2023-24 Track & Field Roster
Bynum, Annika
Annika Bynum
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Warren Township
- Hometown:
- Wadsworth, Ill.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
2024-25:
Outdoor All-BIG EAST
BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week (May 13, 2025)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Sr.): Competed in seven events … Tied the program record of 1.80m at the Uncaged Eagle Open (May 9) … Earned silver at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships clearing 1.70 meters … NCAA West First Round qualifier in the high jump.
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in six events … Earned bronze at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships clearing 1.73 meters.
2023-24:
All-BIG EAST Outdoor (High Jump)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Jr.): Appeared in six events in the high jump … Finished first place in the high jump three time at Bill Clinger Classic, John Tierney Classic and Blue Demon Holiday Invite … Earned bronze medal at 2024 BIG EAST Indoor Championships.
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in eight events in the high jump … Set a new PR at the Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational (April 6) clearing 1.75m … First place finishes at Marquette Invitational (April 12), Gibson Invitational (April 18) and Badger Challenge (May 3) … Quallified for NCAA West First Round.
2022-23:
All-BIG EAST Indoor (High Jump)
All-BIG EAST Outdoor (High Jump)
Outdoor (So.): Competed in the high jump in six meets in 2023 … Placed second with a mark of 1.67 meters/ 5-5.575 feet in the Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational (Apr. 7) … Cleared a height of 1.66 meters/5- 5.25 feet, placing sixth at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (Apr. 13) … Won the Marquette Invitational with a height of 1.65 meters/ 5-5 feet … Earned All-BIG EAST honors with an outdoor PR of 1.69m/5-6.5 feet at the BIG EAST Championships (May 11-13).
Indoor (So.): Saw action in eight meets competing in the high jump … Won the high jump at three meets during the season … Finished runner-up in the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 25 with a lifetime best of 1.76 meters (5-9.25), the second-best mark in school history.
2021-22:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Fr.): Competed in the high jump at seven meets … Cleared a season-best height of 1.65 meters/5 feet, 5 inches at the Marquette Invitational (Apr. 10) and took second overall … Received runner-up honors and tied her personal best mark of 1.65 meters/5 feet, 5 inches at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) … Finished ninth at the conference championships (May 13-14) with a mark of 1.59 meters/5 feet, 2.5 inches.
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in seven events during her freshman season … Achieved a personal best in the high jump at the St. Valentine’s invite (Feb. 18) with a height of 1.64 meters/5 feet, 4.5 inches … Finished seventh at the BIG EAST Championships with a jump of 1.61 meters/ 5 feet, 3.25 inches.
Prior to Marquette: Lettered four times in track and field at Warren Township High School under coaches Ryan Dunn and Jacob Buddell … She was a two-time team captain for her track and field team … She was a three-time IHSA State Championship qualifier … Won the 2021 IHSA State Championship as a senior … Two-time conference champion (2019,2021) … Sectional Champion (2021) … Girls High Jump Lake County Champion (2021) … Named Warren Township High School Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2021 … She also competed for the Jump High Athletic club … She finished sixth in the 2019 AAU Junior Olympics and placed fourth in the 2021 AAU Indoor Nationals … Her high jump personal record is 1.73-meters.
Personal: Bynum was born July 19, 2003 in Lake Forest, Illinois to Tony and Stephanie Bynum … Majoring in elementary education and psychology.
2024-25:
Outdoor All-BIG EAST
BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week (May 13, 2025)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Sr.): Competed in seven events … Tied the program record of 1.80m at the Uncaged Eagle Open (May 9) … Earned silver at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships clearing 1.70 meters … NCAA West First Round qualifier in the high jump.
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in six events … Earned bronze at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships clearing 1.73 meters.
2023-24:
All-BIG EAST Outdoor (High Jump)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Jr.): Appeared in six events in the high jump … Finished first place in the high jump three time at Bill Clinger Classic, John Tierney Classic and Blue Demon Holiday Invite … Earned bronze medal at 2024 BIG EAST Indoor Championships.
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in eight events in the high jump … Set a new PR at the Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational (April 6) clearing 1.75m … First place finishes at Marquette Invitational (April 12), Gibson Invitational (April 18) and Badger Challenge (May 3) … Quallified for NCAA West First Round.
2022-23:
All-BIG EAST Indoor (High Jump)
All-BIG EAST Outdoor (High Jump)
Outdoor (So.): Competed in the high jump in six meets in 2023 … Placed second with a mark of 1.67 meters/ 5-5.575 feet in the Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational (Apr. 7) … Cleared a height of 1.66 meters/5- 5.25 feet, placing sixth at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (Apr. 13) … Won the Marquette Invitational with a height of 1.65 meters/ 5-5 feet … Earned All-BIG EAST honors with an outdoor PR of 1.69m/5-6.5 feet at the BIG EAST Championships (May 11-13).
Indoor (So.): Saw action in eight meets competing in the high jump … Won the high jump at three meets during the season … Finished runner-up in the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 25 with a lifetime best of 1.76 meters (5-9.25), the second-best mark in school history.
2021-22:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Fr.): Competed in the high jump at seven meets … Cleared a season-best height of 1.65 meters/5 feet, 5 inches at the Marquette Invitational (Apr. 10) and took second overall … Received runner-up honors and tied her personal best mark of 1.65 meters/5 feet, 5 inches at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) … Finished ninth at the conference championships (May 13-14) with a mark of 1.59 meters/5 feet, 2.5 inches.
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in seven events during her freshman season … Achieved a personal best in the high jump at the St. Valentine’s invite (Feb. 18) with a height of 1.64 meters/5 feet, 4.5 inches … Finished seventh at the BIG EAST Championships with a jump of 1.61 meters/ 5 feet, 3.25 inches.
Prior to Marquette: Lettered four times in track and field at Warren Township High School under coaches Ryan Dunn and Jacob Buddell … She was a two-time team captain for her track and field team … She was a three-time IHSA State Championship qualifier … Won the 2021 IHSA State Championship as a senior … Two-time conference champion (2019,2021) … Sectional Champion (2021) … Girls High Jump Lake County Champion (2021) … Named Warren Township High School Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2021 … She also competed for the Jump High Athletic club … She finished sixth in the 2019 AAU Junior Olympics and placed fourth in the 2021 AAU Indoor Nationals … Her high jump personal record is 1.73-meters.
Personal: Bynum was born July 19, 2003 in Lake Forest, Illinois to Tony and Stephanie Bynum … Majoring in elementary education and psychology.
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