COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: HJ – 7-0.5 (2.15m)
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
T-No. 10 in school history in the outdoor high jump (7-0.25, 2.14m)
2024 Outdoor
Season: Tied the tenth-highest high jump clearance in school history twice…Finished fifth in the Big Ten and qualified for the NCAA East Region Prelims in the high jump.
UCF Knights Invite (3/22-23): Jumped 6-8.25 (2.04m), finishing sixth in the outdoor season opener. Virginia Challenge (4/19-20): Placed fourth in the high jump with a 6-11 (2.11m) clearance. Penn Relays (4/25-27): Tied the tenth-best outdoor clearance in Penn State history with a 7-0.25 (2.14m) effort at the Penn Relays…His mark was good enough for second in the competition. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): For the second meet in a row, Osifo cleared 7-0.25 (2.14m)…His clearance placed him fifth in the Big Ten. NCAA East Region Prelims (5/22-25): Finished 28th in the East region with a 6-10.25 (2.09m) jump, competing at the NCAA level for the second time in his career.
2024 Indoor
Season: Finished fourth in the high jump at the Big Ten championships with a lifetime-best clearance…Recorded five top-three finishes, including two wins, in the high jump during the regular season.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Cleared 6-11 (2.11m) to finish second in the high jump in an outstanding season-opening performance. Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/3): Won the high jump with a 7-0.25 (2.14m) leap. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Finished fourth in the Big Ten with a lifetime-best 7-0.5 (2.15m) high jump clearance.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Finished with two second-place results in the high jump.
Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/25): Cleared 6-5 (1.96m) for second place in the high jump competition. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Cleared two meters for the first time in 2023 with a 6-6.75 (2.00m) effort, finishing 18th in the conference.
2023 Indoor
Season: Won two high jump competitions, finishing in the top seven in all four of his meets during indoor season.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Cleared a season-best 6-10.25 (2.09m) to win the high jump in Penn State’s first meet of the 2023 indoor campaign. Penn State National Open (1/27-28): Finished fifth in the high jump with a 6-7.75 (2.03m) clearance.
2022 Outdoor
Season: Competed at NCAA East Prelims in the high jump...Placed ninth at Big Ten Outdoor Championships...Won first two collegiate events at Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/6) and UCF Knights Invite (3/25-26) both in high jump.
UCF Knights Invite (2/25-26): Cleared 6-9.5 (2.07m) to win the high jump at UCF. Penn Relays (4/28-30): Set a season-best 6-10.25 (2.09m) mark at the 2022 Penn Relays. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/13-15): Finished ninth overall with a 6-8.75 (2.05m) mark. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28): In his first-career NCAA competition, recorded a 6-8.75 (2.05m) clearance to finish 31st in the East region.
2022 Indoor
Season: Set season high mark on high jump at 6-10.75 (2.10m) at Big Ten Indoor Championships to place sixth.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/15): In his first collegiate competition, cleared 6-9 (2.06m) to finish in second place. Penn State National Open (1/21-22): Finished third with a 6-9.75 (2.08m) high jump clearance, his best regular-season mark of the year. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Cleared a personal-best 6-10.75 (2.10m) to finish sixth in the conference in his first collegiate indoor season.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: HJ – 6’11”
Four year letterwinner...Region 6-7A champion (2021)...Region 6-7A High Jump Champion (2021)...Georgia 7A state Champion High Jump (2021)...USATF Junior Olympics national champion 15-16 boys (2019)...Forsyth County Track Athlete of the year (2021)...Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year Nominee (2021)...Powerade All-Metro Team of the Year member (2021), Milesplit Week 10 boys recognition (2021).
PERSONAL
Born in Georgia...Son of Aifuwa and Renee Osifo...Majoring in media studies at Penn State.