IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS
2021-22
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
2021
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Ranks No. 9 in Purdue history in the outdoor triple jump with a mark of 12.57 meters (April 23, 2022)
2021-22
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
- Competed in six meets in the long jump and triple jump
- At the Big Ten Championships, registered a triple jump mark of 12.03m-w to finish 13th from May 13-15
- Posted the ninth-best triple jump mark in school history with a 12.57m to place fifth at the Indiana Invite on April 23
- Earned a third-place finish in the triple jump (12.24m) and was seventh in the long jump (5.60m-w) at the 44 Farms Team Invite from April 8-9
- Jumped a personal-best 5.50m in the long jump to finish 16th and also was fifth in the triple jump, with a mark of 12.01m, at the Florida Relays from April 1-2
- At the Hurricane Invite, finished fourth in the triple jump (12.24m) and 12th in the long jump (5.58m-w) from March 18-19
- Participated in five meets in the triple jump
- Had a season-best jump of 11.81m at the Big Ten Championships to finish 19th from Feb. 25-26
- Won the Larry Wieczorek Invite with a jump of 11.79m from Jan. 21-22
- Placed second at the Gene Edmonds Invite with a mark of 11.80m on Jan. 8
- Earned the win with a jump of 11.63m at the Fred Wilt Invite on Dec. 4
2021
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
- Participated in four meets in the triple jump and 200m
- Finished 12th at the Big Ten Championships with a triple jump mark of 12.03 meters on May 16
- Earned a season-best, wind-aided triple jump mark of 12.45 meters to finish fourth, and added a 26.04 in the 200 at the Jesse Owens Invite from April 30-May 1
- Placed third with a wind-aided triple jump mark of 12.08 meters at the Big Ten North Florida Invite on April 3
- Competed in three meets in the triple jump
- Notched a personal-best triple jump mark of 12.17 meters to place 10th at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 25
- Finished third in the triple jump in back-to-back meets to begin career, with a mark of 12.15 meters at the Hawkeye Big Ten Invite on Feb. 12 and a jump of 11.55 meters at the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6
HIGH SCHOOL
- Won the state championship in the indoor triple jump as a senior
- Won the conference, county and regional championship in the triple jump as a junior and senior
- Was a state finalist in the triple jump as a junior (indoor and outdoor) and sophomore (outdoor)
- Named to the all-county first team as a junior and senior and to the second team as a freshman and sophomore
- Qualified for the NBN in the triple jump
- Holds five school records, in the indoor and outdoor triple jump, the indoor long jump, the 55-meter dash and the 55-meter hurdles
- Has a personal-best triple jump mark of 39-4
- Served as a team captain three years
- Also played soccer and was a state finalist in 2019
PERSONAL
- Parents are Mary and Ekundayo
- Has two siblings
- Majoring in biology