2023-24 Track & Field Roster
Foluke Olujide-Ajibade
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Dublin Scioto
- Hometown:
- Dublin, OH
2023 Outdoor: Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season... claimed two first place finishes in the hammer throw, recording a personal best 60.66m at the Carnegie Mellon Track & Field Invitational and a 56.54m mark at the Carnegie Mellon Last Chance Meet... placed fourth in the same event at ACC Championships, throwing 59.37m to claim her spot in the NCAA East Preliminary Round.
2022-23 Indoor: Appeared in seven indoor meets for the Panthers... finished first in the weight throw on four separate occasions... the first victory came at the YSU Indoor Track and Field Icebreaker as she achieved a score of 17.32m... the next triumph was at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a 17.94m throw... Olujide-Ajibade continued to beat her personal record, this time with an 18.86m best for a third victory during the Akron Invitational... lastly won the event at the Akron-Al Campbell Invite with a 18.57m toss... placed fifth in the weight throw at ACC Championships with a new personal best of 20.13m.
2022 Outdoor: Appeared in six meets for the Panthers… Competed in WVU Stan Romanoski Open (Mar. 18-19) placing 1st (51.64m) in hammer throw… Posted a personal best in hammer throw placing 22nd (52.40m) at Raleigh Relays (Mar. 24-26)… Finished 2nd (52.38m) at Robert Morris Mid-Week PR Bonanza (Apr. 6) in the hammer throw… Placed 24th in the hammer throw at Virginia Challenge (Apr 22-23)… Completed hammer throw with 49.11m at Penn Relays ( Apr. 28-30)… Took home 11th place (50.02m) at ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 12-14) in the hammer throw.
2021-2022 Indoor: Appeared in six meets for the Panthers during her Sophomore season… Had a career long throw of 61’3” (18.67m) in the weighted throw, placing sixth at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29)… Came in third in the weighted throw at the YSU Indoor Icebreaker (Dec. 3) with a throw of 58’10.25” (17.94m)… Competed in the weighted throw at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet (Feb. 5), placing fourth with a 59’0.25” (17.99m).
2021 Outdoor: Competed in six meets during her freshman season… Threw a career long 164’3” (50.07m) at the Mountaineer Twilight (May 1), placing fifth in the hammer throw… Finished second in the hammer throw with a toss of 162’8’’ (49.58m) at the Stan Romanoski Open (March 20)… Placed 16th at the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 15) in the hammer throw with a throw of 147’5” (44.95m).
2020-2021 Indoor: Appeared in four meets for the Panthers… Had a career long weight throw of 53’7.5” (16.34m), placing fifth at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Feb 20)… Finished in sixth place at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite (Feb 6) with a weight throw of 53’1.75” (16.20m)… Placed 14th in the weight throw with a throw of 52’3.25” at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb 27).
High School: Was a four-year member of the track & field team at Dublin Scioto High School for head coach Stacey Brillon... posted personal record times in the 100m (12.67 seconds), 200m (25.70 seconds) and 300m Hurdles (46.20 seconds) during her senior season... qualified for the Ohio State Championships and New Balance National Outdoor Championships in the 4x100m relay as a senior... posted Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) titles in the 200m dash and 4x100m relay as a senior (2019)... was the OCC runner-up in the 100m dash as a senior (2019)... was the Valedictorian of her class while being on the Honor Roll every semester of her high school career and being a member of the National Honors Society... was also a four-year member (two on varisty) of the basketball team.
Personal: Born April 9, 2002... daughter of Olujide Ajibade and Odunola Gbenro-Ajibade... has three siblings, Ayodeji, Yosolajesu and twin sister (and teammate) Folake... enjoys baking and reading... her favorite movies are 5 Feet Apart and Taken... her favorite musicians are Shawn Mendes and Megan the Stallion... her older sister Yosolajesu runs track at Ashland University... majoring in chemistry at Pitt.
