Hope leapt her way to the top of the NEC performance list in the long jump after taking top-billing at the Ocean State Invitational this past weekend. A sophomore from Fort Mill, SC, she hit an ECAC qualifying mark in the event and owns a 0.35m lead among NEC competitors with her distance of 5.91m. She also landed a first-place performance in the 100m after posting a time of 12.02.