2022 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
2021-22 Season
2022 Outdoor: Placed ninth in the triple jump at the Horizon League Championships at 11.21m ... posted a season-best 11.91m and finished second at the Illini Invite on April 23 ... finished second in the event at the Valparaiso Open on April 30 ... took fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the Warrior Invite on April 14.
2022 Indoor: Finished eighth in the triple jump at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best 11.40m ... took sixth in the event to open the season at the Hawkeye Invite on January 15 ... placed ninth in the 60m with a season-best 7.93 the following week at the John Gartland Invite ... finished second in the triple jump at the Red Hawk Invite ... was eighth in the 60m February 11 ... posted a fourth-place finish at the St. Valentine's Invite in the triple jump on February 18.
2020-21 Season
2021 Outdoor: Helped the 4x100-meter relay team place third at the Horizon League Championships... Also finished fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.68 meters... Opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish in the triple jump (11.56m) at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational on April 2... Set a PR in the 100-meter dash on April 10 at the Big Blue Classic, placing 10th in 12.65 seconds... Part of the winning 4x100-meter relay team on May 1 and placed second in the triple jump with a 11.84-meter mark at the Valpo Invitational.
2021 Indoor: Put together a pair of top-10 finishes at the Horizon League Championships... Reached the podium in the triple jump with a third-place mark of 11.61 meters... Also set a new PR in the 60-meter dash, finishing fifth in the finals in 7.81 seconds... Opened the year on January 9 at the Panther Invite and won the triple jump with a distance of 11.71 meters... Upped that to 12.09 meters on January 23 at the John Tierney Classic to take first and set a new PR... Also placed second in the 60-meter dash at the home event... Won both the 55-meter dash and the triple jump at the Parkside Triangular on February 6... Took first in the 60-meter dash in 7.94 seconds at the Panther Tune-Up.
2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor: Finished the season out strong with a bronze medal in triple jump with a big PR mark of 11.51m (37-9 1/4) at the Horizon League Championships ... opened the season, placing fifth in the triple jump (11.19m) at Gene Edmonds, Jan. 10 ... one week later, placed second in triple jump (11.31m) at the Tierney Classic, Jan. 18 ... placed fifth in triple jump (11.13m) and third in long jump (5.04m) at the Illini Invite, Jan. 24 ... also finished fifth in triple jump (11.36m) at the GVSU Big Meet
High School
Competed in track & field all four years of high school ... named all-conference ... all-academic team ... personal bests of 38' 10.5" in triple jump and 7.91 in 60m
Personal
Parents are Ambrose Nwagbaraji and Chidimma Nwachukwu ... chose Milwaukee because of the great nursing program ... career goals include becoming a nurse practioner ... born Jan. 8, 1999 in New Jersey
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