University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster
Temi Ogunrinde
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Park HS
- Hometown:
- Cottage Grove, Minn.
| PRONUNCIATION |
2019 Indoor • Redshirt Senior Season: Team co-captain • competed in weight throw at six meets • recorded a season-best mark of 20.26m (66-05.75) to place fifth at the Power Five Invite • placed eighth in weight throw at the Big Ten Championship.
2019 Outdoor • Redshirt Senior Season: Team co-captain • named First Team All-American and All-Big Ten First Team honoree • named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient • competed in hammer throw at 10 meets, winning five titles • finished fifth in hammer throw with a career-best mark of 68.85m (225-10) at the NCAA Championship, breaking her own Minnesota program record and Nigerian national record • won third-straight B1G title in hammer throw to become the first individual to three-peat as Big Ten women's hammer throw champion • set a new B1G meet record in hammer throw with a mark of 67.42m (221-02) at the Big Ten Championship • advanced to the NCAA Championship following a runner-up finish in hammer throw (64.46m, 211-06) at the NCAA West Prelim.
2018 Indoor • Redshirt Junior Season: Team co-captain • competed in weight throw at six meets • threw a career-best 20.59m (67-06.75) to place fourth at the Parents Day Invite • placed seventh in weight throw (20.19m, 66-03.00) at the Big Ten Championship • ended the season ranked sixth in weight throw (20.59m, 67-06.75) among all-time Gophers.
2018 Outdoor • Redshirt Junior Season: Named Second Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten in the hammer throw • named CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-America Third Team, CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team, USTFCCCA All-Academic, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten • team co-captain • competed in hammer throw at nine meets • NCAA Championship qualifier in hammer throw, placing ninth (62.90m, 206-04) • advanced to the NCAA Championship after placing third in hammer (65.88m, 216-02) at the NCAA West Prelim • Big Ten champion in hammer throw, recording a winning mark of 66.97m (219-08) to set a Big Ten Championship meet record • set a new Big Ten Conference record and improved on her own Minnesota program record with a career-best throw of 67.45m (221-03) as runner-up at the Mt. SAC Relays • named B1G Field Athlete of the Week (May 2) after winning fourth hammer title of the season with a throw of 67.07m (220-00) at the Louisville Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational • won five hammer throw titles • ended the season as Minnesota's program record-holder in hammer throw (67.45m, 221-03).
2017 Indoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed in weight throw at six meets • recorded a career-best throw of 19.34m (63-05.50) to place third at the Parents Day Invite and move into eighth among all-time Gophers • placed 14th in weight throw (17.63m, 57-10.25) at the Big Ten Championship.
2017 Outdoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named All-Big Ten First Team in hammer throw • named University of Minnesota Big Ten's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award recipient, USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • NCAA West Prelim qualifier in hammer throw, placing eighth with a Minnesota program record throw of 64.01m (210-00) to advance to the NCAA Championship • placed 18th at the NCAA Championship with a throw of 60.75m (199-03) • Big Ten hammer throw champion with a then-career best throw of 61.44m (201-07) • competed in hammer throw at nine meets, winning titles at the Big Ten Championship and Kansas Relays.
2016 Indoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in the weight throw at six meets • recorded a career-best throw of 16.23m (53-03.00) to place eighth in the weight throw at the Minnesota Open.
2016 Outdoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in the hammer throw at six meets • placed 10th in the hammer throw with a career-best throw of 52.58m (172-06) at the Rock Chalk Classic.
2015 • Freshman Season: Competed unattached during both the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.
High School: A 2014 graduate of Park High School • two-time all-state honoree • four-time All-Suburban East Conference honoree • academic all-state honoree • finished third in the 400m at the Minnesota Class AA state championships as a sophomore • four-year letterwinner in soccer, basketball and track & field • earned all-state honors in soccer and all-conference honors in both soccer and basketball.
Personal: Daughter of Christopher and Adenike Ogunrinde • has two siblings, Titi and Tolu • enjoys spending time with friends, listening to Beyonce, eating, and reading • Entrepreneurial Management major pursuing her Masters of Public Policy.
| Ogunrinde's Indoor Career Bests (2019 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
| Weight Throw | 20.59m, 67-06.75 (AT-7th) | Parents Day Invite (2/17/18) |
| Ogunrinde's Outdoor Career Bests (2019 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
| Hammer Throw | 68.85m, 225-10 (AT-1st) | NCAA Championship (6/6/19) |
