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Elijah Ignacio
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lake Elsinore, CA
- High School:
- Elsinore HS
- Prev School:
- Elsinore HS
Bio
Elijah Ignacio TFRRS Page
CSUN - 2025 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Ignacio competed in nine outdoor meets ... scored and placed third overall in the discus with a PR of 55.08m (180-8) at the Big West Outdoor Championships (5/17/25) ... that discus performance ranked eighth-best in school history ... was 10th in the shot put with a mark of 16.74m (54-11.25) at the Big West Championships (5/16/25) ... won the discus with a throw of 53.70m (176-2) at the Titan Tune-Up (5/9/25) ... recorded a season-best in the shot put of 16.98m (55-8.5) and finished fourth at the Steve Scott Invitational (5/3/25) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team.Â
INDOOR: Competed in four meets ... scored and placed fifth in the shot put with a mark of 16.09m (52-9.5) at the MPSF Indoor Championships (2/22/25) ... won the shot put and set a personal record of 17.35m (56-11.25) at the Wolf Pack Classic (2/8/25) ... was the runner-up in the shot put with a toss of 16.95m (55-7.5) at the Nevada Invitational (1/25/25) ... collected MPSF All-Academic Team honors.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Ignacio competed in eight meets ... finished fourth in the shot put and posted a PR toss of 17.10m (56-1.25) at the Big West Championships (5/11/24) ... took eighth place in the discus with a toss of 49.96m (163-11) at the Big West Championships (5/10/24) ... set a PR and took fifth place in the discus with a mark of 51.63m (169-5) at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/27/24) ... won the discus event with a toss of 48.07m (157-8) at the UCLA Legends Invitational (4/13/24) ... collected Big West All-Academic Team honors.
INDOOR: Competed in four meets ... finished fourth in the shot put with a season-best toss of 16.53m (54-2.75) at the MPSF Championships (2/26/24) ... took seventh place in the weight throw with a mark of 15.69m (51-5.75) at the MPSF Championships (2/25/24) ... recorded a PR in the weight throw with a toss of 15.86m (52-0.5) at the Friday Night Ax 'Em Open (1/12/24) ... finished second in the shot put with a mark of 15.81m (51-10.5) at the UW Invite (1/27/24) ... earned MPSF All-Academic Team honors.
CSUN - 2023 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Recorded the fifth-best discus throw by a CSUN freshman, 167-1, to win the UC Riverside Chris Rinne Twilight ... placed second in the discus (155-10) at the Fresno State Bulldog Classic ... finished fourth in the discus (164-0) and fifth in the shot put (50-3 1/4) at the season-opening UCSB Invitational ... was eighth in the discus at the Big West Championships (166-7) ... recorded a season-best 51-8 1/4 at the UCLA Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Collegiate to finish eighth ... entered the hammer throw on two occasions with a best of 144-2 coming in a seventh-place finish at the UCSB Invitational.
INDOOR: Finished fifth in the weight throw with a season-best toss of 48-8 3/4 ... was eighth in the shot put at the MPSF's with a season-best throw of 49-2 1/2.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Elsinore High School … placed fifth in the discus with a personal best 196-7 at the 2022 CIF State Track and Field Championships … finished third in the discus and fourth in the shot put at the 2022 CIF SS Division I Track and Finals … tossed a prep best 56-3 in the shot to win the 2022 Ivy League Finals ... earned second team All-State and first team Inland Empire honors as a senior … placed fifth in the discus at the 2021 CIF Division 1 Finals … was the 2021 Ivy League Champion in both the discus and the shot … earned Athletic Scholar Award as a senior … played football and basketball for EHS.
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PERSONAL
Son of Nizolo and Melanie Ignacio … favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Las Vegas Raiders, Tripp Piperi, Matty Denny, Alex Rose, One Piece, Everything Everywhere at Once, Filipino Food, Deftones, and Kendrick Lamar … chose CSUN because he enjoys building a close relationship with his team and coaches and CSUN fits that category … says greatest sports moment so far is setting three personal records in the discus, beating his school’s record by 20 feet and placing fifth high discus competition in State Championship history … says the best thing about being an athlete is being able to build friendships and memories with the people working with you and supporting you … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is the pressure to do great when you are in a slump can lead to sever anxiety and stress and can be difficult to cope with … the person in history he would like to meet is Siddhartha Gautama … would like to switch places for one day with Ryan Crouser … the two people he would like to have dinner with are his two grandfathers … the best advice he has been given is to trust myself in the ring, I have already put in thousands of hours of work in practice, there is no point in practicing during competition … his advice to young people is do not put your self-worth in how you perform in a sport or test, you are more than that … his greatest heroes are his parents, because they are the most hard-working people he knows and have done amazing things to give me the opportunities he has now.
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
CSUN - 2025 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Ignacio competed in nine outdoor meets ... scored and placed third overall in the discus with a PR of 55.08m (180-8) at the Big West Outdoor Championships (5/17/25) ... that discus performance ranked eighth-best in school history ... was 10th in the shot put with a mark of 16.74m (54-11.25) at the Big West Championships (5/16/25) ... won the discus with a throw of 53.70m (176-2) at the Titan Tune-Up (5/9/25) ... recorded a season-best in the shot put of 16.98m (55-8.5) and finished fourth at the Steve Scott Invitational (5/3/25) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team.Â
INDOOR: Competed in four meets ... scored and placed fifth in the shot put with a mark of 16.09m (52-9.5) at the MPSF Indoor Championships (2/22/25) ... won the shot put and set a personal record of 17.35m (56-11.25) at the Wolf Pack Classic (2/8/25) ... was the runner-up in the shot put with a toss of 16.95m (55-7.5) at the Nevada Invitational (1/25/25) ... collected MPSF All-Academic Team honors.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Ignacio competed in eight meets ... finished fourth in the shot put and posted a PR toss of 17.10m (56-1.25) at the Big West Championships (5/11/24) ... took eighth place in the discus with a toss of 49.96m (163-11) at the Big West Championships (5/10/24) ... set a PR and took fifth place in the discus with a mark of 51.63m (169-5) at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/27/24) ... won the discus event with a toss of 48.07m (157-8) at the UCLA Legends Invitational (4/13/24) ... collected Big West All-Academic Team honors.
INDOOR: Competed in four meets ... finished fourth in the shot put with a season-best toss of 16.53m (54-2.75) at the MPSF Championships (2/26/24) ... took seventh place in the weight throw with a mark of 15.69m (51-5.75) at the MPSF Championships (2/25/24) ... recorded a PR in the weight throw with a toss of 15.86m (52-0.5) at the Friday Night Ax 'Em Open (1/12/24) ... finished second in the shot put with a mark of 15.81m (51-10.5) at the UW Invite (1/27/24) ... earned MPSF All-Academic Team honors.
CSUN - 2023 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Recorded the fifth-best discus throw by a CSUN freshman, 167-1, to win the UC Riverside Chris Rinne Twilight ... placed second in the discus (155-10) at the Fresno State Bulldog Classic ... finished fourth in the discus (164-0) and fifth in the shot put (50-3 1/4) at the season-opening UCSB Invitational ... was eighth in the discus at the Big West Championships (166-7) ... recorded a season-best 51-8 1/4 at the UCLA Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Collegiate to finish eighth ... entered the hammer throw on two occasions with a best of 144-2 coming in a seventh-place finish at the UCSB Invitational.
INDOOR: Finished fifth in the weight throw with a season-best toss of 48-8 3/4 ... was eighth in the shot put at the MPSF's with a season-best throw of 49-2 1/2.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Elsinore High School … placed fifth in the discus with a personal best 196-7 at the 2022 CIF State Track and Field Championships … finished third in the discus and fourth in the shot put at the 2022 CIF SS Division I Track and Finals … tossed a prep best 56-3 in the shot to win the 2022 Ivy League Finals ... earned second team All-State and first team Inland Empire honors as a senior … placed fifth in the discus at the 2021 CIF Division 1 Finals … was the 2021 Ivy League Champion in both the discus and the shot … earned Athletic Scholar Award as a senior … played football and basketball for EHS.
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PERSONAL
Son of Nizolo and Melanie Ignacio … favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Las Vegas Raiders, Tripp Piperi, Matty Denny, Alex Rose, One Piece, Everything Everywhere at Once, Filipino Food, Deftones, and Kendrick Lamar … chose CSUN because he enjoys building a close relationship with his team and coaches and CSUN fits that category … says greatest sports moment so far is setting three personal records in the discus, beating his school’s record by 20 feet and placing fifth high discus competition in State Championship history … says the best thing about being an athlete is being able to build friendships and memories with the people working with you and supporting you … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is the pressure to do great when you are in a slump can lead to sever anxiety and stress and can be difficult to cope with … the person in history he would like to meet is Siddhartha Gautama … would like to switch places for one day with Ryan Crouser … the two people he would like to have dinner with are his two grandfathers … the best advice he has been given is to trust myself in the ring, I have already put in thousands of hours of work in practice, there is no point in practicing during competition … his advice to young people is do not put your self-worth in how you perform in a sport or test, you are more than that … his greatest heroes are his parents, because they are the most hard-working people he knows and have done amazing things to give me the opportunities he has now.
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
| Shot Put | 17.10m (56-1.25) |
Big West Championships | 5/11/24 |
| Hammer | 43.95m (144-2) |
UCSB Invitational | 3/10/23 |
| Discus | 55.08m (180-8) |
Big West Championships | 5/17/25 |
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
| Shot Put | 17.35m (56-11.25) |
Wolf Pack Classic | 2/8/25 |
| Weight Throw | 15.86m (52-0.5) |
Friday Night Ax 'Em Open | 1/12/24 |
A Conversation with Justin Johnson
Friday, May 15
