Since arriving on the Drake campus two years ago, Yinka Mary Ajayi has already substantially impacted the Drake University track & field program and its record books. In addition to winning three Missouri Valley Conference titles in 15 months, she is also the fastest Bulldog in the 400 meters in nearly 40 years.
However, this July, she added arguably the highest honor of any track & field athlete's career – Olympian.
Ajayi, a native of Nigeria, is currently in Tokyo representing Nigeria in the pool of athletes that will race for Nigeria in the first-ever mixed 4x400-meter relay at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.