Banjo Jaiyesimi

Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Hazelwood East HS
Prev School:
Iowa Western Community College

2012 (Senior): Competed at two regular-season meets and at the Lone Star Conference Championship, where he placed 60th with a season-best 8K time of 29:58.

2011 (Junior): Recorded an 8K time of 36:17.66 at Angelo State in his lone meet of the season.

2009-11 (Iowa Western CC): Second team NJCAA All-American with the 2010 outdoor 4x800m relay, which recorded a varsity record time of 7:42.79 … 2010 Indoor Region XI Champion with the distance medley, 4x400m and 4x800m relays … Won the outdoor Region XI title with the 4x400m relay … Placed sixth in the 600m at the 2010 NJCAA Indoor National Championships with a then-school record time of 1:20.76 … Holds indoor school records of 1:12.33 in the 600-yard dash and 10:16.40 in the DMR, both of which were set at the 2011 Bill Easton Classic … His 600-yard mark was also good for first place … At the 2011 NJCAA National Championships helped post a school record time of 3:16.09 in the 4x400m relay, and at the Region XI Championships recorded a varsity record of 7:53.53 with the 4x800m relay …Helped set a school outdoor record in the sprint medley of 3:31.44 at the 2010 Disney World Invitational … Personal best times include 49.68 (400m), 1:53.54 (800m) and 18:15.56 (5K) … His best indoor 800m mark established a new school record and was recorded at the Region XI Championships in 2011 … As a freshman in 2010 twice won the 600m title at the NWU and John Dalton Invitationals … Won the indoor 800m crown at the 2011 UNI-dome Open.

High School: Graduated in 2009 from Hazelwood East High School … Won a state title with his track and field team in 2009.

Personal: Given name is Banjo E. Jaiyesimi … Born 30 June 1990 in St. Louis … Resides in St. Louis … Son of Linda Buchanan … Business major.