Neringa Jakstiene, 55, a U.S. track and field athlete who just this year has broken six world records; four indoors ,and two outdoor. At the 2019 USA indoor championships alone she broke four world records. Neringa then went to Poland and broke three more world records.  Overall she broke world records 14 times + 4 records that she repeated. Her indoor 4WR: Pentathlon 4894 points, Long Jump 5m 22cm, Triple Jump 11m 9cm, 60m hurdles 8.48 seconds.  And her outdoor WR: Pentathlon included Long Jump of 5m 6cm.  Neringa also holds the American indoor high jump record of 1m 48cm ands the 4 x 200 m relay.  She holds the American outdoor records in high jump, triple jump, and 80m hurdles. Neringa was born in Soviet controlled Lithuania and faced personal challenges when her mother was being treated for a brain tumor having to be placed with her sister in a foster home. Sport though has always been a part of her life and she says without it her life would have no meaning.  Moving to the US in 1994 at the age of 30 with her husband she raised two boys Lucas, 19, and Nedas, 24, and at the age of 50 returned to athletics to make a considerable mark on the Masters Track and Field world.  Neringa works as a housekeeper and manages on a modest budget to travel to meets and continue to fulfill her ambitions of more records and medals in the sport she loves.

Host: Chris Stafford

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