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Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Laurel,
Maryland
Last School
Reservoir High School
Roster Years
2021-2023
Pronounced: "Adobe" "Ta-bu-bo"
BYU Highlights
- Helped women's 4x100-meter relay squad advance to their first-ever NCAA Outdoor National Championships with a school-record time of 43.84 at the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary.
- Part of four school record-breaking 4x100m relay squads at BYU.
- No. 3 all-time at BYU in 60m with 7.44 time at 2022 BYU December Invitational
Personal
- Parents are Angela Tabugbo and the late Rowland Tabugbo
- Has five brothers (Justin, Stanley, Kene, Ugochukwu, and Okechukwu)
- Major: Exercise & Wellness
- Enjoys sewing and artsy activities
- Speaks Igbo (Nigeria)
- Twitter: @adaobitabugbo
- Instagram: @adaobitabugbo
Before BYU
- Personal Bests: 14.15 (100H), 44.04 (300H), 12.30 (100m)
- 2020 MPSSAA 3A Indoor State Champion (55H)
- 2019 MPSSAA 3A State Champion (100H)
- 2019 MPSSAA 3A Indoor State Champion (55H)
- Holds the Reservoir High School records in the 55m hurdles, 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles
Stats
Indoor Personal Bests |
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Mark/Time |
Event |
Meet |
7.44 |
60m |
2022 BYU December Invitational |
8.30 |
60m Hurdles |
2023 Jarvis Scott Open |
24.82 |
200m |
2023 Jarvis Scott Open |
Outdoor Personal Bests |
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Mark/Time |
Event |
Meet |
11.77 |
100m |
2023 Trojan Invitational |
13.29 |
100m Hurdles |
2023 NCAA West Preliminary |
24.01 |
200m |
2023 BYU Last Chance Meet |
Career Results
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2022
- Indoor
- Won individual titles in both the 60m and 60m hurdles at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Set personal bests in the 60m hurdles (8.39) and 200m (24.92) at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Her 60m hurdles time of 8.39 at the MPSF Championships was good for sixth-best in BYU history
- Ran a personal best time of 7.54 in the 60m at the BYU December Invite
- Competed in four meets during the 2022 season
- Outdoor
- Ran on the 4x100m squad that set a new school record (44.68, Desert Heat Classic) and then broke it at the BYU Cougar Invitational with a a time of 44.63
- Competed on the 4x100m team that qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 16th with a time of 44.80
- Raced in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 24th in the first round and 20th in the quarterfinal with a wind-aided time of 13.32
- Ran the sixth-fastest 100m hurdles time in program history, 13.46, at the UVU Collegiate Invitational
- Set personal bests in the 100m (11.94), 100m hurdles (13.46) and 200m (24.33)
- Competed in eight meets during the 2022 season
Sophmore Year
2023
- Indoor
- Clocked BYU's No. 3 all-time 60m finish with 7.44 at BYU December Invitational.
- Clocked BYU's No. 5 all-time 60m hurdles finish with 8.30 at the Air Force Lindeman Invitational
- MPSF Conference Champion in the 60m hurdles
- Outdoor
- Received USTFCCCA All-America Honorable Mention honors in the 4x100m
- Combined with Jaslyn Gardner, Dolita Shaw and Marianne Barber to set a 4x100m school record (43.84) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round
- BYU No. 5 all-time 100m hurdles finish with 13.29 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
Freshman
2021
Indoor
- Ran a personal best in the 60H with a time of 8.63 at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational
- Set a personal best in the 60m at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational with a time of 7.73
- Competed in four meets during the 2021 indoor season
Outdoor
- Competed in the 100H at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 41st with a time of 13.58
- Ran a personal best time of 13.68 in the 100H at the BYU Cougar Invitational
- Set a personal best in the 100 at the ISU Bengal Invitational with a time of 12.48
- Ran a personal best time of 24.97 in the 200 at the Jim Click Shootout
- Competed in eight meets during the 2021 outdoor season
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Adaobi Tabugbo in 60m hurdles at MPSF Championships
Adaobi Tabugbo 60H MPSF Champion
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BYU Women's T/F sets 4x100 school record at 2022 Desert Heat Classic.png
- W Track & Field | May, 13
4x100 squad breaks owns school record at Cougar Invitational
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 08
Thompson moves up to top-10 at Sun Angel Classic
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 08
Pole Vaulters shine at Arkansas
- ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 31
Freestone sets top-10 mark at UVU Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 31
Track and field starts weekend at UVU invite
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 28
Eight women’s distance runners advance to quarterfinals at NCAA West Prelims