2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jackson Cole, Adams State
Brian Barrett

Malika Ouedraogo

  • Position Jumps
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Antony, France

Biography

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2017 Outdoor: Member of 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championship Team  where she earned 2nd Team All-American honors with an 11th place finish in the triple jump. Earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honors in the triple jump. Earned 2nd Team All-Lone Star Conference honors after finishing second in the triple jump with a wind-aided jump of 12.73 meters (41-9.25). She also finished fifth in the long jump with a leap of 5.70 meters (18-8.5). She achieved an automatic qualifying mark in the triple jump at the Clyde Littlefield Relays with a personal best mark of 12.78 meters (41-11.25) which is the fourth-best mark in school history. She jumped a personal best 5.86 meters (19-2.75) in the long jump en route to third place finish at the West Texas A&M Invitational.

2017 Indoor: Finished her indoor career on a high note as she finished second to teammate Rellie Kaputin in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in a seasonal best mark of 12.70 meters (41-8). It marked the second time in her career that she had earned runner-up in that event at the national meet. She earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) 1st Team All-American and All-Region honors in the triple jump. She earned 2nd Team All-Conference honors after finishing second in the triple jump as the Lady Buffs swept the podium. She also finished 10th at the championships with a seasonal-best mark of 5.46 meters (17-11). She ran a personal best time of 8.37 in the 60-meter dash at the Grizzly/Buffalo Clash.

2016 Outdoor: Finished second in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships with the second-best performance in school history. Her mark of 41-11.25 (12.78m) would have been a school record had Rellie Kaputin not jump 12.82m on her final attempt of the competition. She earned First Team All-American and All-Region honors from the USTFCCCA in the triple jump. She finished second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump at the Lone Star Conference Championships. Ran a personal-best time of 12.60 in the 100-meter dash at the WT Classic & Multi.
 
2016 Indoor: She finished 13th in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Pittsburg, Kan. with a mark of 11.91 meters. It marked the third consecutive year that she had qualified for the championships. She won the triple jump at the LSC Indoor Championships in a mark of 11.88 meters. She also finished second in the long jump with a school-record mark of 5.77 meters. She had a seasonal-best mark of 12.03 meters at the Pittsburg State Invitational. She also earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the triple jump.
 
2015 Outdoor: Earned USTFCCCA Second Team All-American honors in the triple jump after finishing ninth at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 12.20m (40-0.5). She also earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the triple jump. She finished second in the triple jump at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 12.28m (40-3.5). She also finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 5.37m (17-7.5). Ouedraogo broke the school record in the triple jump at the Texas Relays with a mark of 12.49m (40-11.75).
 
2015 Indoor: Finished fourth in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships with the second-best mark in school history (12.73m/41-9.25). Ouedraogo won both the long and triple jump at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. Earned an automatic qualifier in the triple jump with her mark of 12.54m (41-1.75) at the New Mexico Classic.
 
2014 Outdoor: Finished 13th in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 12.30m (40-4.25). Ouedraogo finished second in the triple jump (12.47m/40-11) and sixth in the long jump (5.66m/18-7) at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She ran a personal-best time of 12.80 in the 100-meter dash at the ASU David Noble Relays.
 
2014 Indoor: Became just the second Lady Buff in school history to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships where she finished second in the triple jump. Her mark of 12.76m (41-10.5) broke her own school record by more than a foot giving the Lady Buffs their first runner-up finish in program history. Ouedraogo finished second in the triple jump at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships and seventh in the long jump as the Lady Buffs won their first team title in program history.

High School: Competed in the long jump and triple jump in high school.

Personal: Born March 19, 1988. Has two siblings. Majoring in mass communication at West Texas A&M.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Junior

    Jumps
    6'0"
  • 2015Sophomore

    Jumps
    6'0"
  • 2016Junior

    Jumps
    6'0"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Jumps
    6'0"