Wurrie Njadoe

Wurrie Njadoe - 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships

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Wurrie Njadoe - 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships

Wurrie Njadoe - Big 12 Indoor Championships

Position:
Sprints/Jumps
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Shorecrest
Hometown:
Shoreline, Wash.

Personal Bests
Indoor
60 Meters	7.41 (KSU-KU-WSU Triangular, 2017)
200 Meters	24.42 (KSU-KU-WSU Triangular, 2017)
300 Meters	40.61 (K-State Winter Invitational, 2019)
400 Meters	56.93 (Jim Green Invitational, 2020)
Long Jump	6.00m/19-08.25 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2017)
Outdoor
100 Meters	11.40 (1.3) (NCAA West Regional, 2021)
200 Meters	23.26 (1.6) (Big 12 Championship, 2021)
400 Meters	53.67 (Roadrunner Invitational, 2018)
Long Jump	6.55m/21-06 (2.0) (Big 12 Championship, 2017)

Accolades
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier – 100 meters
2017 First Team Outdoor All-American – Long Jump

K-State All-Time Top 10-Performers List
#2 Indoor 60 meters – 7.41 (KSU-KU-WSU Triangular, 2017)
#4 Indoor 200 meters – 24.02 (Arkansas Qualifier, 2021)
#10 Indoor 300 meters – 40.61 (K-State Winter Invitational, 2019)

#1 Outdoor 100 meters – 11.40 (+0.7) (NCAA West Regional, 2021)
#1 Outdoor 100 meters – 11.265 (+2.1) (NCAA West Regional, 2021) wind-aided
#1 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.67m/21-10 (+3.4) (NCAA West Regional, 2016) wind-aided
#2 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.55m/21-06 (+2.0) (Big 12 Championship, 2017)
#3 Outdoor 200 meters – 23.26 (Big 12 Championship, 2021)
#10 Outdoor 400 meters – 53.67 (Ward Haylett Invitational, 2021)

NCAA Championships
2021 Outdoor 100 meters – 11.67 (22^nd)
2017 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.36m/20-10.50 (8^th)

NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2021 100 meters – 11.265 (+2.0) (13^th; qualified for quarterfinals)
2021 100 meters – 11.40 (+1.3) (11^th) tied school record
2021 200 meters – 23.40 (28^th; did not qualify for quarterfinals)
2021 Long Jump – 6.10m/20-00.25 (31^st)
2018 Long Jump – 5.74m/18-10 (34^th)
2017 Long Jump – 6.67m/21-10.75 (2^nd)
2017 4x100-meter Relay – 44.20 (7^th)

Big 12 Championships
2021 Outdoor 100 meters – 11.49 (6^th)
2021 Outdoor 200 meters – 23.52 (7^th)
2021 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.30m/20-08 (6^th)
2021 Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay – 45.75 (5^th)
2021 Indoor 60 meters – 7.47 (5^th)
2021 Indoor 200 meters – 23.65 (6^th)
2018 Outdoor 100 meters – 13.35 (20^th)
2018 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.17m/20-03 (4^th)
2018 Indoor Long Jump – 5.71m/18-09 (11^th)
2017 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.55m/21-06 (2^nd)

2020-21
Outdoor – Season bests: 100m (11.40), 200m (23.26), 400m (53.67), long jump (6.30m/20-08).
Became the first K-State woman to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/10/21) in the 100 meters, where she finished 22^nd with a time of 11.67 in the semifinals… Earned her second trip to the NCAA Championships with an 11^th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/29/21) with a school-record tying time of 11.40… Ran a wind-aided time of 11.27 in the prelims… Also competed in the 200 meters and long jump at the NCAA West Regional, placing 28^th in the 200 with a time of 23.40 and 31^st in the long jump with a mark of 6.10m/20-00.25… Scored in four events (100, 200, 4x100 and long jump) at the Big 12 Championship (5/14-16/21)… Finished sixth in the 100 meters (11.49) and long jump (6.30m/20-08) and seventh in the 200 meters (23.52)… Was among the 4x100-meter relay that finished fifth with a time of 45.75… Placed first in three events during the regular season, including the 4x100-meter relay at the Jim Click Shootout (4/10/21), the 100 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational (4/24/21) and the 400 meters at the Ward Haylett Invitational (53.67)… Also placed second in the 100 (11.58) and 200 meters (23.55) at the Jim Click Shootout (4/10/21).

Indoor – Season bests: 60m (7.46), 200m (23.61), long jump (5.95m/19-06.25)
Scored points for the Wildcats in both the 60 and 200 meters at the Big 12 Championship (2/26/21)… Posted season-bests in the prelims of both events at the conference meet, including a time of 7.46 in the 60 meters and a time of 23.61 in the 200 meters… Ultimately finished fifth in the 60-meter finals (7.47) and sixth in the 200-meter finals (23.65)… Collected a season-best mark in the long jump of 5.95m/19-06.25 at the Texas Tech Shootout (2/13/21)… Won both the 60 meters (7.52) and 200 meters (24.69) at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/30/21)… Helped score points for the Wildcats in the KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/16/21) with a second-place finish in the 60 meters (7.53) and a third-place finish in the 200 meters (24.64).

2019-20
Outdoor
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor – Season bests: 60m (7.57), 200m (24.89), 300m (40.61), 400m (56.93).
Placed first in the 60 meters at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/25/20) and Steve Miller Open (2/22/20)... Scored points for the Wildcats in the 60 and 200 meters with season-best times at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/20), posting a second-place finish in the 60 with a time of 7.57 and a third-place finish in the 200 with a time of 24.89… Tallied a season-best time of 56.93 in the 400 meters at the Jim Green Invitational (56.93) to place seventh… Also competed in the 300 meters at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/14/19) with a time of 40.61.

2018-19
Did not compete during the indoor/outdoor season due to injury.

2017-18
Outdoor – Season bests: 100m (11.72), 200m (24.25), 400m (56.88), Long Jump (6.22m/20-05).
Qualified for the NCAA West Regional (5/26/18) in the long jump, where she placed 34^th overall with a leap of 5.74m/18-10… Placed fourth in the long jump at the Big 12 Championship (5/13/18) with a mark of 6.17m/20-03… Also competed in the 100 meters at the conference meet with a time of 13.35 to place 20^th… Won five event titles during the regular season, including a sweep of the long jump (6.00m/19-08.25) and 4x100-meter relay (45.35) at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/5/18)… Won the 100 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/20/18), clocking a season-best time of 11.72… Captured the long jump at the Texas Invitational (4/14/18) with a leap of 6.16m/20-02.50… Part of the 4x100-meter relay team that won the Jim Click Shootout (4/7/18) with a time of 44.44, while also collecting a season-best time of 24.25 in the 200 meters… Posted a season-best mark of 6.22m/20-05 in the long jump at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout (4/27/18)… Had a season-best time of 56.88 in the 400 meters at the Roadrunner Invitational (3/24/18).

Indoor – Season bests: Long Jump (5.86m/19-02.75).
Placed 11^th in the long jump at the Big 12 Championship (2/24/18) with a mark of 5.71m/18-09… Totaled a season-best leap of 5.86m/19-02.75 at the Texas Tech Shootout (2/10/18).

2016-17
Outdoor – Season bests: 100m (11.50 (2.6)) and Long Jump (6.55m/21-06 (2.0)).
Earned First Team All-America honors in the long jump with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (6/9/17) with a mark of 6.36m/20-10.50… Qualified for her first NCAA Championships in the long jump with a second-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/27/17) with a wind-aided mark of 6.67m/21-10.75… Was part of the 4x100m relay that set the school record at the NCAA West Regional (5/27/17) with a time of 44.20… Finished second in the long jump at the Big 12 Championship (5/14/17) with a season-best jump of 6.55m/21-06… Had a season-best time in the 100 meters of 11.50 at the Texas Invitational (4/15/17)… Ran in three relays at the Drake Relays (4/29/17), including the 4x100-meter team that finished third with a time of 45.49… Finished 12^th in the long jump at the U.S. Track and Field Championships (6/25/17) with a mark of 6.04m/19-09.75…

Indoor – Season Bests: 60m (7.41), 200m (24.42) and Long Jump (6.00m/19-08.25).
Scored points for the Wildcats in four events (60, 200, 4x400 and long jump) at the KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/12/17), winning the 60 (7.41) and 200 meters (24.42) with season-best times… Also placed first in the long jump with a mark of 5.97m/19-07… Set a season-high with a leap of 6.00m/19-08.25 to win the long jump competition at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/21/17)… Won the 60 meters (7.54) and 4x400-meter relay (3:52.04) at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/10/16).

High School
Competed at Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Wash. … Four-time track and field MVP... Seven-time track and field state champion... Twice named First-Team All-WESCO... Set records in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, long jump and tied the record in high jump... Competed at the 2016 Brooks Invitational.

Personal
Born on August 14, 1997... Daughter of Musa Njadoe and Danjam Ann... Has three siblings, Yasira, Musamba and Ami... Earned a bachelor’s degree in Management in May 2021.