Nyalaam Jok

Photo by: Matt Krohn

Class:
Senior
High School:
Annandale HS
Hometown:
Annandale, Minn.

Nyalaam Jok's TFRRS Bio
Nyalaam Jok's IAAF Bio

2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Competed three times during the outdoor season... Was second in the high jump at the Clyde Hart Classic at Baylor with a leap of 1.76m (5-9 1/4)... Was fourth at both the Hurricane Invitational and the 44 Farms Team Invitational with marks of 1.77m (5-9 3/4) and 1.75m (5-8 3/4).

2024 Indoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Was seventh at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a clearance of 1.69m (5-6 1/2)... Had a season-best jump of 1.79m (5-10 1/2) in the season opener, the M City Indoor Classic... Finished inside the top three at four of the other five remaining meets.

2023 Outdoor Track & Field - Sophomore Season: Participated in many high-jump events through the season… Placed seventeenth at a mark of 1.77m (5’ 9.75”) during the NCAA West Preliminary Round… Finished second with a season-best 1.81m (5’ 11.25”) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships; also finished second at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with a mark of 1.80m (5’ 10.75”); this would be one of three times this exact mark would be achieved throughout the season... Placed in third at the Drake Relays with the mark 1.73m (5’ 8”) and at the Jim Click Shootout 2023 Multi with the mark 1.80m (5’ 10.75”)... Finished in first place during the USF Bulls Invitational at the mark of 1.80m (5’ 10.75)

2023 Indoor Track & Field - Sophomore Season: Ended her season by finishing sixth in high-jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 1.85m (6’ 0.75”)... Finished in third place at the Big Ten Indoor Championships at the mark 1.80m (5’ 10.75”)... Placed first in the high-jump event at the Snowshoe Open with a mark of 1.84m (6’ 0.5”)... Finished with a third-place mark of 1.77m (5’ 9.75”) at the Wisconsin Badger’s Windy City Invite II… Participated in long-jump events for an eleventh-place mark of 5.54m (18’ 2.25”) at the 2023 Meyo Invitational (ND IND TF) and a sixth-place mark of 5.55m (18’ 2.5”)... Began the season with three straight first-place finishes in high-jump competitions with marks at 1.83m (6’ 0”) at the Cyclone Open, 1.75m (5’ 8.75”) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational, and 1.86m (6’ 1.25”) at the Ice Breaker Open & Multi

2022 Outdoor Track & Field - Freshman Season: Competed in numerous high-jump events throughout her freshman outdoor season… Placed 20th at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 1.72m (5’ 7.75”)... Finished seventh during the NCAA West Preliminary Round at the mark 1.81m (5’ 11.25”)... Would finish second at the mark 1.79m (5’ 10.5”) at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships… Recorded a season-best mark of 1.86m (6’ 1.25”) to secure first place at the St. Thomas Tommie Twilight… Placed top-5 throughout the first few meets to start the season; this included a first-place mark of 1.79m (5’ 10.5”) during the Black and Gold Invite… Competed for second place during the high-jump and long-jump events at the 2022 ASU Invitational with a high-jump mark of 1.76m (5’ 9.25”) and a long-jump mark of 5.79m (19’ 0”)

2022 Indoor Track & Field - Freshman Season: Ended her season at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships with a ninth-place high-jump mark at 1.70m (5’ 7”) and a 20th-place long-jump mark at 5.58m (18’ 3.75”)... Finished first in several high-jump competitions during the Snowshoe Open, 2022 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet, Cyclone Open, Minnesota Open, and SDSU Holiday Open & Multi; this included her season-high mark of 1.78m (5’ 10”) during the Snowshoe Open and the 2022 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet… Competed in three long-jump events with a season-best 5.73m (18’ 9.75”) mark for 21st place at the Tyson Invitational, tenth-place mark of 5.65m (18’ 6.5”) at the 2022 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet, and a third-place finish marked at 5.57m (18’ 3.25”) during the SDSU Holiday Open & Multi

High School: A 2021 graduate of Annandale High School where she competed for coaches Cal Froelich, Joe Brennan and Hazel Schueler • 2021 MSHSL Class A State Champion in the high jump and long jump, runner-up in the 100m hurdles and bronze medalist in the 4x100m relay, helping Annandale HS to a second place team finish • holds all-time MSHSL state meet records in high jump (6’0”) and long jump (20’ 0.5”) • seven-time conference champion • three-time all-state and all-section honoree • holds high school records for high jump, long jump and 100m hurdles • four-time A honor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Robecca Ruei and Goanar Jioklow • has three siblings, Tj, Bilpam and Chol • also played basketball in high school • enjoys listening to music, journaling and spending time with friends • plans on majoring in developmental psychology to eventually pursue a career in social work.