2012-13 Track & Field Roster
Olabanji Asekun
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cedar Hill
- Hometown:
- Cedar Hill, Texas
2012 (FRESHMAN): Placed sixth in triple jump, with a windy leap of 49-3.75 (15.03w), and 10th in long jump, with a mark of 23-4 (7.11) at Big 12 Championships ... Fouled three triple jump attempts during triple jump at NCAA West preliminary rounds in Austin ... In triple jump, finished second at Texas State Bobcat Classic with a wind-aided mark of 51-0.25 (15.55w) ... Opened outdoor season placing third at Arizona State (48-11.5w) and then finished fourth at Oregon (48-0.5) ... In long jump, placed sixth at USC (23-0.5) and fifth in Miami (23-5.5w).
Indoors: Bronze medalist in triple jump at Big 12 Indoor Championships with a mark of 48-10.75 (14.90) ... Finished 14th in long jump at Big 12 meet (20-9.75) ... Best indoor effort in long jump was 22-7.75 (6.90) for fifth place at Texas A&M Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Cedar Hill High School in Texas ... Coached by Kevin Benjamin and Lauren Hall ... Lettered two years in track and field, producing career best marks of 24-2 ¾, which set a school record, and 49-1 ½ in the long jump and triple jump ... Two-time district long jump champion in 2010 and 2011 (22-10 ½), went on to claim Region I-5A title in 2011 with a leap of 24-2 ¾ ... Cedar Hill won district title in 2010 and added a region team title in 2011 ... Finished fourth in 2011 State 5A triple jump with a windy 49-0 ¾ and placed fifth in long jump with a mark of 23-5 ¼ ... Placed third in Region I-5A triple jump as a senior with a leap of 49-1 ½ and also finished third in district (47-7) ... As a junior finished second in region long jump (22-9 ¾) ... Also competed for DeSoto Swift in club track for two seasons, coached by Kevin Dozier ... Competed in long jump and triple jump at AAU Junior Olympics in 2010 and 2011 ... Placed fourth in 2011 triple jump with a mark of 48-9 ½ ... In 2010 placed fifth in long jump (22-1 ¾) and seventh in triple jump (47-1 ½) at AAU Junior Olympics.
PERSONAL: Olibanji Abiodun Asekun is the son of Abi and Sade Asekun ... Born December 30, 1993 in Tulsa, Oklahoma ... Has two siblings, Lami and Tomi ... Majoring in Business Management ... Began competing in track and field at age 16 ... Chose Texas A&M since it's the best track and field program while the coaching staff and academics are great.
