SI.com - Cornell's Jeomi Maduka stars on the track and the basketball court

Published by ryanwestman - Mar 26 2008, 08:34 PM

Jeomi Maduka isn't a household name, but that could change as the two-sport star is about to do something not even Jackie Joyner Kersee or Marion Jones accomplished.

The Cornell junior is believed to be the first woman to be an indoor All-American in track and field and play in the NCAA basketball tournament in the same season.

Though Joyner Kersee, a legendary UCLA star, and Jones, a standout at North Carolina, competed in the same sports, not even they can list Maduka's feat on their resumes.

While track is definitely her better sport - the 6-foot-2 Maduka has already qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the long jump - she wouldn't want to give up basketball.

"I'm excited about the rest of the basketball season as I'm all about improving,'' said Maduka, who was the Ivy League Player of the Year, averaging 14.3 points for the Big Red. "I didn't start playing competitively until eighth grade. I've been doing track for a much longer time as my parents always enrolled me in track clubs.''

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