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Justine Jimoh Season 2026

Position
Jumps
Height
6'5
Class
Junior
Hometown
Benin, Nigeria
High School
Brano HS
Previous School
East Texas A&M
Experience
1L
Indoor Class
Junior

Justine Jimoh’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

1x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
1x Third Team All-SEC
1x Second Team All-Southland Conference

LSU All-Time Top 10 Performance List
No. 3: Indoor High Jump (2.22m, 2026 LSU Twilight)

2026 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Competed solely in high jump indoors… finished ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a clearance of 2.15 meters (7-0.5) to earn Second Team All-American honors… took 14th at the SEC Indoor Championships with a jump of 2.14m (7-0.25)… recorded a personal-best clearance of 2.22m (7-3.25) to finish first at LSU Twilight, moving him to No. 3 in LSU performance-list history and ranked him No. 7 in the NCAA for 2026… took first at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a clearance of 2.18m (7-1.75)… opened the season with a clearance of 2.13m (6-11.75) to finish second at the LSU Purple Tiger… finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational with a clearance of 2.11m (6-11)… took sixth at the Razorback Invitational with a jump of 2.15m (7-0.5)… 1x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (HJ).

2025 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in two meets outdoors solely in high jump… recorded a season-best clearance of 2.10m (6-10.75) to finish sixth at the LSU Battle on the Bayou… finished second at the Battle at the Beach with a clearance of 2.06m (6-9).

2025 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Closed his season taking bronze at the SEC Indoor Championships and earning Third Team All-SEC honors with a personal-best clearance of 2.19m (7-2.25) in high jump… the clearance of 2.19m is the No. 7 U20 clearance in the world and No. 1 in Africa for 2025, and also the No. 2 U20 mark in Nigerian history… closed out the regular season taking first in high jump with a clearance of 2.14m (7-0.25)… finished third at the Tyson Invitational with a clearance of 2.10m (6-10.75)… 1x Third Team All-SEC (HJ).

2024 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN AT EAST TEXAS A&M)
Closed his freshman campaign taking bronze at the Nigerian National Championships with a clearance of 2.10 meters (6’ 10.75”)… earned Second Team All-SLC and silver at the Southland Outdoor Championships, clearing a height of 2.09 meters (6’ 10.25”)… recorded a personal-best height of 2.17 meters (7’ 1.5”) at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout to finish second, No. 3 on the Nigerian 2024 list and No. 3 among African U20 jumpers in 2024… opened the season with a win a the Clyde Hart Classic, clearing a height of 2.14 meters (7’ 0.25”)… finished first at Texas Relays with a clearance of 2.16 meters (7’ 1”)… earned a second-place finish at the John Jacobs Invitational with a clearance of 2.13 meters (6’ 11.75”)… Second Team All-Southland Conference (HJ).

2024 INDOOR (FRESHMAN AT EAST TEXAS A&M)
Did not compete.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE – Brano HS
The 2023 Nigerian National Champion in high jump with a clearance of 2.10 meters (6’ 10.75”) at the national meet… recorded a personal-best height of 2.15 meters (7’ 0.75”) at the 2nd AFN Golden League to finish first… finished second at the 2023 African U20 Championships with a clearance of 2.05 meters ()… took second at the Nigerian U20 Championships with a clearance of 1.95 meters (6’ 4.75)… finished third at the 2022 Nigerian Championships with a clearance of 2.10 meters (6’ 10.75”).

PERSONAL
Born on May 2, 2006, in Benin, Nigeria.

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