Abayomi Akinmoladun

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grandview, Mo.
High School:
Grandview

2017 Outdoor: Appeared in six meets...Had three top-10 finishes...Set a career best in long jump (21’ 4.75”, 12th) at the 2017 Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (3/31)...Finished seventh in triple jump at both the Gibson Invitational (43’ 1” on 4/14) and Memphis Invitational 2017 (43’ 4.25” on 4/28)...Placed 10th (43’ 6”) in triple jump at the OVC Championship (5/11).

2017 Indoor: Competed in two meets...Placed 13th in triple jump at the OVC Championship (2/24) with a jump of 43’ 5”.

2016 Outdoor: Competed triple jump in four meets…Had two top-10 finishes…Finished seventh at the Joey Haines Invite (4/2) with a distance of 13.87m (45’ 6.25”)…Took eighth at the OVC Championship (5/14) with a mark of 14.05m (46’ 1.25”)…Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2016 Indoor: Competed triple jump in five meets…Set new PR of 14.43m (47’ 4.25”)…Collected a top-10 finish in all five events…Finished in fourth with a distance of 13.86m (45’ 5.75”) at the Redhawks Invite (2/19)…Added fourth-place finish at SIUE Dual Meet tallying a mark of 13.55m (44’ 5.5”)…Secured seventh-place finish at the OVC Championship with personal-best mark.

2015 Outdoor: Competed in five meets…Set PR in long jump at a mark of 6.52m (21’4.75”)…Placed third in long jump (6.47m) at Joey Haines Invitational… Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2015 Indoor: Saw action in six meets…Set PR in triple jump at a mark of 13.42m (44’0.5”)…Placed tenth in the triple jump (43’10.5”) at the OVC Championships.

Prep: 2014 graduate of Grandview High School... Lettered all four years in the triple and long jump events... Finished fourth in state as a junior... Helped his team to three state championships... Also played basketball.

Personal: Born July 17, 1996... Son of Olu and Caroline Akinmoladun... Studying Education at Southeast Missouri.