Inika McPherson (born September 29, 1986, in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the high jump.

[5] She also excelled in the triple jump and lettered in four sports, was Texas University Interscholastic League All-State and carried a 5.0 GPA.

In 2009 McPherson came off ankle surgery and captured the Pac 10 Championship title and named female Athlete of the year at the University of California.

In 2014, McPherson tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite of cocaine, at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and subsequently received a 21-month competition ban through March 2016.

[8] In 2023, McPherson was issued with a 16 month competition ban that ran from June 2022 to November 2023 after testing positive for unintentional use of furosemide.