Oklahoma State University Athletics
Baiba Blumbaha
April 06, 2009 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
2008 Outdoor: NCAA Midwest Regional qualifier in the triple jump, where she turned in her best mark of the year at the regional meet with a 12.47 meter leap that was good for a 16th-place finish ... Jumped 12.43 meters to win the Tulsa Invitational ... Her 12.39 meter leap at the Big 12 Championships placed her 13th in the conference ... Also competed in the long jump, setting a season-best at the Tulsa Invitational with a 5.94 meter leap ... Also turned in a 5.85 meter jump at the Bobby Lane Invitational and a 5.78 meter jump at the Sooner Open ... Her 5.69 meter mark at the Big 12 Championships placed her 15th in the league.
2008 Indoor: Oklahoma State's top jumper during the indoor season posted a season-best mark of 5.94 meters in the long jump at the Missouri Southern Invitational and a season-best mark of 12.43 meters in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships ... Won the long jump title at the Kansas State All-Comers meet and won both the long jump and triple jump crowns at the Missouri Southern Invitational.
2007 Cross Country: Ran three races during the cross country season, turning in a 14:59 at the two-mile Hurricane Cross Country Festival, a 24:13 at the 5,000-meter Cowboy Jamboree and a 24:18 at the 5,000-meter Friends Invitational.
2007 Outdoor: Set a regional qualifying mark in the triple jump at the John Jacobs Invitational by leaping 12.35 meters ... Finished 17th at the NCAA Regional Championships with a mark of 12.22 meters ... Jumped 5.56 meters in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships to finish 18th.
2007 Indoor: Finished 18th at the Big 12 Championship in both the long jump and the triple jump ... Her best mark of the year was a 5.65 meter leap in the long jump at the Iowa State Open ... Her triple jump mark of 12.12 meters at the J.D. Martin Invitational set a season high.
2006 Indoor: Blumbaha focused primarily in the 60-meter hurdles and long jump ... set a personal best time of 9.34 in the 60-meter hurdles at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... set a mark of 5-4.25 (1.63-meters) in the high jump at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... had a season best jump of 17-10.75 (5.45-meters) in the long jump at the ISU Classic.
2006 Outdoor: Blumbaha inched close to setting a school record in the heptathlon at the California Multi-Events by scoring 4,365 points ... also focused on competing in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump ... ran a season best time of 15.58 in the hurdling event to finish eighth at the John Jacobs Invitational ... claimed two top-10 finishes in the long jump at the John Jacobs Invitational and Tulsa Duels.
High School: Blumbaha is a five-time Latvian National Junior Champion in the Multi-Events ... finished second in the heptathlon at the 2004 Latvian National Championships ... also competed on her high school volleyball and basketball teams.
Personal: Blumbaha was born June 24, 1986 ... enjoys watching movies, listening to music, playing basketball and being with friends ... plans to major in business administration ... favorite movie is Glory Road ... Baiba has one sister, Gatis ... is the daughter of Olga Blumbaha and Maris Blumbaha.
| Blumbaha's Cross Country Times | |||||
| Place | Event | Time | Date | Site | Distance |
| 25 | 2007 Hurricane Festival | 14:59 | 9/1/07 | Tulsa, Okla. | 2 mile |
| 148 | 2007 Cowboy Jamboree | 24:13 | 9/29/07 | Stillwater, Okla. | 5000m |
| 67 | 2007 Friends Invitational | 24:18 | 9/7/07 | Wichita, Kan. | 5000m |
