More Sports Athletics Athletics High jumper Tejaswin wins first Big12 title in USA, equals national record Appearing for the Kansas State University, Tejaswin cleared a season best 2.28m in his final attempt to equal his national record set in the 22nd Federation Cup in Patiala last year. PTI New Delhi 24 February, 2019 13:13 IST Tejaswin’s personal best is 2.29m, cleared in April last year at the Texas tech invite. (FILE IMAGE) - PTI PTI New Delhi 24 February, 2019 13:13 IST India’s Tejaswin Shankar won the men’s high jump title at the Big12 collegiate athletic meet with a national record-equalling leap in Texas, USA.Appearing for the Kansas State University, Tejaswin cleared a season best 2.28m in his final attempt to equal his national record set in the 22nd Federation Cup in Patiala last year. Tejaswin Shankar's clearance of 2.28m/7-05.75 won him his first career Big 12 Championship...And he was HYPE #KStateTF pic.twitter.com/V4bMduQx0X— K-State Track (@KStateTFXC) February 24, 2019 However, Tejaswin’s personal best is 2.29m, cleared in April last year at the Texas tech invite.Tejaswin, thus, became the sixth Big12 high jump champion from Kansas State University and eight in the history of the collegiate meet. Another gr8 meet with a clutch final attempt jump to win the @Big12Conference title also equalling my Indian NR on its 1st anniversary!Chasing ♂consistency which seems to be playing tag with me. But I’ll get it soon as I am a 400m runner too! #gold #jaihind #highjump https://t.co/CIo11hljIQ— Tejaswin Shankar (TJ) (@TejaswinShankar) February 24, 2019 Tejaswin, 20, is a gold medallist at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games besides winning a silver at the 2016 South Asian Games.He rose to prominence when he broke Hari Shankar Roy’s 12-year-old national record of 2.25 metres with a jump of 2.26 metres at the Junior National Championships in Coimbatore in 2016. Support Sportstar Dear Reader, Support our journalism — where text and pictures intermingle so seamlessly — and help us scale up your experience as the world changes around us. Your contribution is vital to our brand of uninfluenced, boots-on-the-ground reportage that’s worth your while. Clickbait sensationalism is not for us, but editorial independence is — we owe it to you. Support Quality Journalism Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.