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Solomon Okundaye_HOF

Solomon Okundaye

  • Class
    1990
  • Induction
    1998
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field

A native of Nigeria, Solomon Okundaye participated in the jumps, hurdles, and sprints.

He won 11 NAIA All America Awards, earned one national outdoor championship in the triple jump, and holds two school records.

Okundaye holds OBU records for the indoor triple jump, 50-1, and outdoor triple jump, 51-1.25, both set in 1990.

He collected four indoor and seven outdoor All America awards and finished in first place in the triple jump in the 1989 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a jump of 50-10 and finished third in 1990.

He was a member of OBU's 1990 national championship track team.

His All America recognition was for the indoor triple jump and 60-meter hurdles and outdoor triple jump, 110-meter hurdles, and 400-meter relay.

Okundaye lives in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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