Jamila Otieno

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Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Canton, Ga.

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7982723/Duke/Jamila_Otieno_.html

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Outdoor

Placed ninth in the hammer at the High Point Meet of Champions on a personal best of 49.44m (162-2 feet)
Opened the season with a third-place finish in the javelin at the Bob Davidson Invitational via a toss of 39.22m (128-8 feet)

Indoor

Registered a personal best of 14.39m (47-2.50 feet) in the weight throw at the JDL College Kickoff to open the season
Also competed in the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Invitational

Prior to Duke: Lettered in track & field at Joseph E. Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga. … 2019 GHSA Class 7A Discus State Champion … Hold’s Wheeler High School’s discus record … 2017 USATF Hersey National Junior Olympic Track & Field Javelin Champion … Qualified for the 2017, 2018, and 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals and 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals … Was also an accomplished weightlifter, qualifying for the 2018 National Youth Championships … A Duke University David M. Rubenstein Scholar … Duke Technology Scholar.

Personal: Daughter of Mary Otieno … Born on July 9, 2001.