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2025-26 Washburn Ichabod Men's Track and Field Roster

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Justin Forde

  • Event(s) Jumps
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Norwalk, Conn.
  • High School McMahon
  • Previous School Miami (Fla.)

Biography

At Washburn: A three-time MIAA individual champion in the triple jump winning two outdoor titles and one indoor title … the 2026 NCAA Indoor Champion in the triple jump … finished third at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships and was second at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championship … a three-time all-region selection … school record holder in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump.

In 2025-26: Became the first NCAA individual champion in program history when he won the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a school-record mark of 16.29m (53-05.50) … won all five indoor events he entered in the indoor season … finished third at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump after winning the MIAA Outdoor individual title with a school-record mark of 16.64m (54-07.25) … named all-region by the USTFCCCA in indoor and outdoor season … competed in seven events overall.

In 2024-25: Earned All-American honors after finishing second in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump with a school-record jump of 16.19m (53-01.50) … also won the MIAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump on his final attempt of the afternoon …  won the Kansas Relays triple jump in his first meet as an Ichabod.

Background: A transfer from Miami (Fla.) where he finished ninth at the ACC Outdoor Championships in 2022 in the triple jump (15.85m) and 12th in high jump (2.07m)  and was fifth in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Championships (15.31m) and 10th in the high jump (2.02m) … had a Miami career-best triple jump of 16.04m (52-07.50) … in high school he was named the Gatorade Connecticut Boys Track and Field Player of the Year.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Junior

    Jumps
    6'2" 195 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    Jumps
    6'2" 195 lbs
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