Ogunleye and Delauze Compete Internationally
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Two members of the University of Miami track and field program spent the past weekend competing internationally.
Henri Delauze and Precious Ogunleye traded in Miami’s orange and green for the colors of their native country for a weekend, with Delauze competing for the Bahamas at the Pan American Junior Games and Ogunleye throwing at the Nigerian National Championships.
Delauze competed in both the 400m and in the 4x400m relay for the Bahamas at Pan Am Juniors. The rising sophomore earned a spot in the 400m finals when he finished second in Heat 2 of the preliminaries with a time of 47.88 seconds. Delauze then posted a time of 47.90 seconds to place eighth in the 400m final. The talented Bahamian was a key contributor in the 4x400m relay final, running the anchor leg in 46.81 seconds to help the Bahamas finish fourth with a time of 3:10.02.
Ogunleye had a successful weekend at the Nigerian National Championships, competing in the hammer throw, discus and shot put. The rising senior took home two silver medals, placing second in the hammer throw with a mark of 57.86m and seconds in the discus with a throw of 48.63m. Ogunleye also posted a mark of 14.35m in the shot put, placing fourth.
Both Delauze and Ogunleye were impact performers in 2015 for the Hurricanes. As a freshman, Delauze set a UM record in the men’s indoor 600m, moved in third place in school history in the indoor 400m and helped run the fourth-fastest indoor 4x400m relay in school history. The gifted Bahamian also ranks fourth in Miami history in the outdoor 400m and was on the fifth-best outdoor 4x400m relay in school history. Delauze scored points for Miami at both the ACC Indoor and Outdoor Championships, placing eighth in the indoor 400m final and running on both the indoor and outdoor 4x400m relays that reached the finals at the conference meets. Delauze also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary, wrapping his inaugural collegiate season at the regional level.
Ogunleye’s 2015 campaign was a stellar one, winning the ACC Outdoor Championship in the hammer throw. A first team All-ACC selection, she currently ranks third in Miami history in both the discus and hammer throw. Ogunleye reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she earned USTFCCCA All-America honorable mention. The rising senior scored for the Hurricanes in the hammer throw, discus and shot put at the 2015 ACC Outdoor Championships and was an NCAA East Preliminary qualifier in both the discus and hammer throw.
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