SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA All-American indoor in long jump (2019, 2020). ... USTFCCCA indoor All-West Region in long jump (2019, 2020). ... All-GNAC indoor in 200 and long jump (2019), 60-meter dash (2019) and 4x400 relay (2020). ... All-GNAC outdoor in 100-meter dash (2019), 400 dash (2021) and 4-by-100 relay (2019).
Junior (20210: INDOOR – Season canceled.
OUTDOOR – Placed 3rd in the 400-meter dash at GNAC in 57.46. ... Ran the 400 for the first time as a Falcon on April 24 at the Peyton-Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma, taking 2nd in 57.26. ... Ran the 400-meter hurdles for the first time – and won – at the PLU Opener on March 6, clocking 1:05.21. Also anchored the victorious 4-by-400 relay that day, joining Grace Bley, Jenna Bouyer, and Julia Stepper for a 4:06.15. ... Participated in just four meets for the season while managing an injury.
Sophomore (2020): INDOOR – Participated in five meets. … Was accepted into the NCAA meet as the No. 12 seed in the long jump, and was on-site in Birmingham, Ala., when the meet was canceled one day before it was supposed to begin because of the coronavirus. … Won her second straight GNAC long jump title, this one by going 19 feet, 5½ inches. … That was one of her five events at the conference meet. Placed 3
rd in the 200-meter dash in a personal-best and NCAA provisional time of 24.78 seconds, was 4
th in the 60 dash in a PR of 7.69, and took 7
th in the triple jump at 37 feet, 1¼ inches. Also ran the second leg on the 3
rd-place 4-by-400 relay team that clocked 3:53.25. … Won her preliminary heat of the 200 in 25.13. … Won the 60 dash at the Jackson’s / Nike Boise Invitational on Feb. 8 in 7.78 seconds. … That same day, set a triple jump PR of 38-2¼ to take 2
nd place.
OUTDOOR – Did not compete at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus.
Freshman (2019): INDOOR – Placed 6th in the long jump at the NCAA Division II Championships with a leap of 19 feet, 2 3/4 inches. ... Won the GNAC long jump with a personal-best mark of 19-7 1/2. That was her first 19-footer, and was well beyond her previous college best of 17-11 from the Cougar Indoor. ... Also placed 2nd in the 60-meter dash, 3rd in the 200, and 7th in the triple jump, all with PR performances: 7.70 in the 60, then 25.00 in the 200 and 37-7 3/4 in the triple. ... Won the triple jump at the Cougar Indoor, going 36-7 1/2. ... Did four events in her college debut at the UW Indoor Preview, placing 4th in the long jump (17-9), 7th in the triple jump (36-2 3/4), and 19th in the 200 (25.95). Also ran the 60-meter dash in that meet (7.86).
OUTDOOR – Led off the school-record and GNAC meet-record 4-by-100 relay, teaming with Jenna Bouyer, Grace Bley, and Julia Stepper both times. The school record of 46.23 came on March 22 at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, breaking the old mark of 46.33 set in 2018. The GNAC record of 46.32 was set on May 11, bettering the old mark of 46.61, also from 2018. ... The relay leadoff at the Aztec was her first collegiate outdoor race. ... Placed 3rd in the 100-meter dash (12.20), 5th in the 200 (25.61), 4th in the long jump (18-4 1/2) and 9th in the triple jump (36-6 3/4) at GNAC. Her preliminary sprint times (12;17 and 24.93) were personal bests, and the 200 time was her first sub-25. ... Won the long jump at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational (18-1) and again the following week at the Ken Shannon Invitational (18-5 3/4). ... In addition to the 4-by-1 relay at the Aztec Invite, went 19-0 in the long jump for 5th place, which stood as her PR for the rest of the season. Returned the following day to go 37-9 1/4 in the triple jump, which also stayed in the book as her best of the year.
Reynolds High School: Did four events at the Class 6A (large school) Oregon state meet -- the 100, 200, long jump, and triple jump -- all three years. ... Placed 2nd in the long (18-3 1/2), 3rd in the triple (37-2 1/4), 7th in the 200 (25.69) and 8th in the 100 (12.67) as a senior in 2018. ... Set PRs in both jumps prior to state, going 38-8 in the triple to win the Mt. Hood Conference championship, and 18-6 in the long in a regular-season double-dual meet. ... Placed 2nd in both the long (18-5 3/4) and the triple (37-10 1/2), was 6th in the 200 (25.28) and 10th in the 100 (12.43) at state as a junior in 2017. ... Won Mt. Hood Conference titles in both jumps. ... Set a 200-meter PR of 25.16 in placing second at the Mt. Hood Conference meet. ... As a sophomore in 2016at state, was 4th in the triple (37-3 3/4), 15th in the long (15-3 1/4), 8th in the 100 (12.61) and 11th in the 200 (25.89). ... Won the Mt. Hood Conference title in both jumps, beginning what would be a three-year streak of taking both events. ... Broke 12 seconds in the 100 with an 11.91 to take 3rd place in the Mt. Hood meet as a sophomore, her first (and only) sub-12 in that event. ... Won team Most Athletic and Most Inspirational awards.
Personal: Peace O. Igbonagwam. ... Nursing major.
Fun facts: Did track in Nigeria, but not seriously. ... After moving to the United States prior to her 8th-grade year, "I wanted to join the track team, but I was too afraid." Finally did join after her P.E. teacher encouraged her to do so. ...
Favorite track moment was going to state all four years. ...
Didn't list a "dumbest movie I've ever seen," saying, "I like all the movies I have seen." ...
Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ...
Favorite junk food is ice cream. ...
Favorite healthy food is stir fry. ...
Favorite TV program is "Friends." ...
Favorite athlete is U.S. sprint star Allyson Felix. ...
Her dream car is a 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS 450. ...
Loves to shop for clothes and food. ...
If she could invite anyone to dinner, would invite her aunt "because my sibling and I were closer to her since we were little and she would always take care of when my mom and dad traveled." She would serve egusi and fufu (an African dish). ...
If she could be any action heroine, would be Wonder Woman "because she has super speed and strength and accelerated healing." ...
In 10 years, plans to be a pediatric nurse. ... She is the
fourth in a family of six children, with three older sisters and two younger brothers. ...
Would like to visit Disney World.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60: 7.69 (2/22/2020)
200: 24.78 (2/22/2020)
LJ: 19-7 1/2 / 5.98m (2/15/2019)
TJ: 38-2 1/4 / 11.64m (2/8/2020)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 12.17 (5/10/2019)
200: 24.93 (5/10/2019)
400: 57.26 (4/24/2021
400H: 1:05.21 (3/6/2021)
LJ: 19-0 / 5.79m (3/22/2019)
TJ: 37-9 1/4 / 11.51m (3/23/2019)
CAREER RESULTS
.
