Rajon O'Quinn

Photo by: Pro-Motion Photography

Position:
Jumps
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fountain, Colo.
High School:
Fountain Fort Carson

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
High Jump: 5-10/1.78m (2015)
60-meters: 7.48 (2017)
200-meters: 24.25 (2017)
400-meters: 55.41 (2017)
OUTDOOR
High Jump: 5-10/1.78m (2017)
100-meters: 12:53 (2015)
200-meters: 23.75 (2017)
400-meters: 56.04 (2016)
400-meter hurdles: 1:06.82 (2016)

MPSF SCORING
2017 200-meters, 5th (24.26)
2017 High jump, 6th (5-7)
2017 4x400-meter relay, 5th (3:46.54)

PAC-12 SCORING
2016 4x400-meter relay, 6th (3:41.47)
2017 High Jump, 6th (5-7.75/1.72m)
2017 4x400-meter relay, 5th (3:41.38)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-MPSF (2016)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2016, 17)

2017: Indoor: O’Quinn set personal bests in all of her events during the season. She clocked in a 7.48 in the 60-meters, 24.25 in the 200-meters and 56.36 in the 400-meters. She also cleared a PR mark of 5-10 in the high jump. At the MPSF Championships, O’Quinn competed in the 60, 200 and high jump, in addition to the 4x400-meter relay. She was 15^th in the preliminary round of the 60 (7.53) and scored for the Buffs in the 200 with a fifth place finish (24.26). O’Quinn also tied for sixth in the high jump with a jump of 5-7. In addition to those, she helped the 4x400 relay to a fifth place finish (3:46.54).
Outdoor: During her junior outdoor season, O’Quinn competed in the 200-meters and the high jump at eight different meets. She won the 200 at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/18), CU Invite (4/8) and the Air Force Twilight (5/5). Her time of 23.75 at Air Force was a PR. O’Quinn also won a pair of high jump titles, one at the Jerry Quiller Classic and the other at the Bryan Clay Invite. At the Pac-12 Championships, she competed in both events, as well as the 4x400-meter relay. She placed 15^th overall in the prelims of the 200 and was sixth in the high jump after clearing 5-7.75. The 4x400 relay also scored for the Buffs, finishing fifth in 3:41.38.

2016: Indoor: O’Quinn cleared 5-7 in the high jump four times during the season, including a first place finish at the CSM Joe Davies Open (2/20). At the MPSF Championship, she jumped 5-4.50, which tied for 15^th. O’Quinn also raced the 60 and 200-meter dashes. She became CU’s sixth fastest 60-meter performer after clocking a time of 7.69 at the CSM Joe Davies Open, which was first overall. O’Quinn also tallied a PR in the 200 at the Don Kirby Invite (2/13), finishing in 24.80.
Outdoor: O’Quinn was one of the Buffs strongest high jumpers, as well as 200 and 400-meter runners during the season. She cleared a season best 5-7.75 to win the CU Invite and also won the 200 at the same meet in another season best mark of 24.63. O’Quinn only ran two 400’s, clocking a PR of 56.06 at the Tom Benich Open, which place first. At the Pac-12 Championship, she was part of the 4x400-meter relay team which placed sixth (3:41.47).

2015: Indoor: O’Quinn concentrated on the high jump, but also competed in the 60, 400 and 4x400-meter relays. She won the Air Force Invite with a season best leap of 5-8.75, which put her ninth on CU’s all-time performers list. She ran season best times of 7.84 in the 60 and 57.89 in the 400. At the MPSF Championship, O’Quinn tied for ninth in the high jump (5-5.25) and ran in the 4x400 relay that placed ninth in 3:46.13.
Outdoor: O’Quinn mainly jumped for the Buffs as a freshman, but she did run a couple of sprints during the season. She clocked a season best 12.53 in the 100 at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/21) and ran 24.49 in the 200 at the Fum McGraw Quadrangular (3/28). In the high jump, O’Quinn cleared 5-6 at the Jerry Quiller Classic, which tied for third. She reached 5-5.75 at the Pac-12 Championships for 13^th overall. O’Quinn qualified for the USA Junior Championships and cleared a season best 5-7 for seventh place. The mark also put her 11^th on CU’s all-time performers list.

HIGH SCHOOL: O’Quinn lettered all four years at Fountain Fort Carson High School and owns four school records. She is a member of the 4x200-meter relay (1:39.60) and 4x400 relay (4:00.25). Individually, O’Quinn owns the high jump (5-9) and 400-meter dash (55.13) records. O’Quinn was also recruited by Colorado State and Loyola.

IN THE CLASSROOM: O’Quinn is a psychology major and has a GPA greater than 3.00.

PERSONAL: Rajon Lynnae O’Quinn is the daughter of John and Rachel O’Quinn and has three siblings. She enjoys painting and her name is a combination of her parents’ first names.