Tickets2017-18 SEASONS
2018 OUT (FR): Jumped in four meets, including the AAC Championships, where he scored as the seventh-place finisher with an outdoor PR-tying clearance of 2.03m (6-08.00)… opened the outdoor season clearing 2.03m at the Oliver Nikoloff Open as well.
2018 IN (FR): Competed in the high jump in six meets… scored at the AAC Championships by finishing fourth with a PR clearance of 2.06m (6-09.00)… had earlier cleared 2.03m (6-08.00) to open the year at the Hoosier Open before upping his PR to 2.05m (6-08.75) at the Kentucky Invitational.
PRIOR TO UC: A 2017 graduate of Withrow High School (Cincinnati)… comes to UC as a national champion after winning the New Balance Outdoor high jump title in 2016… finished seventh in 2017 and third in 2015… two-time high school All-American… took second in the state meet as a senior after winning the crown his junior year (was fifth as a sophomore)… three-time region, district and conference high jump champion… his junior year, won 11 of 13 competitions with a runner-up finish at the Texas Relays… cleared a personal-best 7’ at the Westlake Relays (April 1, 2017)… named the 2017 Cincinnati Athlete of the Year and selected as a LaRosa’s MVP in 2017… played basketball for WHS as well… was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Indoor Track & Field
High Jump • 2.06m/6-09.00 (AAC Championships • 2/23/18)
Outdoor Track & Field
High Jump – 7-00.00 (HS) // 2.03m/6-08.00 (AAC Championships • 5/13/18)
2018 OUT (FR): Jumped in four meets, including the AAC Championships, where he scored as the seventh-place finisher with an outdoor PR-tying clearance of 2.03m (6-08.00)… opened the outdoor season clearing 2.03m at the Oliver Nikoloff Open as well.
2018 IN (FR): Competed in the high jump in six meets… scored at the AAC Championships by finishing fourth with a PR clearance of 2.06m (6-09.00)… had earlier cleared 2.03m (6-08.00) to open the year at the Hoosier Open before upping his PR to 2.05m (6-08.75) at the Kentucky Invitational.
PRIOR TO UC: A 2017 graduate of Withrow High School (Cincinnati)… comes to UC as a national champion after winning the New Balance Outdoor high jump title in 2016… finished seventh in 2017 and third in 2015… two-time high school All-American… took second in the state meet as a senior after winning the crown his junior year (was fifth as a sophomore)… three-time region, district and conference high jump champion… his junior year, won 11 of 13 competitions with a runner-up finish at the Texas Relays… cleared a personal-best 7’ at the Westlake Relays (April 1, 2017)… named the 2017 Cincinnati Athlete of the Year and selected as a LaRosa’s MVP in 2017… played basketball for WHS as well… was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Indoor Track & Field
High Jump • 2.06m/6-09.00 (AAC Championships • 2/23/18)
Outdoor Track & Field
High Jump – 7-00.00 (HS) // 2.03m/6-08.00 (AAC Championships • 5/13/18)