Oluwafemi Richards
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- Hometown:
- Hendersonville, Tenn.
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- Position:
- Jumps
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- White House
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- Events:
- Jumps
Bio
2025: Indoor - Started the year strong with a first-place finish at the VMI Invitational in the high jump, clearing a height of 2.00m. His season-best mark was 2.01m at the Liberty Open. He would wrap up the year finishing in second at the Music City Challenge, 1.98m, and at the SAC Indoor Championships, 1.99m.
Outdoor - Picked up a pair of wins in the high jump during the outdoor season. First, in the opening event at the King University Invitational, he cleared 1.90m to win. Later, he jumped over 1.97m to take the top step at the App State Open. In the SAC Outdoor Championships, he finished on the podium with third place following a 1.96m high jump.
2024: Indoor -Only competed in the high jump, placing first at the Bast-Cregger Multi Invitational, clearing 1.98m. Finished second in the SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, clearing a height of 2.01m.
Outdoor - Saw four second-place high jump finishes, never winning an event at any outdoor meet. However, it did set a PR en route to a third-place finish at the Tennessee Invitational hosted by the University of Tennessee, successfully clearing a height of 2.05m.
2023: Indoor - Richards had five top-5 finishes during the indoor season, each in the high jump event. At the Winter Classic, he placed third with a 2.00-meter mark. During the 2023 SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Richards finished ninth (1.94 m).
Outdoor - At the Montreat College Open, Richards hit a new personal best in the high jump, winning the event with a 2.02-meter mark. He placed sixth at the Tennessee Invitational (1.90 m) and second at the LR Bears Open (1.95 m). Richards ended the season with a spot on the podium at the 2023 SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He placed third with a 1.99-meter mark.
2022: Indoor - Richards placed fifth in the triple jump at the ETSU Track and Field Invitational with a 13.38-meter mark, a new personal best. At the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, he finished in 10th with a 12.82-meter mark.
Outdoor - At the Montreat College Invitational, Richards placed fifth in the high jump with a 1.85-meter mark. During the 2022 SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he finished 10th in the high jump (1.85 m) and 13th in the triple jump (13.00 m).
High School – In his first ever track & field season, Richards finished in the top two of the triple jump in every event except one. Was named team MVP in 2021. Also played basketball for the Blue Devils.
Personal – Son of Olabopo Richards. Was a member of the Beta Club and the National High School Honors Society. Undecided on his major.
News mentions
Carson-Newman finishes third for the men’s side and eighth on the women’s side after the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Carson-Newman Track and Field had big showings at the 2025 App State Open.
Carson-Newman Track and Field collected multiple personal records and top-ten finishes at the 2025 Tennessee Invitational.
Carson-Newman featured strong results at the 2025 Tennessee Invitational.
The USTFCCCA has announced that 13 Eagles have been named to the Southeast All-Region Team for performances during the 2024-25 indoor track and field season.
Carson-Newman Track and Field took home a third-place finish on the men’s side and an eighth-place finish on the women’s side at the 2025 SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Carson-Newman Track and Field broke four school records and set multiple personal records at the 2025 Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University.
Carson-Newman Track and Field shined on day one of one of its biggest meets of the indoor season.
Four more first-place finishes highlight Carson-Newman’s trip to the 2025 Liberty Open.
Carson-Newman Track and Field showed out with three first-place finishes and two new school records at the VMI Invitational.