Jenn Edobi - Women's Track and Field - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Jenn Edobi Season 2017-18

Sprints

Class Senior
Event Sprints
Hometown Union, NJ
High School Union HS
Bio

Career Results

Honors
2018 NCAA Outdoor East Regional Qualifier
2018 All-SEC (Outdoors) in 400 meters
2018 All-SEC (Indoors) in 400 meters, DMR
2017 NCAA Outdoor East Regional Qualifier
2015 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC All-Freshman (Indoors) in 400

Notable:
– Competed in the 2016 Nigeria Olympic Trials

2018 Outdoor Season: 
SEC Championships: Edobi earned team points for the Commodores with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter dash at conference meet… Ran a 53.43 in the SEC finals after matching outdoor season-best of 53.33 in prelims… War Eagle Invitational: Finished second in 400 meters with 53.96 effort… Also ran 200 in 23.90… Tennessee Relays: Ran 400 in 53.33 for fourth-place result and ran strong second leg on distance medley relay unit that broke school record by nine seconds with 11:22.86 effort… Spec Towns Invitational: Finished third in 200 with 24.39 effort… Florida Relays: Posted leg on 11:31.65 DMR effort (VU No. 2 all-time) and ran 400 meters in 53.78… Black and Gold Invitational: Opened outdoor campaign with 23.47 clocking in 200 meters.

2018 Indoor Season:
SEC Championships: Edobi put together one of the best competitions of her career in the conference championships… She opened with a career-best 53.45 effort in prelims to qualify for the 400-meter final… In the finals, Edobi ran 53.88 to claim an eighth-place finish… Two hours after running the 400 final, Edobi came back to contribute a superb 400-meter leg on Vanderbilt’s distance medley relay unit that finished fifth… Music City Challenge: Posted her season best in the 200 with a 24.62 clocking, then came back to add a solid 54.66 effort in the 400… Power 5 Invitational: Ran 25.03 (200), 55.75 (400) and contributed solid leg on 3:46.88 4×400-meter relay unit… Vanderbilt Invitational: Ran 54.66 in first 400-meter dash of the indoor season, resulting in fourth-place finish… Also ran superb leg in team’s distance medley relay unit that won in 11:51.46… Commodore Invitational: Ran 2:09.18 to finish third overall in 800 meters and contributed excellent leg on 4×400-meter relay foursome that ran second in 3:43.22… VU Opener: Started indoor campaign with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:10.36).

2017 Outdoor Season: 
NCAA Regionals: Qualified for the quarterfinals with a fourth-place finish in her heat and a 400-meter dash time of 53.70 in the First Round, then followed that up with a new personal-best time of 52.75 in the Quarterfinals and a 15th place finish… SEC Championships: Placed 14th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.61 and also contributed to the team’s 12th place finish in the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:40.81… SEC Relays: Contributed to the team’s fourth place finish in the sprint medley relay with a time of 3:50.46… Tennessee Relays: Ran a time of 24.29 in the 200-meter relay, which was good for 14th place… Florida Relays: Ran a then-best 400-meter time of 53.16 and also competed for the sprint medley team that earned a time of 4:05.71… Yellow Jacket invitational: Ran a career-best time of 24.17 in the 200-meter dash.

2017 Indoor Season: 
SEC Championships: Finished ninth in two events including the 400-meter dash (53.84) and the distance medley relay (11:40.09)… Music City Challenge: Set a new school record and won the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.47; also ran in the 4×400 relay and finished with a time of 3:43.65… Meyo Invitational: Finished fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.94…Vanderbilt Invitational: Ran the eighth-fastest time all-time at Vanderbilt with a time of 2:09.16 in the 800-meter run… Commodore Invitational: Won the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.99…Vanderbilt Indoor Opener: Was a part of the second place 4×400 relay team finishing with a time of 3:45.79 and took fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:13.27.

2016 Outdoor Season: 
Virginia Challenge: Finished 10th as part of the 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:44.52… Auburn Invitational: Took third as a part of the 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:40.68 ranking No.8 on VU all-time list and finished 13th in the 800 at 2:10.72… Florida Relays: Finished 10th in the 400 posting a personal best time at 53.33 ranking No. 2 on VU all-time list; Took sixth as part of the 1600 Sprint Medley team with a time of 3:55.62; Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished sixth with a season best time in prelims at 3:39.84 ranking No. 7 on VU all-time list… Black and Gold Invitational: Finished second in the 800 with a time of 2:10.94.

2016 Indoor Season: 
SEC Championships: Was a member of Vanderbilt’s DMR team that took fourth place with a time of 11:22.96, which ranks No. 3 on Vanderbilt’s all-time list… Music City Invitational: Took third in the 400 with a time of 54.11… Armory Collegiate Invitational: Set a new school record by posting a time of 1:13.66 in the 500-meter run while finishing first among collegiates and second overall…Vanderbilt Invitational: Posted the third-best mark in school history in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 24.74 and took second in the 400 with a time of 54.33… Conference Clash: Took 13th in the 400 with a time of 55.25… Commodore Invitational: Earned a ninth-place finish by in the 200 meters with a time of 24.88… Indoor Opener: Took second place in the 400 at 55.07 and was a member of the 4×4 team that took third place with a time of 3:52.15.

2015 Outdoor Season: 
Alabama Relays: Was a member of the 4×200 relay team that set a new school record with a time of 1:37.45, breaking the previous VU mark by almost three seconds.

2015 Indoor Season:
SEC Championships: Earned SEC All-Freshman honors for her performance in the 400, where she posted the best time (54.09) among all freshmen and finished 12th overall; Was a member of VU’s 4×4 relay team that took sixth place with a time of 3:39.39… Tyson Invitational: Was a member of the 4×400 relay team that posted a time of 3:37.95, representing the second-best time on Vanderbilt’s all-time list and the best since 1998; Finished first among the Commodores and 27th overall in the 400 with a time of 54.35… Meyo Invitational: Took fourth place in the 600 with a time of 1:31.70, which ranked as the second-best mark on Vanderbilt’s all-time performer’s list; Was also a member of Vanderbilt’s 4×400 relay team that took fifth place and set the No. 5 mark on VU’s all-time list with a time of 3:41.57…Vanderbilt Invitational: Finished third in the 400 with a time of 54.85… Commodore Invitational: Took second in the 400 with a time of 54.43 and was a member of the 4×400 relay team that posted a first-place time of 3:38.98 to set the No. 3 mark on VU’s all-time… Music City Invitational: Captured first place in the 400 with a time of personal-best time of 54.00 to set the No. 2 mark on VU’s all-time list in her Commodore debut.

Personal: 
Grew up in small community located southwest of Newark, N.J… Daughter of Emmanuel and Ify Edobi… Has three siblings: Immanuel, Westley and Kris… Represented Nigeria during 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships.

Prior to Vanderbilt:
– Ranked No. 7 in the nation in 2014 in indoor 400 with time of 55.42.
– Ranked No. 4 in New Jersey in 2013 in outdoor 400.