Academy of Art University Athletics

2024: 2024 Outdoor All-America First Team (LJ, TJ) ... 2024 USTFCCCA Indoor West Region Field Athlete of the Year ... 2024 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team (TJ) ... 2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (LJ, TJ) ... 2024 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (TJ) ... 2024 All-PacWest First Team (TJ) ... 2024 PacWest Field Athlete of the Week (4) (Mar. 19, Apr. 2, Apr. 9, Apr. 16) ... posted indoor season-bests of 22-7.75 (6.90m) in the long jump at the Rumble in the Jungle Invite and 51-3.5 (15.63m) in the triple jump at the Fastrack Last Chance Invite ... delivered an outdoor lifetime-best 24-10 (7.57m) in the long jump at Outdoor Nationals ... turned in an outdoor season-best 51-9.25 (15.78m) in the triple jump at the Bryan Clay Invite.

2023: 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team (TJ) ... 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team (LJ) ... 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team (TJ) ... 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (LJ, TJ) ... 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (LJ, TJ) ... 2023 PacWest Field Athlete of the Year ... 2023 All-PacWest First Team (TJ) ... 2023 All-PacWest Second Team (LJ) ... posted indoor season-bests of 51-8.25 (15.75m) in the triple jump at NCAA Indoor Nationals and 23-2.5 (7.07m) in the long jump at DII Indoor Track & Field Pre-Nationals ... delivered outdoor lifetime-bests of 24-8.25 (7.52m) in the long jump and 52-3.25 (15.93m) in the triple jump at the PacWest Championships.

2022: 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team (TJ) ... 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team (TJ) ... 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (TJ) ... 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (TJ) ... 2022 PacWest Field Freshman of the Year ... 2022 All-PacWest First Team (TJ) ... 2022 All-PacWest Third Team (LJ) ... 2022 PacWest Field Athlete of the Week (Apr. 12) ... posted indoor season-bests of 51-7.75 (15.74m) in the triple jump at the BU Last Chance Meet and 22-7.25 (6.89m) in the long jump at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown ... delivered outdoor season-bests of 51-11 (15.82m) in the triple jump at the PacWest Championships and 23-6.25 (7.17m) in the long jump at the Stanford Invite.

Previous Experience: Gnacko attended Ecole Superieure d'ingenieur Léonard de Vinci (ESILV) and Lycee Maurice Ravel ... topped out at 52-4.5 (15.96m) in the indoor triple jump at the 2020 French Indoor Championships ... had his best outdoor triple jump come at the 2019 Meeting Elite de Montgeron where he posted a 52-0.5 (15.86m) ... best outdoor long jump came in 2017 when he went 23-0.75 (7.03m) in the Antony - U20 Events.

Personal: Yacouba Gnacko was born in Paris, France ... father is Ousseynou Gnacko ... favorite movie is Training Day ... favorite music is Luidji ... life hero is Naomi Osaka ... favorite professional team is Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ... enjoys video editing ... Industrial Design major.