2009-10 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Ifeatu Okafor
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Houston Westbury HS
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
2013 NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR
2011 BIG 12 SHOT PUT CHAMPION
2011 OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
2011 INDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
2013 INDOOR
Competed in the shot put winning back-to-back meets before a shoulder injury cut the season short..won the Masked Rider Open (1/19) with a season-best throw of 15.84-meters (51[apos]-11.75')...finished first overall at the Texas Tech Open (1/12) with a toss of 15.63-meters (51[apos]-3.50').
2012 OUTDOOR
Competed in the shot put and the discus...four first place finishes and eight top-three finishes in the shot put...three first place finishes and six top-three finishes in the discus throw...season-best mark of 16.98m (55[apos]-8.50') in the shot put to finish first at the Red Raider Open...the mark ranked No. 11 nationally to end the year...season-best mark of 55.43m (181[apos]-10.00') to finish first at the West Texas A&M Open...the mark ranked No. 10 nationally to end the year.
2012 INDOOR
Competed in the shot put...season best mark of 16.51m (54[apos]-2') to finish fourth at the UNM Don Kirby Collegiate Elite...recorded four throws of over 50-feet.
2011 OUTDOOR
First Team All-American...Big 12 Shot Put Champion...captured the Big 12 title with a season-best and school record mark of 17.77m (58[apos]-3.75')...finished the season with four first place finishes in the shot put and one in the discus throw...finished sixth at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 19.96 (55[apos]-7.75') in the shot put...season best mark of 53.77m (176[apos]-5') in the discus throw...fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the discus with a mark of 53.09m (174[apos]-2.00').
2011 INDOOR
Second Team All-American....Competed in the shot put...earned All-Big 12 honors finishing third with a season-best and NCAA Automatic Qualifying mark of 17.10m (56[apos]-1.25')...earned six top-five finishes with five throws of over 50-feet...finished 16th at at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 16.22m (53[apos]-2.75').
2010 OUTDOOR:
All-Big 12 in the shot put ... season best of 51[apos]-11.25' at the Oklahoma Invitational ... best of 152[apos]-9' in the discus at the Texas Tech Dual meet.
2010 INDOOR:
Competed in both the shot put and hammer throw during the season ... season best of 47[apos]-9' in the shot put and 48[apos]-2.50' in the hammer ... won the shot put at the Texas Tech Open with a throw of 46[apos]-2.75'.
2009: Redshirt
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Westbury high school in Houston ... was involved in National Honor Society, Student Council and Black History Club ... she was named all-district, all-region with her best throw in the shot put being 46[apos]-4'.
PERSONAL: Born on August 20th to Christopher and Helen Okafor ... has the siblings Nikeonye, Odera and Arize ... majoring in community health with a minor in biology/chemistry ... wants to become an anesthesiologist.
