| Event |
Outdoor |
Indoor |
| 100m |
11.52 |
- |
| Long Jump |
7.26m |
7.17m |
| Triple Jump |
15.80m |
15.95m |
Top Achievements:
- 2017 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier
- 2017 All-Sun Belt Outdoor Second Team
- 2017 Sun Belt Outdoor Silver Medalist - Triple Jump
- 2016 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier
- 2015 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier
2017 Outdoor: NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the triple jump.... Posted five top eight finishes in the triple jump and three in the long jump... Won the silver medal at teh Sun Belt Conference championships with season-best leap of 15.67m (51-5)... Claimed triple jump title with distance of 15.58m (51-1.5) and placed third in the long jump with personal best 7.26m at the Bobcat Classic... Placed third in the triple jump (14.92m; 48-11.5) and fourth in the long jump (7.02m; 23-0.5) at the Bobcat Twilight... Post a fifth place finish in the triple jump and seventh in the long jump at the Texas Invitational... Was runner-up at the Bobcat Invitational in the triple jump at 15.28m (50-1.75).
2017 Indoor: Recorded three top eight finishes... Finished fourth in the triple jump at 15.09m (49-6.25) at the Sun Belt Championships... Runner-up in the triple jump with leap of 14.92m (48-11.5) at South Alabama Invitational... Opened season with third place finish at the adidas Classic at 14.87m (48-9.5).
2016 Outdoor: Seven top ten finishes… Finished first at the Texas State Bobcat Classic in triple jump with personal best leap of 15.80m (51-10)… Finished second in triple jump at the Baylor Invitational… Finished third in triple jump at the Texas Relays… Finished fifth in long jump at the Michael Johnson Classic.
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2016 Indoor: Five top ten finishes… Finished first in triple jump at the Howie Ryan Invitational… Finished fourth in triple jump and sixth in long jump at the SBC Indoor Championships.
2015 Outdoor: Competed in the NCAA West Priliminary Round ... Finished fifth in triple jump at the SBC Outdoor Chapmionships ... Jumped a career outdoor best 15.24m in triple jump at the Bobcat Classic (4/25) ... Six top five finishes ... Finished second in triple jump at the Baylor invitaitonal (4/3) ... Set a career outdoor best 7.26m in long jump at the Bobcat Classic (4/25)Â
... Set a career outdoor best, running 11.52 in the 100-meter run.
2015 Indoor: Finished sixth in triple jump at the SBC Indoor Championships where he jumped a career indoor best 14.84m ... Three top five finishes ... Earned a first place finish in triple jump at the Arkansas Invitational (1/9) ... Finished second in triple jump at the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational (2/6/15) and fifth at the Texas A&M Team Invitational (1/16) ... Set a career indoor best 6.82m in long jump at the SBC Indoor Championships (2/23).
Lakeview Centennial High School: Competed for coaches Terrenee Knight and Rusty Malone … Won the district championship in long jump and triple jump … Was a regional qualifier in his junior and senior seasons … Won the regional championship in triple jump and qualified for state in his senior season … Finished fourth at the 5A Texas State meet in triple jump … Ranked third in Texas in the triple jump and 11
th nationally … Ranked 11
th in Texas in the long jump and 22
nd nationally … competed at the USA Track and Field Junior Nationals … Achieved a long jump distance of 23-feet-11-inches and a triple jump of 49-feet-6-inches.
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Personal: Born April 14, 1996 … Son of Mary and Michael Chikaeze … Has brothers Greg and Emmanuel and sister Alexis … Chose Texas State because of the atmosphere and coaches … Nicknamed Vino ... Major is psychology.
