Africa Strodes

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Xenia
Hometown:
Xenia, Ohio

2015-16: (Indoor) Competed in the long jump, triple jump and 60 for the Falcons … Set a personal best in the long jump with a leap of 17-feet-3.25 at the Findlay Classic … Finished at a career best 37-1.75 in the triple jump at the Tom Wright Open … Ran the 60 at the Findlay Classic, qualifying for the semifinals and running identical times of 8.16 seconds. (Outdoor) Competed in the long jump and the triple jump for the Falcons … Set a wind-aided personal best in the triple jump in the Toledo Dual with a mark of 35-feet-4 … Best wind legal distance was 34-11.25 at the Ball State Challenge … Established a personal best in the long jump with a leap of 16-2.25 at the Gina Relays.

2014-15: (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High School: Four-year letter winner at Xenia High School … Part of 400 relay team that finished third in the state in 2013 … Placed sixth in the state in the long jump in 2012 … Earned team Leadership Award in 2014 … First team all-conference in 2012 and 2013 as well as All-Ohio … Sprinter of the Year in 2013 and Coaches Award in 2012, along with Rookie of the Year in 2011.

Personal: Full name is Africa Jayonna Yvonne Strodes … Daughter of Carina Johnson … Born Nov. 16, 1995 … Three brothers – Tyrone Glover, Raymar Glover and Desmond Diggs – and one sister, Paris Mitchell … Plans to study health science.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
Long jump: 17-3.25, Findlay Classic (1/30/16)
Triple jump: 37-1.75, Tom Wright Open (1/22/16)
60: 8.16, Findlay Classic (1/30/16)
Outdoor Track and Field
Long jump: 16-2.25, Gina Relays (4/29/16)
Triple jump: 34-11.25, Ball State Challenge (4/16/16) / 35-4 (w), Toledo Dual (4/1/16)