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Ogurinde Places Fourth at Continental Cup
9/8/2018 9:54:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Temi Ogunrinde represented Africa at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic this weekend.
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- University of Minnesota women's track & field senior Temi Ogunrinde competed in hammer throw while representing Africa to kick off the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Saturday. Ogurinde placed fourth in the team standings, securing five points for Africa in the four-continent team competition.
Ogurinde recorded a mark of 59.15m (194-00.75) to land seventh overall but fourth in the team standings as points were awarded to the top performer from each of four continents. Her best mark came on her second throw after she opened competition with a mark of 55.99m. She threw 59.15m on her second attempt and 57.25m on her third throw. Ogunrinde fouled her fourth and final attempt.
The IAAF Continental Cup is a competition between Africa, the Americas, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. The Americas team is composed of athletes from North America, Central America, Caribbean track & field federations, and South America. The Continental Cup title will be awarded to the continent with the highest collective point total of both men's and women's teams at the conclusion of the meet on Sunday.
A dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria, Ogunrinde earned a place on Africa's team for the Continental Cup while competing for Team Nigeria at the 2018 African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, this summer. She set a new Nigerian national record and placed second in the hammer throw with a throw of 67.39m (221-01), just two inches shy of her career-best throw (67.45m, 221-03).
Ogunrinde's debut on the world stage followed an impressive 2018 collegiate season during which she repeated as the Big Ten Conference champion and earned Second Team All-America honors in hammer throw. She owns the Big Ten and Minnesota records in hammer throw at 67.45m (221-03) and returns to the Maroon & Gold for her final season of eligibility in 2018-19.
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Ogurinde recorded a mark of 59.15m (194-00.75) to land seventh overall but fourth in the team standings as points were awarded to the top performer from each of four continents. Her best mark came on her second throw after she opened competition with a mark of 55.99m. She threw 59.15m on her second attempt and 57.25m on her third throw. Ogunrinde fouled her fourth and final attempt.
DeAnna Price won the hammer throw with an American record throw of 75.46m (247-06.75), edging world record-holder Anita Wlodarczyk's runner-up mark of 73.45m (240-11.75) for Europe.Watch @TemiOgunrinde throw at @iaafostrava2018. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/yLBcvewRQz
— Minnesota W TrackCC (@GopherWCCTF) September 8, 2018
The IAAF Continental Cup is a competition between Africa, the Americas, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. The Americas team is composed of athletes from North America, Central America, Caribbean track & field federations, and South America. The Continental Cup title will be awarded to the continent with the highest collective point total of both men's and women's teams at the conclusion of the meet on Sunday.
A dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria, Ogunrinde earned a place on Africa's team for the Continental Cup while competing for Team Nigeria at the 2018 African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, this summer. She set a new Nigerian national record and placed second in the hammer throw with a throw of 67.39m (221-01), just two inches shy of her career-best throw (67.45m, 221-03).
Ogunrinde's debut on the world stage followed an impressive 2018 collegiate season during which she repeated as the Big Ten Conference champion and earned Second Team All-America honors in hammer throw. She owns the Big Ten and Minnesota records in hammer throw at 67.45m (221-03) and returns to the Maroon & Gold for her final season of eligibility in 2018-19.
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