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Ada Unachukwu
Ada Unachukwu

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Morganville, N.J.

High School:
Marlboro

Event:
Jumps

Elig. (In/Out):
JR/JR


Sophomore (2011)
Outdoor
Placed seventh in the triple jump (12.20 meters, 40-00 1/2) at the Big Ten Championships (May 15) ... Finished ninth in the triple jump (12.41 meters, 40-8 3/4) at the Drake Relays (April 28) ... Placed 10th in the 100-meter dash (12.33) and 13th in the 200-meter dash (25.63) at the FSU Relays (March 25-26) ... Took ninth in the 100-meter dash (12.78) and 10th in the 200-meter dash (25.33) at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge (March 19) ... Placed 11th in the 100-meter dash (12.27) at the Bulls Invitational (March 18).

Indoor
Placed third in the triple jump (12.55 meters, 41-2 1/4) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27) ... Finished third in the 60-meter dash with a PR time of 7.74 at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 19) ... Placed eighth in the triple jump (12.21 meters, 40-0 3/4) and 52nd in the 400-meter dash (59.22) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4-5) ... Finished sixth in the triple jump (11.65 meters) and ran the 400-meter dash (58.87) at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 28-29) ... Ran the 400 (59.62) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 22) ... Finished runner-up in the triple jump (12.41 meters) and fourth in the 200-meter dash (25.50) against No. 23 Ohio State (Jan. 15) ... Placed third in the 200-meter dash (25.75) and sixth in the 60-meter dash (7.78 prelims, 7.87 finals) at the EMU Invitational (Jan. 8).

Freshman (2010) ... Earned first varsity letter.
Outdoor
Took seventh in the triple jump (12.21m), 19th in the 100-meter dash (12.57) and 20th in the 200-meter dash (25.26) at the Big Ten Championships (May 14-16) ... Finished 24th in the 100-meter dash (12.27) and 44th in the 200-meter dash (26.16) at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 30-May 1) ... Ran a season-best time of 12.02 in the 100-meter dash to finish sixth at the Bulls Invitational (March 19).

Indoor
Placed 10th in the triple jump (12.01m) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-28) ... Ran a season-best time of 7.93 in the 60-meter dash at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 23) ... Ran 25.71 in the 200-meter dash at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 12).

Prep ... Graduated from Marlboro High School (2009) ... Named Student of the Month ... Sportsmanship award ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Became the first athlete to win all four events participated in at the Monmouth County Championships; accomplished this feat twice ... Four-time all-county selection ... Three-time all-state ... Star Ledger Newspaper Athlete of the Year (2009).

National/International ... 2008 Nike Nationals All-America in triple jump.

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Majoring in brain, behavior and cognitive science ...Born on July 4, 1991 ... Daughter of Dan and Ebele Unachukwu.

Personal Bests

Event Time/Mark Date
60m (I) 7.70 2-18-12
200m (I) 25.50 1-15-11
400m (I) 57.80 1-30-10
Triple Jump (I) 12.68m (41-7 1/4) 1-14-12
100m (O) 12.02 3-19-10
200m (O) 24.61 3-19-10
Triple Jump (O) 12.72m (41-8 3/4) 5-13-12
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