1. Keturah Orji was born on March 5,1996 and is an American track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump.
17 Facts About Keturah Orji
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Keturah Orji has set a new US triple jump record twice.
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In 2010, Keturah Orji was a level 8 gymnast at Giant Gymnastics, Inc in Hackettstown, New Jersey.
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Keturah Orji wanted to become an Olympic gymnast as a youth.
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Keturah Orji credits doing gymnastics when she was young for part of her early success.
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Keturah Orji had a high school personal best triple jump of 44 feet 11 inches Keturah Orji is a 2014 graduate of Mount Olive High School in Flanders.
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Keturah Orji placed second 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships triple jump and placed 13th in long jump.
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Keturah Orji won 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships triple jump setting an American junior record and placed 7th in long jump and was named the 2016 Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well as the SEC Field Athlete of the Year.
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Keturah Orji won 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships triple jump and placed 6th in long jump.
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Keturah Orji won the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships triple jump title and placed 3rd in long jump.
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Keturah Orji won 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships triple jump title and placed 2nd in long jump behind Georgia Lady Bulldogs teammate and champion Kate Hall.
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Keturah Orji set a collegiate record in the triple jump in Knoxville.
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In 2018, Keturah Orji become first woman to win eight NCAA titles in Field events.
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Keturah Orji was the first three-time female finalist in award history.
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Keturah Orji represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing fourth.
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Keturah Orji was presented with a "key to the city" at a township council workshop meeting on Tuesday night.
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Keturah Orji opened her final year by topping her own collegiate, NCAA Division 1 and American Indoor Records in the triple jump in 14.53 m at the Clemson Invitational on Saturday January 20,2018.