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2026 Track & Field Roster

Praise Djoma

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Warri, Nigeria
  • Prev School LSU
  • High School Yakub Memorial Secondary School

Biography

2025 All-Conference USA First Team (Triple Jump)
2025 All-Conference USA Third Team (Long Jump)

2025 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Named All-Conference USA first team in the triple jump.
  • Named All-Conference USA third team in the long jump.
  • Won gold in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 12.60 meters (41-4.25) at the CUSA OTF Championships.
  • Set a personal best with a leap of 6.13 meters (20-1.5) on the long jump to claim a bronze medal at the 2025 CUSA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. 
  • Took first in the triple jump with a 12.46m (40-10.5) at the Sun City Classic. 
  • Competed in the triple jump at the NCAA West First Round.
 
2025 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Competed in the triple jump at the Corky Classic, posting a 12.44m (40-9.75). 
  • Saw action in the long jump, leaping a 5.65m (18-6.5) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational. 
  • Competed in the long jump (5.46m, 17-11) and triple jump (11.99m, 39-4) at the 2025 CUSA Indoor Track & Field Championships. 

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Competed in the triple jump and long jump at LSU during the 2024 indoor/outdoor season.
  • Leaped a personal-best 12.68 meters (2.4) [41-7.25] in the outdoor triple jump and placed fourth at the LSU Battle on the Bayou. 
  • Jumped a PR of 5.98 meters (19-7.5) to open the outdoor season in the long jump at the Hurricane Invitational. 
  • Finished sixth and scored three points for LSU in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships. 
  • Finished first in the triple jump at both the Nigerian U18 Championships and the African U18 Championships.
 
PERSONAL: Oghenefejiro Praise Djoma is the daughter of Moses and Vivian Djoma … has three brothers and three sisters ... born in Warri, Nigeria.

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Sophomore

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  • 2026Junior

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