LSU Gold
Position
Jumps
Height
5'9
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Warri, Nigeria
High School
Yakub Memorial Secondary School

Djoma Praise’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

2024 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in triple jump… finished 13th in triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a leap of 11.91 meters (39’ 1”)… recorded a personal-best distance of 12.68 meters (41’ 7.25”) to finish fourth in triple jump at the Battle on the Bayou… jumped a PR of 5.98 meters (19’ 7.5”) to open up her season in long jump at the Hurricane Invitational.

2024 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Competed in four meets for the Tigers during her first collegiate-indoor season… finished sixth and scored three points for LSU in triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships with a season-best distance of 12.37 meters (40’ 7”)… took second in triple jump at the LSU Twilight with a distance of 12.32 meters (40’ 5”).

PRIOR TO LSU – Yakub Memorial Secondary School
Looking to continue the success of the Nigerian to Baton Rouge pipeline… in 2023 the Warri, Nigeria, native finished first in triple jump at both the Nigerian U18 Championships and the African U18 Championships… she closed out her year finishing third overall at the Nigerian National Championship… her triple jump personal best is 13.15 meters (43’ 1.5”), which she set at the Nigerian U18 Championships in 2023.

PERSONAL
Born on May 17, 2006, in Warri, Nigeria… daughter of Moses and Vivian Djoma.

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