2026 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Badejo, Emmanuel
Mid D
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Dis
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Jumps
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Spr
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Spr
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Spr / Hur
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Spr / Hur
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Dis
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Throws
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Mid D
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PV
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PV
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Dis
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Mid D
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Mid D
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Throws
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Throws
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Spr / Hur
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Spr
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Spr
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Spr
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Throws
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Spr
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Spr
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Mid D
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PV
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Spr
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Dis
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Dis
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Mid D
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Spr / Hur
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Throws
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Mid D
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Dis
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Spr
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Mid D
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Throws
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Throws
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Dis
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Throws
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Mid D
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Jumps
/ Track & Field
Spr
/ Track & Field
Mid D
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Throws
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Throws
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Mid D
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Spr / Hur
/ Track & Field
PV
/ Track & Field
Dis
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Spr
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Mid D
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Throws
/ Track & Field
Dis
/ Track & Field
Spr
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Spr
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Dis
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Mid D
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Spr
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Spr
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Dis
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Mid D
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Spr / Hur
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Jumps
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Jumps
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Spr / Jumps
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Spr / Hur
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Throws
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Emmanuel Badejo
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class (Indoor):
- So.
- Class (Outdoor):
- So.
- Hometown:
- Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria
- High School/Previous School:
- Ijebu Rabitah Academy
Bio
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2026
*Set at Wayne State
Indoor | 60m: 6.98* … 200m: 22.56* … 400m: 47.72*
Outdoor| 100m: 10.36w*…200m: 20.99w* … 400m: 46.05*
Career Honors
2025 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American – 400m
2025 NSIC Outdoor 400m Record Holder
2025 NSIC Outdoor 400m Champion
2025 NSIC Newcomer of the Year
NCAA Championship Qualifier
2025 DII Outdoor Championships – 400m (Sixth place, 46.05)
2025 Outdoor Season – Freshman Season (Competing for Wayne State)
Competed in seven meets in the outdoor season…Ran his fastest 100m and 200m at the Wildcat Classic, running 10.36w and 20.99w, respectively…Ran his fastest 400m at the DII Outdoor Championships, clocking in at 46.05…Took home eight wins throughout the season…Earned first team All-American honors in the 400m, finishing sixth at the national championships…Took home the NSIC titles in the 400m and 4x100m, and finished as runner-up in the 4x400m…Holds NSIC outdoor 400m conference record…Wayne State program record holder in the 400m…Named NSIC Newcomer of the Year…Wayne State College Freshman of the Year
2025 Indoor Season – Freshman Season (Competing for Wayne State)
Competed in six meets in the indoor season…Made his collegiate debut at the Concordia Classic…Ran his fastest 400m at the SDSU Indoor Classic, clocking in at 47.72…Finished third at the NSIC Indoor Championships, running 48.95 in the 400m…Helped the 4x400m to a seventh-place finish at the conference championships
High School
Attended Ijebu Rabitah Academy in Nigeria...Named best male student athlete of the year in 2023...Earned silver in the 4x100m in 2022 and 2023 at the All Secondary School Sports…Silver medalist at the 2023 African Games in the U20 Mixed 4x400m Relay...Graduated as class valedictorian
Personal
Son of Samuel and Alice Badejo…Studying broadcast and digital journalism
^ Set in 2026
*Set at Wayne State
Indoor | 60m: 6.98* … 200m: 22.56* … 400m: 47.72*
Outdoor| 100m: 10.36w*…200m: 20.99w* … 400m: 46.05*
Career Honors
2025 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American – 400m
2025 NSIC Outdoor 400m Record Holder
2025 NSIC Outdoor 400m Champion
2025 NSIC Newcomer of the Year
NCAA Championship Qualifier
2025 DII Outdoor Championships – 400m (Sixth place, 46.05)
2025 Outdoor Season – Freshman Season (Competing for Wayne State)
Competed in seven meets in the outdoor season…Ran his fastest 100m and 200m at the Wildcat Classic, running 10.36w and 20.99w, respectively…Ran his fastest 400m at the DII Outdoor Championships, clocking in at 46.05…Took home eight wins throughout the season…Earned first team All-American honors in the 400m, finishing sixth at the national championships…Took home the NSIC titles in the 400m and 4x100m, and finished as runner-up in the 4x400m…Holds NSIC outdoor 400m conference record…Wayne State program record holder in the 400m…Named NSIC Newcomer of the Year…Wayne State College Freshman of the Year
2025 Indoor Season – Freshman Season (Competing for Wayne State)
Competed in six meets in the indoor season…Made his collegiate debut at the Concordia Classic…Ran his fastest 400m at the SDSU Indoor Classic, clocking in at 47.72…Finished third at the NSIC Indoor Championships, running 48.95 in the 400m…Helped the 4x400m to a seventh-place finish at the conference championships
High School
Attended Ijebu Rabitah Academy in Nigeria...Named best male student athlete of the year in 2023...Earned silver in the 4x100m in 2022 and 2023 at the All Secondary School Sports…Silver medalist at the 2023 African Games in the U20 Mixed 4x400m Relay...Graduated as class valedictorian
Personal
Son of Samuel and Alice Badejo…Studying broadcast and digital journalism
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