2008-09 Track and Field Roster
Roster
D.C. Okonta
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Liberty, Mo.
- High School:
- Liberty HS
2013 -- Indoor -- Outdoor: Named Summit League Field Championship MVP… named All-Summit League… named Summit League Athlete of the Week on Mar. 19… tied for the second best jump in school history in the triple jump with a mark of 15.24 meters at the Tulsa Duels to win the event… won the triple jump at The Summit League Championships with a mark of 14.79 meters… set a personal best in the long jump at The Summit League Championships with a mark of 7.34 meters to place second… finished third in the long jump at the PSU/Wendy’s Invitational with a jump of 7.23 meters… won the triple jump at the K.T. Woodman Classic with a jump of 15.10 meters, at the Track-It Buster Invitational with a mark of 14.58 meters… finished third at the Missouri Relays as part of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:42.31.
2012 -- Indoor: Recorded a personal best time of 7.22 in the 60-meter dash at the Holiday Preview (12/9)... Was clocked at 7.25 in the 60-meter dash at the Bill Easton Classic (1/7)... Recorded a personal best time of 23.50 in the 200-meter dash at the Bill Easton Classic (1/7)... Was clocked at 23.68 in the 200-meter dash at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2)... Was a part of a squad that ran a 3:42.12 in the 4x400-meter relay at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2)... Was a part of a squad that was clocked at 3:48.88 in the 4x400-meter relay at the Bill Easton Classic (1/7)... Recorded the third best performance in UMKC history for a personal best mark of 49-05.00 (15.06m) in the triple jump at the Holiday Inn Invitational (1/14)... Finished with the fifth best performance (48-10.00 - 14.88m) in a triple jump event in UMKC school history to take first at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2)... Placed first in the triple jump at the Bill Easton Classic (48-06.25 - 14.79m) and Holiday Preview (48-04.00 - 14.73m)... Took home the silver medal in the triple jump at The Summit League Championships with a mark of 47-03.50 (14.41m)... Recorded a personal best mark in the long jump with a mark of 22-09.00 (6.93m) to place second in the Holiday Inn Invitational (1/13)... Placed fifth (22-09.00 - 6.93m) in the long jump at The Summit League Championships (2/24)... Finished second (22-04.50 - 6.82m) in the long jump at the Wildcat Invitational (1/21). Outdoor: Did not compete due to injury.
2011 -- Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Two top-five finishes in the long events... recorded four first place finishes in the triple jump events... finished with the fourth performance in UMKC outdoor track and field history in the triple jump with a mark of 49-05.50 (15.07m).
2010 -- Indoor... all-Summit League selection... led the `Roos in the triple jump... posted the fourth top-mark in school history in the triple jump... earned the silver medal at The Summit League Indoor Championship (3/1) in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 48-06.25 (14.79m)... champion at the Mule Relays (2/6) in the triple jump at 47-02.25 (14.38m)... recorded six top-five finishes in the triple jump... recorded a jump of 21-11.50 (6.69m) at The League Championship (2/28) in the preliminary round of the long jump for a personal record... landed two top-10 finishes in the long jump during the indoor season... Outdoor... earned all-Summit League honors... led the Kangaroos in the triple jump... earned two bronze medals at The Summit League Championships in jumps... placed third in the long jump with a personal record of 23-01.75 (7.05m) and third in the triple jump with a mark of 48-07.50 (14.82m)... took sixth in the long jump at the Emporia State Relays (4/3)... recorded the personal best mark of 48-10.25 (14.89m) in the triple jump at the Emporia State Relays (4/3) for a second place finish... recorded six top-10 finishes in the triple jump during the outdoor season... competed in the triple jump at the Drake Relays (4/24) and took 11th place with a mark of 47-01.50 (14.36m).
2009 -- Indoor... finished seventh at The Summit League Indoor Championships (2/28) in the triple jump with a personal best jump of 45-04.50 (13.83m), earning two points for the men’s squad... took 11th at the League Championships (2/27) with a personal best mark of 20-06.25 (6.25m) in the long jump... recorded eight top-10 finishes in the jumps during the indoor season... finished fifth in the long jump at the Wildcat Invitational (1/30) with a jump of 20-01.75 (6.14m) ... took fifth at both the Missouri Invitational (1/9) and the Wildcat Invitational (1/31) in the triple jump... ran a personal best 7.34 in the 60-meter dash at the Iowa State Classic (2/14)... Outdoor... ran the second leg of the men’s 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (5/29)... took fifth at The Summit League Outdoor Championships (5/16) in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 47-05.75 (14.47m), scoring four points for the men’s team... finished sixth in the triple at the Emporia State Relays... recorded a personal record of 21-05.50 (6.54m) in the long jump at the Nebraska Invitational (4/11).
High School -- Was all-conference, all-district and team MVP his junior and senior seasons... voted runner-up MVP and also was an all-state selection his junior season... sophomore year was voted most improved... lifetime-best in the triple jump was 46-0 and 21-10 in the long jump, both recorded during his senior season... team took first place at conference in 2007 in Class 4 and third place in 2008... also on the basketball team, earning one varsity letter... earned second-team all-conference honors.
Personal -- Born on June 22, 1990... given name is Donald Chukwuemeka Okonta... son of Emmanuel and Grace Okonta.... both parents are UMKC graduates, Emmanuel in 1994 (Arts and Sciences) and Grace in 2000 (Education)... has three siblings, Natashia, Kevin, and Patricia... brother Kevin plays football and runs track at Northwest Missouri State... majoring in pharmacy.
CAREER-BEST TIMES/MARKS
INDOOR60 meters: 7.22 at Holiday Day Preview, 12/9/11200 meters: 23.50 at Bill Easton Classic, 1/7/12
Long Jump: 22-09.00 (6.93m) at Holiday Inn Invitational, 1/13/12
Triple Jump: 49-05.00 (15.06m) at Holiday Inn Invitational, 1/14/12OUTDOOR
Long Jump: 7.34m at 2013 Summit League Championships, 5/10/13
Triple Jump: 15.24m at Tulsa Duels, 3/16/13
