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Ayele Gerken at SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Photo by: Abbey Santoro

Ayele Gerken

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Doerentrup, Germany

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

AWARDS & HONORS

2021 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2021 Indoor

Made Mizzou debut at Wooo Pig Classic (1/22/21), competing in 60m dash and long Jump… set a personal record at 7.74 time in 60m

2021 Outdoor

Won long jump at Rock Chalk Classic (4/30/21) with personal best 6.47mw (21-2.75)
Scored in long jump at SEC Outdoor Championships (5/15/21), jumping 6.16mw (20-2.5) for eighth place
Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary in long jump

2020 Indoor

Redshirted the indoor season

2020 Outdoor

Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

PERSONAL

Previous School: Luettfeld Berufskolleg

Personal Bests:

160m: 7.68s

Long Jump: 6.34m (20'9.75")

Gerken competed in the long jump at the U20 European Championships in 2019, advancing to the finals and finishing with a personal best mark of 6.34m (20'9.75").

Major: Business

Parents: Alfred Gerken and Dagmar Kunze