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2012-13 Women's Track and Field

Ijeoma Okafor

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Rolla
  • Hometown Rolla, MO

Biography

Career Best Marks(Indoor):

29.00200m Dash2/5/2011Tiger Indoor Invitational
1:05.29400m Dash1/27/2012Clemson Invitational
1:27.35500m Dash12/3/2011Orange & Purple Classic
9.5555m Hurdles2/4/2012Tiger Indoor Invitational
9.7960m Hurdles2/10/2012Vulcan Invitational

 

Career BestMarks (Outdoor):

28.24200m Dash3/23/2012Emory Invitational
1:04.30400m Dash3/30/2012Emory Classic
16.77100m Hurdles4/6/2012Auburn Tiger Track Classic
1:06.10400m Hurdles4/28/2012UAA Championships

 

Prior to Emory:

Ran for the Rolla Senior High School track and field team forfour seasons, serving as the team captain during her seniorcampaign... Earned first team all-Ozark conference and all-districthonors from 2007-10, in addition to qualifying for both thesectional and state meets... Was her team's Most Valuable Performerall four years... Ran career-best times of 15.89 seconds in the100-meter hurdles, 26.42 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles, and a61-second split in the 4x400-meter relay... Coached by Don Knapp...Also played basketball and tennis in high school.

Personal:

Born October 26, 1991... Member of the Ngambika Steppers... Labassistant at Emory's Deptartment of Pharmacology.

Why She Chose Emory:

"Emory seemed to be the place that would challenge meacademically and provide an array of opportunities for me tosucceed in life."

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2012-13Junior

    Hurdles
    5'6"
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