2021-22 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Ihemeje, Emmanuel

Emmanuel Ihemeje
- Position:
- Jumps
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bergamo, Italy
- High School:
- ALT Cento Torri Pavia HS
- Prev School:
- CSUN
Bio
Emmanuuel Ihemeje - TFRRS PROFILE
2020-21: Indoor – NCAA champion (triple jump) … in first competition, broke the indoor school record with a mark of 16.41m/53-10.25 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … entered NCAA Championships with the sixth-best qualifying mark … became the first NCAA champion in the triple jump with day’s best of 17.26m/56-7.5 in the fourth round; added jump of 17.06m/55-11.75 in final attempt … improved his own school record and moved to tie for No. 6 performer in collegiate history. Outdoor – Olympian (triple jump/Italy) … NCAA champion (triple jump) … Pac-12 Championships runner-up … began campaign with a win and final mark of 15.87m/52-1 (-1.3) at the Hayward Premiere … just one jump at the conference meet and tied for the best mark of the day (16.60m/54-5.5) but finished in second on the tiebreaker … top qualifier in 16.98m/55-8.5 at the NCAA West Preliminary … secured second national title two weeks later in front of home crowd at Hayward Field … out-distanced the field with a jump of 17.14m/56-3 to better his own school record and become a top-15 outdoor performer in collegiate history … advanced to the Olympic final with a jump of 16.88m/55-4.75 in the qualifying round … finished 11th overall in his Olympic debut (16.52m/54-2.5).
Before Oregon: Began his collegiate career at CSUN; did not compete during the 2020 indoor season ... finished third in the triple jump at the 2019 U23 Italian Championships with a personal best of 16.28m/53-5 ... jumped 15.84m/51-11.75 to place sixth at the 2017 U20 European Championships ... established an indoor best in the triple jump of 15.87m/52-0.75 in February 2019.
2020-21: Indoor – NCAA champion (triple jump) … in first competition, broke the indoor school record with a mark of 16.41m/53-10.25 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … entered NCAA Championships with the sixth-best qualifying mark … became the first NCAA champion in the triple jump with day’s best of 17.26m/56-7.5 in the fourth round; added jump of 17.06m/55-11.75 in final attempt … improved his own school record and moved to tie for No. 6 performer in collegiate history. Outdoor – Olympian (triple jump/Italy) … NCAA champion (triple jump) … Pac-12 Championships runner-up … began campaign with a win and final mark of 15.87m/52-1 (-1.3) at the Hayward Premiere … just one jump at the conference meet and tied for the best mark of the day (16.60m/54-5.5) but finished in second on the tiebreaker … top qualifier in 16.98m/55-8.5 at the NCAA West Preliminary … secured second national title two weeks later in front of home crowd at Hayward Field … out-distanced the field with a jump of 17.14m/56-3 to better his own school record and become a top-15 outdoor performer in collegiate history … advanced to the Olympic final with a jump of 16.88m/55-4.75 in the qualifying round … finished 11th overall in his Olympic debut (16.52m/54-2.5).
Before Oregon: Began his collegiate career at CSUN; did not compete during the 2020 indoor season ... finished third in the triple jump at the 2019 U23 Italian Championships with a personal best of 16.28m/53-5 ... jumped 15.84m/51-11.75 to place sixth at the 2017 U20 European Championships ... established an indoor best in the triple jump of 15.87m/52-0.75 in February 2019.
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