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Jelani Legohn

Jelani Legohn

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Oxnard, Calif.
  • High School:
    Oxnard HS '13

Summary

Biography

Career Bests:

Event Mark Meet Date
400H 53.74 Causeway Classic Dual Meet 4/21/17


2017:
Earned All-Big West honorable mention in the 400H with a fifth place finish at the conference championships (53.97)... Ran a leg on the sixth place 4x400 relay squad... Won his first collegiate race at the Mondo Team Challenge (53.89)... Continued that streak with a win at Woody Wilson Classic (54.12)... Improved on that mark to claim victory at Causeway Classic in a lifetime best of 53.74... Also finished fourth at UNLV Invitational (53.87).

2016:
Finished in the top-three at five different meets... Season-best of 54.82 was set in his last race at Causeway Classic.

2015:
Saw action in seven meets, including the Big West Championships... Achieved season-best of 54.46 at Causeway Classic in the 400H, placing fourth... Earned top-five finishes at Aggie Open (54.77) and Brutus Hamilton Open (58.57).

2014:
Competed primarily in 400 hurdles but also ran leg on Aggies' 4x400 relay... Posted season-best time of 54.27 in 400H while finishing 4th at Mondo Mid-Major Challenge... Was part of winning relay (3:15.83) at Causeway Dual... Competed in hurdles at Big West Championships.

OXNARD HS '13: Four-year letterwinner in track and field... Ran both the 110 high hurdles and 300 intermediate hurdles... Ventura County champion in both events as a senior... Second-place at CIF-Southern Section Championships... All-Ventura County and Ventura County All-time Performance winner for 300H... Won Marine Corps Distinguished Male Athlete Award and was named Oxnard High School Scholar-Athlete in 2013... Finished 5th in 55-meter dash at California State High School Indoor Championships... Finished in top nine percent of his graduating class... Oxnard Federation of Teachers Scholarship Recipient.

PERSONAL: Born in Oxnard, Calif... Majoring in linguistics... Parents are Fundi Legohn and Charlene Legohn... His four siblings attended or attend four different universities throughout California... Favorite facility he's competed at is at Mt. SAC... Title of his autobiography would be, "They Didn't See Him Coming"... Has career aspirations to work as a translator or liason for the United Nations.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2016Junior

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2017Senior

    Sprints
    5'6"