University of Minnesota Athletics

2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster

Bolade Jinadu

Bolade Jinadu

  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • High School:
    Prior Lake HS
  • Hometown:
    Prior Lake, Minn.
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2017 Season - Indoor: Ran 14 races with appearances in the 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay - ran career bests in the 200m (24.84) and 400m (55.64) at the Music City Challenge - placed 16th in the 400m (56.00) at the Big Ten Championship - ran on the winning 4x400m relay team at the Music City Challenge, running 3:39.59 to rank fifth in program history - ran on winning 4x400m relay team (3:44.23) at Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual.

2017 Season - Outdoor: Ran 11 races with appearances in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay - placed 18th in the 400m in a career-best 55.51 at the Big Ten Championship - led off fourth-place 4x400m relay at the Big Ten Championship - ran a season-best 25.39 in the 200m at the Bulls Invitational.

2016 Season - Indoor: Ran 12 races with appearances in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay - ran career-best times in the 200m (25.69) and 400m (57.22) at the ISU Classic - placed 24th in the 400m (57.57) at the Big Ten Championship - won the 400m (57.32) at the Parents Day Invite - ran on the first-place 4x400m relay team at both the Minnesota Open (3:53.74) and Parents Day Invite (3:58.02).

2016 Season - Outdoor: Ran seven races with appearances in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay - won both the 200m (24.86) and the 400m (56.58) in career-best times at the Holst Invitational - won the 200m at the Tommie Twilight (25.14).

2015 Season: Competed unattached during the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Prior Lake High School - member of Minnesota Class AA state champion 4x200m relay team as a junior and state runner-up 4x200m relay team as a senior - 2013 all-state and all-conference honoree - finished fifth in state in 200m and 4x400m relay in 2014 - team placed sixth as a sophomore, third as a junior and fifth as a senior at the Minnesota Class AA state meet - member of Prior Lake's school record-holding 4x100m relay team.

Personal: Born March 8, 1996 - daughter of Maria Santos - has three siblings, Bolaji, Bolanle and Babs - given name is Maryam Jinadu.

Jinadu's Indoor Career Bests (2017 Final)
EventMarkMeet (Date)
200m24.84Music City Challenge (2/10/17)
400m55.64Music City Challenge (2/11/17)
Jinadu's Outdoor Career Bests (2017 Final)
EventMarkMeet (Date)
100m12.70 (UA)Tommie Twilight (4/29/15)
200m24.86Holst Invitational (4/16/16)
400m55.51Big Tens (5/13/17)
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