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Senior
Hometown
Rancho Cucamonga,
California
Last School
Los Osos High School
Roster Years
2017-2020
Personal
- Parents are Wole and Yemi
- Has three brothers (Demi, Ore and Tobi)
- Demi competed on the New Mexico track and field team, Ore competed on the Cal State Los Angeles and New Mexico track and field teams
- Major: Exercise Science
- Enjoys writing poetry, singing, dancing, making music, playing video games, and spending time with the family
- Creates music under the alias 'Young Keta'
- Also recruited by U.C. Davis, U.C. Santa Barbara, Cornell, University of Illinois, Yale, Harvard.
Before BYU
- Earned four varsity letters in track and field in high school
- Owns the 110m hurdle record at his high school
- Won the 2015 CIF Masters Meet in the long jump
- Placed 8th at the CIF State Track and Field meet in the long jump
- 2015 and 2014 Baseline League Champion
Stats
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Mark/Time | Event | Meet |
7.50m (24' 7.25") | Long Jump | 2018 Sacramento State Open |
14.13m | Triple Jump | 2017 Trojan Invitational |
22.80 | 200m | 2016 Aztec Invitational |
11.16 | 100m | 2017 Sun Angel Classic |
7.13 | 60m | 2018 BYU December Invite |
8.20 | 60m Hurdles | 2017 BYU December Invite |
14.58 | 110m Hurdles | 2018 Robison Invitational |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2017
Indoor
- Competed in the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships in the long jump and finished in 10th place with a mark of 7.07m (23'2.5")
- Set a personal record in the 60m with a 7.27-second time at the New Mexico Classic
Outdoor
- Competed in the NCAA Division I West Prelims in the long jump and placed 44th with a mark of 6.73m (22'1")
- Placed second at the Border Clash 2016 in the long jump with a mark of 7.13m (23'74.75'")
- Finished third at the Trojan Invitational in the long jump with a 7.31m (23'11.75") mark
- Set a personal record at the 2016 BYU Robison Invitational with a mark of 7.35m (24'1.5")
Sophmore Year
2018
Indoor
- Took first place at the Air Force Invitational in the long jump with a 7.29m and fourth place at the UW Invitational with a 7.14m.
- Set a new personal record in the 60-meter hurdles at the BYU December Invite with a time of 8.40
- At the Iowa State Classic, took second overall in the long jump with a 7.06m
- Took 12th place in the triple jump and ninth in the long jump at the MPSF Indoor Championships with marks of 13.64m and 7.16m, respectively
Outdoor
- Set a new personal best in the triple jump at the Trojan Invitational with a 14.13m mark and a new personal record of 7.37m in the long jump at the Faldmo Invitational
Junior Year
2019
Indoor
- Set a 60m hurdles career-high in the preliminaries with a time of 8.20 before running an 8.22 to win the BYU December Invite's 60m hurdles. Jumped 7.34m to take second in the long jump and took third in the triple jump with a mark of 13.57m
- Took second in the long jump (7.07m) as well as fourth in both the triple jump (13.56m) and 60m hurdles (8.32) at the Cougar Indoor Invitational
- Placed fourth in the long jump (7.32m) at the Air Force Team Challenge and 11th in the 60m hurdles (8.47)
- Finished eighth at the Columbia Challenge in both the 60m hurdles (8.29) and long jump (7.13m)
- Ran an 8.25 to place second in the 60m hurdles at the Bronco Challenge while finishing third in the long jump (6.94m)
- Ended the indoor season with a 16th-place finish at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles (8.49)
Outdoor
- Won the long jump with a career-best 7.50m mark at the Sacramento State Open and took sixth in the 110m hurdles final (14.77)
- Clocked a personal-best 14.52 in the 110m hurdles at the Robison Invitational while also finishing fourth in the long jump (7.44m)
- Took fourth place overall at the Aztec Invitational in the long jump (7.39m)
- Competed in the long jump and 100m at the UVU Collegiate Invitational finishing second (7.24m) and sixteenth (11.22), respectively
- Scored for BYU at the Pepsi Invitational with a third-place finish in the long jump (7.12m) and a sixth-place finish in the 110m hurdles (14.85 - wind)
Senior Year
2020
Indoor
- Won the long jump with a season-best mark of 7.17m/23-6.25 at the BYU December Invite while also clocking a career-best 7.13 in the 60m dash
- Won the long jump competition at the BYU Cougar Indoor (7.13m/23-4.75) and Air Force Indoor Team Challenge (7.12m/23-4.5)
- Competed in five meets during the 2019 indoor season
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Track & Field | Jan, 19
Multiple PRs highlight BYU's strong finish at Air Force Team Challenge
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 05
Personal bests and regional qualifiers highlight Sacramento State Open
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 28
Cougars earn all-time marks, Olympian breaks record at Robison Invitational
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 30
Cougars earn all-time marks at Texas Relays, UVU Invite
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 24
Sprinters, field athletes shine at Aztec Invitational
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ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 28
Several Cougars move up in school records, log personal bests at UW Invite
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ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 28
Several Cougars move up in school records, log personal bests at UW Invite
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ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 21
Stapleton, Miller, Tsumba set career bests in Colorado
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ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 21
Stapleton, Miller, Tsumba set career bests in Colorado
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 24
Four BYU freshmen to compete at USATF Junior Outdoor Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 20
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
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ImageW Track & Field | May, 19
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 26
Cougars come out on top at Aztec Invitational
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 24
San Diego trip up next
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 19
Seven track and field athletes qualify for regionals