Divine Oladipo
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Career Honors
• Two-time second-team All-America in the indoor shot put (2018, 2019)
• Two-time All-America in the discus (2018 honorable mention, 2021 second team)
• 2021 second-team All-America in the outdoor shot put
• 2019 American Athletic Conference champion (indoor shot put)
As a Fifth Year Senior at Ohio State (2020-21)
• Second-team All-America in the discus with ninth-place finish at NCAA Championships (57.26m/187-10 ft.)
• Second-team All-America in the outdoor shot put with 14th-place finish at NCAA Championships (16.76m/55-0 ft.)
• Third at Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the discus (54.80m/179-09 ft.)
• Sixth at Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the shot put (17.20m/56-5.25 ft.)
• Sixth in shot put and eighth in discus at NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 26-29)
• First in the outdoor discus at two meets and first in shot put at B1G North Florida Invite (April 3)
• Fifth at Big Ten Indoor Championships in the shot put (16.20m/53-01.75 ft.)
As a Senior at Ohio State (2019-20)
• Redshirt during indoor season
• Outdoor season canceled due to CoVID-19 pandemic
As a Junior at UConn (2018-2019)
• Second Team All-America in indoor shot put (16.29m/53-05.33 ft.)
• American Athletic Conference champion in the indoor shot put (16.56m/54-03.96 ft.)
• AAC all-conference and All-ECAC/IC4A
• Competed in eight indoor meets in the shot put
• Five first-place finishes
• First-place at ECAC/IC4A meet (16.63m/54-06.75 ft.)
• Finished 11th at NCAA Indoor Championships
• Did not compete in outdoor season
As a Sophomore at UConn (2017-2018)
Indoor:
• Competed at six indoor meets
• First at Valentine Invitational with shot put of 16.64m/54-7.25 ft.
• Silver medalist twice in shot put at Nittany Lion Challenge and Dr. Sander Invitational Armory Challenge (College/Open)
• Bronze finish at conference championships with a mark of (15.66m/51-4.50 ft.)
Outdoor:
• Second Team All-America in the shot put (17.37m/576-11.85 ft.)
• USTFCCCA honorable mention All-America in discus (50.92m/167-0.72 ft.)
• Competed at nine meets in the shot put and discus
• Notched 16 top-20 finishes, four first-place finishes
• Silver and bronze at conference outdoor championships in discus and shot put, respectively
As a Freshman at UConn (2016-2017)
Indoor:
• Fourth in shot put at the Wagner Invite and Nittany Lion Challenge
• Earned bronze medals in shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational, Columbia East-West Challenge and Armory Track Invitational
• Won gold medal in shot put (16.41m) at the American Indoor Championships
• Placed first in shot put (15.53m) at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
• First place in the shot put (15.24m) and discus (49.44m) at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge
• Won silver medal in shot put (15.67m) at the Miami Hurricane Collegiate Invitational
• Won shot put (15.92m) and discus (48.26m) events at the UConn Northeast Challenge
• Second-place finishes in shot put and discus at the Larry Ellis Invitational
• Won silver in shot put (15.82m) and bronze in discus (49.15m) at American Outdoor Championships
• Competed in discus and shot put at NCAA East Preliminary Round
The Oladipo File
• International experience includes competing at the U20 European championships in 2017 in Italy, the European seniors in 2018 in Berlin, and the U23 European championships in 2019 Sweden
• Graduate transfer to Vanderbilt in summer of 2021
• Transferred to Ohio State from Connecticut in January 2020