SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Fifty feet have been on Logan Renwick’s mind for a long time.

“For practically my whole life ... it feels like it, anyway,” the Butler graduate and University of Notre Dame sophomore said.

No more.

Renwick won the Big East championship in the triple jump at last weekend’s conference meet in Tampa, Fla., turning in a leap of 15.27 meters — or 50 feet, 1.75 inches. He was seeded fourth going into the event.

The meet marked the first time Renwick reached the 50-foot plateau.

“My big goal that weekend was to finish among the top three,” Renwick said. “To be able to win it is an incredible feeling. There are a lot of great jumpers out there.”

Renwick placed fifth in the triple jump and long jump at the Big East meet as a freshman, though he was plagued by hamstring problems last year.

A former WPIAL champion in high school who set Butler records in the triple jump, 110 and 300-meter hurdles, Renwick lost much of his senior season to a hamstring injury.

“We recruited him on potential,” Notre Dame jump coach Jim Garnham said. “Healthy hamstrings are critical to any runner or jumper and we went to work on Logan as soon as he got here.

“He’s had no issues in that area this season and the results are speaking for themselves.”

Renwick placed seventh in the long jump at the conference championships this year, putting together a personal-best leap of 23 feet, 10.5 inches.

“I felt like I had some unfinished business coming off last year,” he admitted.

Notre Dame won the Big East team title in track and field and will compete in the NCAA East Regional in two weeks. The top 12 triple jumpers from that meet will advance to the NCAA Championships.

Renwick is seeded 29th in the regional, but the field is extremely competitive.

“If Logan jumps like he did at the conference meet, there’s a good chance he’s gonna make it through,” Garnham said.

Renwick believes he’s got a realistic shot as well.

“I feel like this is my time to break through,” he said. “I’m hitting a pretty good stride at a time when, at the end of back-to back seasons (indoor and outdoor), some may not be doing that.

“The experience of getting to nationals as a sophomore would be invaluable. Two jumpers from (University of) Florida won at nationals last year and they’re heading to London for the Olympics. It’s the best of the best and I’d love to see where I stack up.”

Garnham already has an idea on that subject.

Notre Dame has only taken one triple jumper to the national meet in its history — Eric Quick, who made the trip in 2010.

“Logan is like a clone of Eric’s,” Garnham said, laughing. “Their skill level is similar and Eric hosted Logan when he came out here for a visit two years ago.

“Like Logan, Eric was beat up a lot early in his career with us.”

Renwick has dealt with an ankle issue at times this season, but has been healthy otherwise. His grades are healthy, too, as he’s maintaining a 3.93 grade point average as a mechanical engineering major.

“This is a tough time of year,” Renwick admitted. “We got back in from Tampa at 10 o’ clock Sunday night and I had a final the next morning.”

He passed it, of course. Just like he passed 50 feet.

So what’s on Renwick’s mind these days?

“51 feet,” he said. “I guess that’s next.”