Utah State University Athletics

Ayodele Ojo Jr. | TFRRS Profile

TITLES: Mountain West Outdoor Champion: 4x100-Meter Relay (2026).

HONORS: Second-Team All-American Indoor: 60 Meters (2026); All-Mountain West Outdoor: 100 Meters (2025, 2026), 4x100-Meter Relay (2026); All-Mountain West Indoor: 60 Meters (2026); Mountain West Men’s Track Athlete of the Week (12/16/25, 1/20/26, 5/5/26); Mountain West Men’s Freshman of the Week (4/29/25); USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2025, 2026); Academic All-Mountain West (2025, 2026); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2025, 2026); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2025, 2026).

INDOOR RECORDS: Owns the Utah State and Mountain West record in the 60 meters with a time of 6.55, set in 2026.

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Owns the Utah State record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.09, set in 2026… Ranks fifth all-time at USU in the 200 meters with a time of 20.89, set in 2025… Member of the second-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-fastest 4x100-meter relay teams at USU with times of 39.48 (2026), 39.54 (2025), 39.56 (2026), and 39.87 (2026).

2026 (SO)
Indoor: Finished 15th in the 60 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 6.71, earning Second-Team All-American honors… Finished runner-up in the 60 meters at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, running the final in 6.64 after qualifying first in with a prelim time of 6.60, earning All-MW honors… Won the 60 meters at the New Mexico-hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational with a final time of 6.58… Broke the Utah State record in the 60 meters with a time of 6.55 as he won his final at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open… Claimed the sprint titles at the Weber State Indoor Invitational and the BYU December Invitational, respectively posting a personal-best 55-meter time of 6.30 and a 60-meter time of 6.70… Earned MW Men’s Track Athlete of the Week accolades twice throughout the season (12/16/25, 1/20/26)
Outdoor: Placed 46th in the first round of the 100 meters at the NCAA West First Rounds with a time of 11.28… Received All-Mountain West accolades in the 4x100-meter relay and the 100 meters… Won gold in the 4x100-meter relay, silver in the 100 meters and placed ninth in the 200 meters at the MW Outdoor Championships, respectively finishing in 39.87 (ranks sixth all-time at USU), a Utah State-record 10.09 and 28.41… Tied his personal best of 20.89 in the 200-meter prelims (ranks fifth all-time at USU), qualifying fourth for the final… Won the individual 100 meters with a wind-aided time of 9.90, the fastest all-conditions time in USU history, and the 4x100-meter relay with a program fifth-fastest 39.56 at the BYU Robison Invitational… Received MW Men’s Freshman of the Week honors on May 5… Swept the 100-meter and 200-meter titles at the USU-hosted Aggie Invitational for the second-straight year, respectively finishing in 10.23 and 20.91… Part of USU’s winning 4x100-meter relay teams at the Long Beach State-hosted Beach and Pacific Coast Invitationals, respectively finishing in 40.08 and a personal-best 39.48, which ranks second-fastest all time at USU… Selected to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team… Earned Academic All-MW honors… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (FR)
Indoor: Placed eighth in the 60 meters and 12th in the 200-meter prelims at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, finishing in 6.87 and a personal-best 21.64, respectively… Set the George Nelson Fieldhouse record in the 60 meters with a time of 6.73 as he topped the field at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational… Set a season best in the 60 meters with a time of 6.73 as he placed first in the prelims at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open… Ran a season-best time of 6.44 in the 55 meters at the Weber State Invitational, placing third… Set a personal-best 36.48 in the 300 meters at the BYU December Invitational, finishing 16th.
Outdoor: Placed 14th in the quarterfinals of the 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA West First Rounds with a season-best time of 39.54, which ranks fourth all-time at USU… Finished second in the 100 meters and seventh in the 200 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with respective times of 10.32 and 21.08, earning All-MW recognition in the 100 meters… Set a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 20.89 as he placed fourth in the prelims at the conference championships, qualifying for the finals… Finished first in the 100 meters at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational with a time of 10.60… Swept the 100-meter and 200-meter titles at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, finishing in a season-best 10.27 and in 20.98, respectively, earning MW Men’s Freshman of the Week recognition on April 29… Part of USU’s winning 4x100-meter relay team at the UNLV Rebel Elite, finishing in 39.65… Following his freshman season, finished seventh in the 100 meters and sixth in the 200-meter prelims with respective times of 10.44 and 21.62 at the USATF U20 Championships… Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team… Academic All-MW honoree… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track & field at Waxahachie (Texas) High School… Finished fifth in the 100 meters and the 4x100-meter relay at the 2024 UIL 6A Region II championships as a senior with respective times of 10.70 and 42.51… Ran a career-best time of 10.39 in his senior season.

PERSONAL: Son of Ayodele and Jennifer Ojo… Has two younger siblings… Majoring in technology systems.
 
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

Event	Indoor	Outdoor
55 Meters	6.30
60 Meters	6.55
100 Meters		10.09 (9.90w)
200 Meters	21.64	20.89
300 Meters	36.48
4x100m Relay		39.48

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2026 (Fayetteville)	60 Meters	15th (Semifinals)	6.71

 
NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2025 (College Station)	4x100-Meter Relay	14th	39.54
2026 (Fayetteville)	100 Meters (First Round)	46th	11.28

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2025	60 Meters	6th (Prelims)	6.81
2025	60 Meters	8th (Finals)	6.87
2025	200 Meters	12th (Prelims)	21.64
2026	60 Meters	1st (Prelims)	6.60
2026	60 Meters	2nd (Finals)	6.64

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2025	100 Meters	7th (Prelims)	10.36
2025	100 Meters	2nd (Finals)	10.32
2025	200 Meters	4th (Prelims)	20.89
2025	200 Meters	7th (Finals)	21.08
2025	4x100m Relay	DNF (Prelims)	DNF
2026	100 Meters	1st (Prelims)	10.17
2026	100 Meters	2nd (Finals)	10.09
2026	200 Meters	4th (Prelims)	20.89
2026	200 Meters	9th (Finals)	28.41
2026	4x100m Relay	1st	39.87