| Yemi Ayeni |
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PR: SP: 59' 6.5"; Disc: 204' 8"
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AT VIRGINIA: 2006-(Out) Had a breakout outdoor campaign as a first-year ... Barely missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships with a sixth place finish at NCAA East Regionals in the disc, where he tossed 181' 10" ... Threw a season-best 185' 5" at the prestigious Penn Relays and finished fourth overall ... Took fourth at the ACC Championships in the discus with a throw of 174' 3" ... Qualified for NCAA East Regionals with a discus throw of 177' 10" at the Diet Pepsi Challenge ... Won four Individual titles in the discus throw: 167' 8" at the 49ers Invitational, 168' 9" at the Lou Onesty Invitational, 171' 2" at Raleigh Relays, and 181' 9" at the IC4A Championships ... Threw a season-best 50' 9.5" in the shot put at the Lou Onesty Invitational ... (In) Threw a season-best in the weight throw with a toss of 47' 4.5" at the Niswonger Invitational ... Finished fifth in the shot put at the Niswonger Invitational with a throw of 49' 4.5" ... Placed eighth at the Virginia Tech Invitational in the shot put with a season-best throw of 50' 2" ... Took third in the shot put at the Liberty Invitational with a throw of 45' 4.5" ...
High School- Ranked second in the nation in the discus ... named to the 2005 USA TODAY All-USA high school track and field team ... 2005 Penn Relays champion in the discus ... New Jersey Athlete of the Year ... earned All-American honors both indoors and outdoors ... took second at the Gatorade Meet of Champions.
Personal- Opeyemi Ayeni ... born Oct. 10, 1986 in Nigeria ... son of Emily and Albert Ayemi ... two brothers, Charles and Alex.
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