Colorado State University Athletics
2021-22 Track & Field Roster
Ozoude, Jessica
Jessica Ozoude
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Sparks, Nev.
- High School:
- Spanish Springs HS
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor
- 60 meters - 7.37 (4th all-time in CSU history)
- 200 meters - 23.22 (2nd all-time in CSU history)
- 400 meters - 55.62 (6th all-time in CSU history)
Outdoor
- 100 meters - 11.43 (2nd all-time in CSU history)
- 200 meters - 23.10 (1st all-time CSU record)
- 400 meters - 53.79 (4th all-time in CSU history)
CSU Records
- 23.10, 200 meters (2019 outdoor)
- 43.92, 4x100-meter relay (2019 outdoor)
- 3:38.91, 4x400-meter relay (2019 outdoor)
- 3:36.285, 4x400-meter relay (2022 indoor, all-time CSU record) - Gale, Ozoude, Johnson, Goldsworthy
Accolades
- All-American outdoor, 4x100-meter relay (2019)
- Mountain West Champion; 200m outdoor (2019), 200m indoor (2019)
- All-Mountain West outdoor; 4x100-meter relay (2018 & 2019), 100 meters (2019), 200 meters (2019), 4x400-meter relay (2018)
- All-Mountain West indoor; 4x400-meter relay (2019, 2020), 400 meters (2019), 200 meters (2020)
- Mountain West Track Athlete of the Week (April 30, 2019; December 7, 2021)
Ozoude at the NCAA Championships
2019
- 16th place, 4x100-meter relay, Prelims (outdoor)
Ozoude at the NCAA West Region Preliminary
2019
- 17th place, 200 meters (outdoor)
- 10th place, 4x100-meter relay (outdoor)
- 20th place, 4x400-meter relay (outdoor)
Ozoude at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- DNF, 200 meters (indoor)
2020
- 3rd place, 200 meters (indoor)
- 2nd place, 200 meters, prelims (indoor)
- 3rd place, 4x400 meter relay (indoor)
- 10th place, 60 meters, prelims (indoor)
2019
- 1st place, 200 meters (outdoor)
- 1st place, 4x100-meter relay (outdoor)
- 3rd place, 100 meters (outdoor)
- 1st place, 200 meters (indoor)
- 4th place, 60 meters (indoor)
- 3rd place, 4x400-meter relay (indoor)
2018
- 4th place, 200 meters (outdoor)
- 3rd place, 4x100-meter relay (outdoor)
- 3rd place, 4x400-meter relay (outdoor)
- 6th place, 200 meters (indoor)
- 7th place, 60 meters (indoor)
- 4th place, 4x400-meter relay (indoor)
COLORADO STATE
Senior (2021-22)
(Indoor): Competed in six meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Ran a 7.37 60m dash and placed 1st at the Air Force Holiday Open, 4th in CSU history... Hit a PR in the 200m with a time of 23.22 at the Don Kirby Invite, 2nd in CSU history...A part of the CSU record 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:36.28 achieved at Colorado Invite.
(Outdoor):
Senior (2020-21)
(Indoor): Did not compete.
(Outdoor): Competed in four meets before injury...Made season debut at CU Invitational, placing fifth in 400m and being a part of the first-place 4x100m relay team...Took third in the 200 at Sooner Invitational...Won the 100m and 200m at Jack Christiansen Invite with a time of 11.97.
Junior (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in just three meets, one of which unattached after coming back from injury...At Mountain West Championships, contributed 12 points by placing third in 200m and 4x400 meter relay...Picked up her eighth and ninth All-MW nod...Made season debut at Don Kirby Invitational; 12th in qualifying stage of 60m, 10th in 200m, and a part of the fourth-place 4x400m relay team.
Sophomore (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed in six meets...At MW Championships, recorded a PR in 60m that ranks sixth on CSU list while taking fourth place...Set school record in 4x400m relay at MW meet along with Lauren Gale, Michelle Gould and Jasmine Chesson...Won the 200m and took third in 4x400m relay...Won the 200m at Colorado Invitational.
(Outdoor): Appeared in nine meets including MW Championships, NCAA West Region, and NCAA Championships...Recorded the second-best 100m time in CSU history at the MW meet for third place...Set school record in 4x400m relay at NCAA West Region with Lauren Gale, Michelle Gould and Jasmine Chesson...Set school record in 4x100m relay at NCAA Championships with Lauren Gale, Destiny Rocker and Marybeth Sant...Won the 200m and 4x100-meter relay at MW meet...Placed 10th in the NCAA West Region to advance to NCAA Championships...Set school record in the 200m at Jack Christiansen Invitational while also winning the event...A part of the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay that swept the Bryan Clay Invitational...Won the Doug Max 400m with a PR that resides fourth on CSU's all-time list...Won the 200m and 4x100m relay at Colorado Invitational...Won the 100m at Fum McGraw.
Freshman (2017-18)
(Indoor): Competed in five meets...Made CSU debut at Air Force Holiday Open and won the 60m and 4x440m relay...Second-best Ram in 60m at MW Championships and top Ram in the 200m...Part of the 4x400m relay that finished in fourth place.
(Outdoor): Competed in seven meets...Made outdoor debut at Mines Nature's Baker Invite with wins in the 200m and 400m...Won 400m and 4x100m at CU Invitational...Won 200m at NoCo Challenge...A part of the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay that placed third in MW Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Spanish Springs HS...All-league, 100 meter (2017)...All-league, 200 meter (2017)...All-league, 400 meter (2017)...All-state, 200 meter (2015-2017)...All-state, 100 meter (2016-2017)...All-state, 400 meter (2016)...At 2017 NIAA 4A State Championships, first in 200m, first in 100m, second in long jump, and sixth in 400 meters...2016 Nevada state champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters...Holds high school record for the 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter, 4 by 100 meter relay, 4 by 400 meter relay, and long jump...2016 Gatorade State Girls' Track & Field Athlete of the Year...Honored at Nevada Sports Awards as Best of Girls' Track...As a senior, won six 100m events, four 200m events, four long jump events, and two 400m events.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 100 meters - 11.64
- 200 meters - 23.77
- 400 meters - 55.35
- Long Jump - 18'1''
Indoor
- 60 meters - 7.37 (4th all-time in CSU history)
- 200 meters - 23.22 (2nd all-time in CSU history)
- 400 meters - 55.62 (6th all-time in CSU history)
Outdoor
- 100 meters - 11.43 (2nd all-time in CSU history)
- 200 meters - 23.10 (1st all-time CSU record)
- 400 meters - 53.79 (4th all-time in CSU history)
CSU Records
- 23.10, 200 meters (2019 outdoor)
- 43.92, 4x100-meter relay (2019 outdoor)
- 3:38.91, 4x400-meter relay (2019 outdoor)
- 3:36.285, 4x400-meter relay (2022 indoor, all-time CSU record) - Gale, Ozoude, Johnson, Goldsworthy
Accolades
- All-American outdoor, 4x100-meter relay (2019)
- Mountain West Champion; 200m outdoor (2019), 200m indoor (2019)
- All-Mountain West outdoor; 4x100-meter relay (2018 & 2019), 100 meters (2019), 200 meters (2019), 4x400-meter relay (2018)
- All-Mountain West indoor; 4x400-meter relay (2019, 2020), 400 meters (2019), 200 meters (2020)
- Mountain West Track Athlete of the Week (April 30, 2019; December 7, 2021)
Ozoude at the NCAA Championships
2019
- 16th place, 4x100-meter relay, Prelims (outdoor)
Ozoude at the NCAA West Region Preliminary
2019
- 17th place, 200 meters (outdoor)
- 10th place, 4x100-meter relay (outdoor)
- 20th place, 4x400-meter relay (outdoor)
Ozoude at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- DNF, 200 meters (indoor)
2020
- 3rd place, 200 meters (indoor)
- 2nd place, 200 meters, prelims (indoor)
- 3rd place, 4x400 meter relay (indoor)
- 10th place, 60 meters, prelims (indoor)
2019
- 1st place, 200 meters (outdoor)
- 1st place, 4x100-meter relay (outdoor)
- 3rd place, 100 meters (outdoor)
- 1st place, 200 meters (indoor)
- 4th place, 60 meters (indoor)
- 3rd place, 4x400-meter relay (indoor)
2018
- 4th place, 200 meters (outdoor)
- 3rd place, 4x100-meter relay (outdoor)
- 3rd place, 4x400-meter relay (outdoor)
- 6th place, 200 meters (indoor)
- 7th place, 60 meters (indoor)
- 4th place, 4x400-meter relay (indoor)
COLORADO STATE
Senior (2021-22)
(Indoor): Competed in six meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Ran a 7.37 60m dash and placed 1st at the Air Force Holiday Open, 4th in CSU history... Hit a PR in the 200m with a time of 23.22 at the Don Kirby Invite, 2nd in CSU history...A part of the CSU record 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:36.28 achieved at Colorado Invite.
(Outdoor):
Senior (2020-21)
(Indoor): Did not compete.
(Outdoor): Competed in four meets before injury...Made season debut at CU Invitational, placing fifth in 400m and being a part of the first-place 4x100m relay team...Took third in the 200 at Sooner Invitational...Won the 100m and 200m at Jack Christiansen Invite with a time of 11.97.
Junior (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in just three meets, one of which unattached after coming back from injury...At Mountain West Championships, contributed 12 points by placing third in 200m and 4x400 meter relay...Picked up her eighth and ninth All-MW nod...Made season debut at Don Kirby Invitational; 12th in qualifying stage of 60m, 10th in 200m, and a part of the fourth-place 4x400m relay team.
Sophomore (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed in six meets...At MW Championships, recorded a PR in 60m that ranks sixth on CSU list while taking fourth place...Set school record in 4x400m relay at MW meet along with Lauren Gale, Michelle Gould and Jasmine Chesson...Won the 200m and took third in 4x400m relay...Won the 200m at Colorado Invitational.
(Outdoor): Appeared in nine meets including MW Championships, NCAA West Region, and NCAA Championships...Recorded the second-best 100m time in CSU history at the MW meet for third place...Set school record in 4x400m relay at NCAA West Region with Lauren Gale, Michelle Gould and Jasmine Chesson...Set school record in 4x100m relay at NCAA Championships with Lauren Gale, Destiny Rocker and Marybeth Sant...Won the 200m and 4x100-meter relay at MW meet...Placed 10th in the NCAA West Region to advance to NCAA Championships...Set school record in the 200m at Jack Christiansen Invitational while also winning the event...A part of the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay that swept the Bryan Clay Invitational...Won the Doug Max 400m with a PR that resides fourth on CSU's all-time list...Won the 200m and 4x100m relay at Colorado Invitational...Won the 100m at Fum McGraw.
Freshman (2017-18)
(Indoor): Competed in five meets...Made CSU debut at Air Force Holiday Open and won the 60m and 4x440m relay...Second-best Ram in 60m at MW Championships and top Ram in the 200m...Part of the 4x400m relay that finished in fourth place.
(Outdoor): Competed in seven meets...Made outdoor debut at Mines Nature's Baker Invite with wins in the 200m and 400m...Won 400m and 4x100m at CU Invitational...Won 200m at NoCo Challenge...A part of the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay that placed third in MW Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Spanish Springs HS...All-league, 100 meter (2017)...All-league, 200 meter (2017)...All-league, 400 meter (2017)...All-state, 200 meter (2015-2017)...All-state, 100 meter (2016-2017)...All-state, 400 meter (2016)...At 2017 NIAA 4A State Championships, first in 200m, first in 100m, second in long jump, and sixth in 400 meters...2016 Nevada state champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters...Holds high school record for the 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter, 4 by 100 meter relay, 4 by 400 meter relay, and long jump...2016 Gatorade State Girls' Track & Field Athlete of the Year...Honored at Nevada Sports Awards as Best of Girls' Track...As a senior, won six 100m events, four 200m events, four long jump events, and two 400m events.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 100 meters - 11.64
- 200 meters - 23.77
- 400 meters - 55.35
- Long Jump - 18'1''
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