please Note: This journalist was on-site as a credentialed member of the press, and covered the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in-person.
