Texas State Athletics

2009: Opened up the season at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a mark of 14.72 meters in the triple jump...jumped 14.38 meters at the Texas A&M Invitational...at the SLC Indoor Championships recorded a leap of 6.59 meters in the long jump and 14.52 meters in the triple jump for seventh place...began the outdoor season at the Trinity Invite placing second in the triple jump with a leap of 14.34...won the triple jump at the UTSA Relays with a distance of 14.88 meters...grabbed second place in the long jump at the Trinity Alumni Classic with a mark of 6.60 meters and won the triple with a distance of 15.20 meters...had a season-best mark and NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the triple at the Sooner Invite with a leap of 15.31 meters to take fourth...at the SLC Outdoor Championships placed fourth in the triple with an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 15.00 meters...recorded a mark of 14.65 meters at the NCAA Midwest Regionals. 2008: In his first season with the Bobctas at SLC Indoors had a leap of 6.30m (20-08) in the long...Returned to the pit to take fifth in the triple with a mark of 14.69m (48-02.50)...At the Texas Invite placed seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 14.61m (47-11.25)...Took second in the triple jump at the UNT Classic with a mark of 14.52m (47-07.75)...Had a leap of 15.02m (49-03.50) in the triple at the Rice Bayou Classic...Placed sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 14.93m (48-11.75) at SLC Outdoors. High School: Competed at St. Augustine Secondary School for coach Bill Starr. Personal: Born on June 13, 1988 to Maxwell and Rose Obonna in Lagos, Nigeria...Has five siblings Tracy, Renee, Yolanda, Vanessa, Brian...Major is business management.