2022 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster
Temi Ojora
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Wycombe Abbey
- Hometown:
- Lagos, Nigeria
2024: Ojora placed sixth in the triple jump with a jump of 44-4.00/13.51m (+1.4) at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 8 to notch her third outdoor All-America honors in the event. She set the USC triple jump record with a leap of 45-7.25/13.90m (+2.0w) to place second at the NCAA West Prelims held on May 25…she broke the previous school record of 45-5.25 (13.85m) set by Wendy Brown in 1988. She won her first Pac-12 triple jump title after three second-place finishes with a jump of 44-5.25/13.54m (-1.2) on May 12. Ojora won her fourth consecutive USC-UCLA Dual Meet triple jump title with a leap of 45-0.25/13/72 (+2.2w). She competed in three meets during the indoor season. She placed fifth with a jump of 43-9.25 (13.34m) at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn All-America honors. She won the triple jump at the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 27 with the second-farthest indoor jump in school history of 45-2.25 (13.77m)…that mark is 0.02 meters off the school record of 45-3.00 (13.79m) set by Yvette Bates in 1987. During the summer, Ojora placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 43-6.00/13.26m (+0.7) at the British Athletic Championships.
2023: Ojora earned All-America honors in the triple jump by placing sixth with a leap of 44-9.75/13.66 (+0.2) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 10. She also reached the NCAA Preliminary Rounds in the long jump. She placed second in the triple jump (44-5.50) and third in the long jump (20-10.50w) at the Pac-12 Championships. She was a three-time winner at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30, winning the triple jump (44-11.75), long jump (20-3.00) and high jump (5-8.75)...her triple jump of 44-11.75/13.71 (+1.3) bettered her third place standing on USC’s all-time list. She moved into tied for 10th on USC’s all-time long jump list with a leap of 20-10.75/6.37m (+1.7) in winning at the Florida Relays on March 31. She competed in one indoor meet, the MLK Invitational and set indoor PRs of 43-6.50/13.27 in the triple jump and 19-7.50/5.98…her triple jump was the meet-winner and moved her to third on USC’s all-time indoor TJ list. During the summer, Ojora placed second in the triple jump at the British Athletics Championships with a jump of 43-11.75/13.40m (+1.1).
2021: She set a PR and the USC freshman record in the triple jump with a leap of 44-8.25 (13.62m) to advance out of the NCAA West Prelims fourth. She finished eighth in the triple jump with a mark of 44-4 (13.51m) at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors. She finished second in the triple jump (44-6.75/13.58m) and tied for sixth in the high jump (5-7.00/1.70m) at the Pac-12 Championships. She won the high jump at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a PR of 5-10.75 (1.80m). She also placed third at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a long jump of 19-8.25 (5.96m).
HIGH SCHOOL: Ojora is a 2020 graduate of Wycombe Abbey in Buckinghamshire, England. She won the England U20 high jump title in 2019 with a PR of 5-11 (1.80m). She also won the 2017 and 2018 English Schools Championship high jump title, breaking the English Schools’ record. She also won the triple jump with a leap of 42-4.75 (12.92m). Her triple jump best is 42-11 (13.08m).
PERSONAL: Temi was born on January 24, 2002 in London, England…Her parents are Adeyinka and Ngozi and she had three siblings, Tobi, Tade and Tami…Tade also competed on the USC track and field team…Her favorite musical performers are Megan the Stallion, Beyonce and Pop Smoke…One of her hobbies is painting…She would like to travel to Bora Bora one day…After USC she would like to continue competing in track and field and become a successful business woman…She is a Psychology major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: HJ – 5-11 (1.80m) TJ – 45-7.25 (13.90m) LJ – 20-10-75 (6.37m)
