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Amata, Ese
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Ese Amata
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Endicott, N.Y.
- High School:
- Union Endicott HS
Bio
Amata's TFRRS Results
Rice All-Time Ranking (as of July 3, 2024)
Tied No. 1 in Indoor High Jump - 2.18m/7-1.75 (1/26/24)
No. 3 in Outdoor High Jump - 2.17m/7-1.75
CONFERENCE TITLES
2022 C-USA Outdoor - High Jump
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2024 AAC Outdoor High Jump (3rd)
2024 AAC Indoor High Jump (2nd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor High Jump (2nd)
2023 C-USA Indoor High Jump (2nd)
2022 C-USA Outdoor - 1st, HJ, 2.17m
2022 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, HJ, 2.09m
AT MAJOR MEETS
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 19th, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2024 AAC Outdoor - 3rd, High Jump, 2.11/6-11
2024 AAC Indoor - 2nd, High Jump, 2.06/6-9
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 30th, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 2nd, High Jump, 2.13/6-11.75
2023 C-USA Indoor - 2nd, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2022 NCAA West Prelims- 25th, High Jump, 2.10/6-10.75
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 1st, High Jump, 2.17/7-1.5
2022 C-USA Indoor Championships - 3rd, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2021 NCAA West Prelims- 39th, High Jump, 2.06/6-9
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 6th, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships- 4th, High Jump, 2.04/6-8.25
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoors)
High Jump- 2.18m/7-1.75, Robert Platt Invitational, 1/26/24
(Outdoors)
High Jump- 2.17m/7-1.5, C-USA Championships, 5/15/22
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Rice Honor Athlete
2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022-23 CSC Academic All-District Team (T&F)
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 USTFCCCA All-Academic Award
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 USTFCCCA All Academic Award
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SUPERLATIVES
AAC Field Athlete of the Week - 1/30/24
2023-24
Indoor: Jumped at five meets...Placed second at the AAC Championships in the high jump...Tied the school record in the high jump at the Robert Platt Invitational with a clearance of 2.18m, while also winning the event...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Placed third in the high jump at the AAC Outdoor meet...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims, where he finished 19th.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Had a second-place finish in the high jump at the C-USA Championships, tying a season-high clearance of 2.09m...Outdoor: Jumped at nine meets...Finished second at the C-USA championships while advancing to the NCAA West Prelims...Had a season-best clearance of 2.15m at the Victor Lopez Classic, finishing second at the meet.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed at five meets...placed third in high jump at C-USA Championships to earn all-conference honors...established a season-best mark of 2.10m at the Charlies Thomas Invitational...won the high jump at both the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational and Fastrak Collegiate Challenge. Outdoor: Competed at eight meets...advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the high jump...won first career C-USA title with winning leap of 2.17m at the C-USA Championships, a season-best clearance...won a total of five competitions.
2020-21
Indoor: Placed fourth in his collegiate debut at the C-USA Championships, clearing 2.04m (6-8.25) in the high jump. Outdoor: Competed at 12 meet, including the NCAA West Prelims...finished sixth (2.09m/6-10.25) at the C-USA Championships in the high jump...recorded three victories in the high jump, his first coming at the UH Cougar Spring Break (3/18)...set a season-best clearance of 2.14m (7-0.25) at the Roadrunner Invitational, the fourth-best mark in program history...totaled eight top-three finishes.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Union Endicott High School (Endicott, NY) where he competed for the Tigers under coach Michael TerBoss...NYSPHSAA state champion in 2018...two-time STAC champion...two-time section 4 champion...also competed in indoor track for head coach Tom Mitchell and cross country under coach Dan Bertoni...graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Parents: Ejiro and Eunice Amata (one brother, Elo; one sister, Ewoma)...Major: Sport Management & Business...Rice College: Sid Richardson.
Rice All-Time Ranking (as of July 3, 2024)
Tied No. 1 in Indoor High Jump - 2.18m/7-1.75 (1/26/24)
No. 3 in Outdoor High Jump - 2.17m/7-1.75
CONFERENCE TITLES
2022 C-USA Outdoor - High Jump
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2024 AAC Outdoor High Jump (3rd)
2024 AAC Indoor High Jump (2nd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor High Jump (2nd)
2023 C-USA Indoor High Jump (2nd)
2022 C-USA Outdoor - 1st, HJ, 2.17m
2022 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, HJ, 2.09m
AT MAJOR MEETS
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 19th, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2024 AAC Outdoor - 3rd, High Jump, 2.11/6-11
2024 AAC Indoor - 2nd, High Jump, 2.06/6-9
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 30th, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 2nd, High Jump, 2.13/6-11.75
2023 C-USA Indoor - 2nd, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2022 NCAA West Prelims- 25th, High Jump, 2.10/6-10.75
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 1st, High Jump, 2.17/7-1.5
2022 C-USA Indoor Championships - 3rd, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2021 NCAA West Prelims- 39th, High Jump, 2.06/6-9
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 6th, High Jump, 2.09/6-10.25
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships- 4th, High Jump, 2.04/6-8.25
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoors)
High Jump- 2.18m/7-1.75, Robert Platt Invitational, 1/26/24
(Outdoors)
High Jump- 2.17m/7-1.5, C-USA Championships, 5/15/22
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Rice Honor Athlete
2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022-23 CSC Academic All-District Team (T&F)
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 USTFCCCA All-Academic Award
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 USTFCCCA All Academic Award
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SUPERLATIVES
AAC Field Athlete of the Week - 1/30/24
2023-24
Indoor: Jumped at five meets...Placed second at the AAC Championships in the high jump...Tied the school record in the high jump at the Robert Platt Invitational with a clearance of 2.18m, while also winning the event...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Placed third in the high jump at the AAC Outdoor meet...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims, where he finished 19th.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Had a second-place finish in the high jump at the C-USA Championships, tying a season-high clearance of 2.09m...Outdoor: Jumped at nine meets...Finished second at the C-USA championships while advancing to the NCAA West Prelims...Had a season-best clearance of 2.15m at the Victor Lopez Classic, finishing second at the meet.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed at five meets...placed third in high jump at C-USA Championships to earn all-conference honors...established a season-best mark of 2.10m at the Charlies Thomas Invitational...won the high jump at both the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational and Fastrak Collegiate Challenge. Outdoor: Competed at eight meets...advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the high jump...won first career C-USA title with winning leap of 2.17m at the C-USA Championships, a season-best clearance...won a total of five competitions.
2020-21
Indoor: Placed fourth in his collegiate debut at the C-USA Championships, clearing 2.04m (6-8.25) in the high jump. Outdoor: Competed at 12 meet, including the NCAA West Prelims...finished sixth (2.09m/6-10.25) at the C-USA Championships in the high jump...recorded three victories in the high jump, his first coming at the UH Cougar Spring Break (3/18)...set a season-best clearance of 2.14m (7-0.25) at the Roadrunner Invitational, the fourth-best mark in program history...totaled eight top-three finishes.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Union Endicott High School (Endicott, NY) where he competed for the Tigers under coach Michael TerBoss...NYSPHSAA state champion in 2018...two-time STAC champion...two-time section 4 champion...also competed in indoor track for head coach Tom Mitchell and cross country under coach Dan Bertoni...graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Parents: Ejiro and Eunice Amata (one brother, Elo; one sister, Ewoma)...Major: Sport Management & Business...Rice College: Sid Richardson.
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