Angela Anoliefoh

Class: Senior Hometown: Burnaby, British Columbia High School: Burnaby Secondary

Height: 5-6 Event: Multi-Events Birthdate: 03/15/1982

2004 (Outdoor): NCAA regional qualifier in the javelin ... placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... placed first in the heptathlon javelin (139 feet,11 inches), second in the shot put (38-1 1/2) and fourth in the high jump, 200 and 800-meter runs ... placed third with 4x400 relay at Big Ten's ... recorded a throw of 142-9 in the javelin at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational, which was good for first place ... finished second in the javelin at a dual meet against Indiana with a throw of 128-10 ... jumped a season best of 17-0.5 in the long jump at the Ohio State Relays to finish fourth ... placed fourth in the high jump against Indiana with a season-best leap of 5-3.75 ... (Indoor) Did not compete due to injury.

2003 (Outdoor): NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the javelin ... recorded her regional qualifying mark of 142-7 in the javelin at the season-opening Purdue Invite, which was good for first place ... javelin qualifying mark also was a personal record ... repeated as javelin champion at the Ohio State Relays with a launch of 129-6 ... finished runner-up in the javelin against Indiana and at the Miami (Ohio) Team Invitational ... competed in five heptathlon events at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships before bowing to an injury ... finished second in the heptathlon high jump, fourth in the 200 and sixth in the shot put and long jump ... (Indoor) Runner up in the pentathlon at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a team-best score of 3,705 points ... recorded a third-place showing in the 60 hurdles with a mark of 9.17 ... posted consecutive third-place finishes in the high jump against Indiana State and at the N.Y. Armory Invitational ... placed fourth in the long jump at the Purdue Invitational and at the Indiana/Ohio State Triangular meet.

2002 (Outdoor): Competed in only one meet during the outdoor season, the Clemson Invitational ... finished third in the javelin (127-4) and ninth in the 200 (26.21) ... (Indoor) Finished fourth in the pentathlon at the Big Ten Championships, scoring 3,798 points ... also scored points at the Big Ten meet in the high jump, finishing sixth with a season-best clearance of 5-7... ran a leg of the eighth-place 4x400 relay at the Big Ten meet ... placed second in the long jump at the Hawkeye Invitational with a season-best leap of 18-3.75.

2001 (Outdoor): Runner-up in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships with 5,269 points, a NCAA provisional mark ... member of the 4x400 relay team that won the Big Ten title with a provisional time of 3:39.01 ... placed fifth in the high jump at the Big Ten's (5-7) ... 4x400 team also won the collegiate division at the Mt. SAC Relays (3:38.23) ... (Indoor) Competed in the jumps and relays ... 4x400 team clinched the first Big Ten indoor championship in Purdue history with a provisional qualifying time 3:42.91 ... placed fifth in the pentathlon at the conference meet ... finished second in the high jump against Indiana State with a leap of 5-5.75 ... season-best long jump mark (17-9) came at Fred Wilt Invitational.

High School: Competed in track, soccer and basketball ... Burnaby's Athlete of the Year all four years ... named most inspirational athlete by the track team as a freshman and senior ... provincial athlete of the year as a senior ... two-time Jr. Nationals champion and one-time Jr. Nationals runner-up ... member of four-time provincial champion soccer team ... member of Canadian Pan-Am Junior Team ... 4x400 Pan-Am team placed third.

Personal: Given name is Angela Obianuju Anoliefoh ... born March 19, 1982 ... parents are Chicka and Simeon Anoliefoh ... has four brothers and one sister ... majoring in movement and sports science with two minors in OLS and communication/advertising.

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