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Bodi Ligons
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Cathedral
2025 All-America Second Team (DMR, Indoors)
2025 Big Ten Indoor DMR Champion
2025 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
2025 Penn Relays DMR Champion
2025 Outdoors: Impressive first season capped by earning Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors with a fourth-place finish in the 400m hurdles at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships โฆ ran a 400m hurdles PR of 51.00 in the Big Ten Outdoor prelims, going to No. 10 in school history โฆ qualified for NCAA Prelims, and advanced through round one with a 51.11 time, then finished 17th overall in the quarterfinals in 51.21 โฆ won the collegiate section of the 400m hurdles at the Mt. SAC Relays in 51.10 โฆ helped UW capture its first ever menโs Penn Relays Championship of America, running the 400m leg on the winning DMR, splitting 46.08 on his leg โฆ named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
2025 Indoors: Part of UWโs fastest DMR in world history and NCAA history, running the 400m leg on the team that went 9:14.10 to win the Husky Classic โฆ also ran the 400m leg on the DMR that won the Big Ten Indoor Championship in 9:31.75 โฆ earned Second Team All-America honors on the DMR, running the 400m leg at NCAA Indoors on Mar. 14 as the squad finished 11th in 9:31.11 โฆ ran the 600m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, placing 11th โฆ indoor season-best 400-meters of 47.12 (converted from 47.01 for altitude), good for No. 8 in school history โฆ set a School Record in his first meet in the Dempsey, running the 600-meters in 1:16.48 at the UW Preview.
High School and Personal: Ambodai Ligons โฆ born in Apopka, Florida โฆ parents are Tanita and Frank Ligons โฆ has two older brothers, Jalani and Akili โฆ father played baseball at University of Pittsburgh โฆ valedictorian of his high school โฆ helped team win three-straight CIF D3 Championships โฆ a two-time All-State selection in California โฆ fourth at the California state championships in the 800m as a senior in 1:51.50, and was state runner-up as a junior in 2023 in 1:52.36 โฆ two-time Del Rey League and CIF-SS Masters Champion at 800-meters โฆ part of the 2022 Nike Indoor National 4x400m champions โฆ ran the 800m leg on 3rd-place DMR at the 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals โฆ part of a sprint medley relay that took second at the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals โฆ ran on the 4x400m relay that won both the 2022 Arcadia Invite and the Mt. SAC Relays and took fourth at state โฆ on National Honor Society, A Honor Roll, and California Scholarship Federation โฆ also lettered in basketball โฆ played for a ping pong club team that took third in L.A.
Major Meets
2025 Big Ten Indoors - 11th, 600m | 1st, DMR (Big Ten Champion)
2025 NCAA Indoors - 11th, DMR (All-America Second Team)
2025 Big Ten Outdoors - 4th, 400m Hurdles
2025 NCAA Prelims - 17th, 400m Hurdles
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Outdoor Bests
400m Hurdlesโฆโฆ.51.00
400mโฆโฆ.46.08 (relay split)
Indoor Bests
400m.......47.12 alt
600m.......1:16.48
Academic Honors
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2025 Big Ten Indoor DMR Champion
2025 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
2025 Penn Relays DMR Champion
2025 Outdoors: Impressive first season capped by earning Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors with a fourth-place finish in the 400m hurdles at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships โฆ ran a 400m hurdles PR of 51.00 in the Big Ten Outdoor prelims, going to No. 10 in school history โฆ qualified for NCAA Prelims, and advanced through round one with a 51.11 time, then finished 17th overall in the quarterfinals in 51.21 โฆ won the collegiate section of the 400m hurdles at the Mt. SAC Relays in 51.10 โฆ helped UW capture its first ever menโs Penn Relays Championship of America, running the 400m leg on the winning DMR, splitting 46.08 on his leg โฆ named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
2025 Indoors: Part of UWโs fastest DMR in world history and NCAA history, running the 400m leg on the team that went 9:14.10 to win the Husky Classic โฆ also ran the 400m leg on the DMR that won the Big Ten Indoor Championship in 9:31.75 โฆ earned Second Team All-America honors on the DMR, running the 400m leg at NCAA Indoors on Mar. 14 as the squad finished 11th in 9:31.11 โฆ ran the 600m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, placing 11th โฆ indoor season-best 400-meters of 47.12 (converted from 47.01 for altitude), good for No. 8 in school history โฆ set a School Record in his first meet in the Dempsey, running the 600-meters in 1:16.48 at the UW Preview.
High School and Personal: Ambodai Ligons โฆ born in Apopka, Florida โฆ parents are Tanita and Frank Ligons โฆ has two older brothers, Jalani and Akili โฆ father played baseball at University of Pittsburgh โฆ valedictorian of his high school โฆ helped team win three-straight CIF D3 Championships โฆ a two-time All-State selection in California โฆ fourth at the California state championships in the 800m as a senior in 1:51.50, and was state runner-up as a junior in 2023 in 1:52.36 โฆ two-time Del Rey League and CIF-SS Masters Champion at 800-meters โฆ part of the 2022 Nike Indoor National 4x400m champions โฆ ran the 800m leg on 3rd-place DMR at the 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals โฆ part of a sprint medley relay that took second at the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals โฆ ran on the 4x400m relay that won both the 2022 Arcadia Invite and the Mt. SAC Relays and took fourth at state โฆ on National Honor Society, A Honor Roll, and California Scholarship Federation โฆ also lettered in basketball โฆ played for a ping pong club team that took third in L.A.
Major Meets
2025 Big Ten Indoors - 11th, 600m | 1st, DMR (Big Ten Champion)
2025 NCAA Indoors - 11th, DMR (All-America Second Team)
2025 Big Ten Outdoors - 4th, 400m Hurdles
2025 NCAA Prelims - 17th, 400m Hurdles
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Outdoor Bests
400m Hurdlesโฆโฆ.51.00
400mโฆโฆ.46.08 (relay split)
Indoor Bests
400m.......47.12 alt
600m.......1:16.48
Academic Honors
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
