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2020 Track & Field Roster

Austin Ondijo

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mansfield, Texas
  • Highschool Mansfield Lake Ridge HS

Biography

C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2019, 2020)

2020 OUTDOOR
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
2020 INDOOR (SENIOR)
  • Leaped out to a personal-best 1.99m (6’6.25”) in the high jump, placing fifth at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
  • Finished fourth with a 1.95m (6’4.75”) mark in the high jump at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
  • Posted a 1.97m (6’5.5”) mark at the Texas Tech Corky Classic. 

2019 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Earned silver in the high jump at the UTEP Springtime with a leap of 1.88m
  • Competed in the high jump at the Texas A&M Invitational and Desert Heat Classic.
  • Placed ninth at the Conference USA Championships in the high jump (1.88m).

2019 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Finished fifth in the high jump (1.97m) at the New Mexico Classic.
  • Tied season best with a leap of 1.97m at the New Mexico Don Kirby.
  • Placed eighth at the Conference USA Championships in the high jump (1.95m).

2018 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Placed 10th at the C-USA Championships in the high jump.

2018 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Opened the indoor season with a fifth place finish in the high jump with a mark of 1.90m (6-2.75) at the Commodore Invitational.
  • Competed at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational clearing 1.92m (6-3.5) in the high jump.
  • Achieved a personal best in the high jump with a height of 1.97m (6-5.5) at the Texas Tech Classic.
  • Took 12th place at the New Mexico Classic with a readout of 1.92m (6-3.5) in the high jump.
  • Secured 13th place with a 1.96m (6-5) high jump at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. 

2017 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Opened the season with a personal-best 1.97m (6-5.5) taking second place in the high jump at the UTEP Springtime.
  • Competed at the Jim Bush Invitational leaping over the bar at 1.96m (6-5).
  • Took bronze at the UTEP Invitational with a mark of 1.89m (6-2.5).
  • Took sixth place at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge in the high jump.
  • Competed at the C-USA Championships posting a mark of 1.92m (6-3.5) in the high jump.

2017 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Set a personal-best mark of 1.95m (6-4.75) at the New Mexico Classic in the high jump.
  • Garnered eighth place overall at the New Mexico Cherry and Silver with a jump of 1.90m (6-2.75).
  • Finished the season at the Don Kirby Invitational with a mark of 1.90m (6-2.75).

HIGH SCHOOL
  • UIL 5A Regional qualifier in the high jump.
  • Registered a personal best of 1.98m at three different meets.
  • Placed third at the District 14-5A and seventh at regionals in the high jump.

PERSONAL: Born in Kisumu, Kenya ... son to Elly and Sherphele ... has one brother and four sisters ... forensic science major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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