| Height: | 5-9 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Antioch, Calif. |
| High School: | Deer Valley HS |
| Position: | Hurdles |
| EXP: | 2V |
NORTHRIDGE - 2011
Ese Ntekume finished fifth in the triple jump (38-8.25) and 11th
in the long jump (18-2.50) at the Big West
Championships ... top triple jump of the season was a career-best
39-11.50 (12.18) at the Asics/Steve Scott Invitational at
UC Irvine ... her long jump at the conference championship
was also a career-best ... ran one 100 meter hurdle race this
season, finishing in 15.07 at the Northridge Invitational ...
finished 17th in the triple jump at the MPSF Indoor
Championships with a best of 36-9.50 ... also qualified in the long
jump but fouled on all three attempts ... had CSUN's top triple
jump of the season, 37-1 (11.30) at the UW Invitational
... posted an indoor career-best 17-5.25 (5.31) in the long
jump also at the UW Invitational.
2010
Ntekume qualified for the 100 meter hurdles and the long jump at
the Big West Championships, finishing 16th in the 100m hurdle
prelims running a personal-best 14.93 ... placed 15th in the long
jump with a best of 17-5.50 (5.32) ... also competed in the
heptathlon where she finished 12th with a career-best 4,261 points
... during the heptathlon, posted a long jump career-best of
18-0.25 (5.49) ... finished 17th in the 60 meter hurdle prelims at
the MPSF Indoor Championships in a personal indoor-best time
of 8.93 ... was 10th in the triple jump with a season-best of
38-3.50 (11.67) and was 12th in the pentathlon after scoring a
personal-best 3,224 points.
2009
Competed in the jumps and hurdles during her freshman season ...
posted season-bests of 4-7 in the high jump and 36-2.25 in the
triple jump at the Northridge Invitational (Mar. 14) ... ran a
season-best 16.38 in the 100 meter hurdles and 69.03 in the 400
meter hurdles also at the CSUN Invitational ... did not
compete during the 2009 indoor season.
DEER VALLEY HS
Competed in both track and basketball at Deer Valley High School
in Antioch, Calif. ... earned All-BVAL honors in the triple jump as
well as the 300 meter hurdles as a senior in 2008 ... was voted
best hurdler and best jumper in 2008 and best hurdler in 2006 and
2007 ... earned MVP honors in 2005 ... graduated in 2008 with a 3.2
grade point average.
PERSONAL
Born August 29, 1990 ... parents are Pat and Emmanuel Ntekume ...
has four sisters, Ejino, Onome, Odin and Blessing ... favorites
include Florence Griffith-Joyner and the TV show "DeGrassi" ...
lists her favorite food as "anything good" ... says the toughest
thing about being an athlete is "practice" ... once met Olympic
sprinters Tyson Gay and Veronica Campbell ... major is
Accounting.