Temple University Athletics
2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster
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Nkulume, Chidumga
Hurdles
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Jumps
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Jumps
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Multis
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Sprints
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Steeplechase
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Mid-Distance
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Mid-Distance
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Sprints
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Jumps
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Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
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Mid-distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
/ Women's Track and FieldDistance
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Mid-distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Women's Track and FieldDistance
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
/ Women's Track and FieldDistance
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
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Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Chidumga Nkulume
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Union, N.J.
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor
60m: 7.83
200m: 25.74
400m: 57.85
4x400: 3:49.60
Outdoor
100m: 12.13 (6.6)
200m: 24.73 (-0.1)
400m: 54.24
4x100: 46.35
4x400: 3:43.56
SMR: 3:52.79
2023 Outdoor: Had a breakout outdoor season, setting six new personal bests in the 400m dash…Set first new PR with a time of 56.86 in the 400m…Lowered her time to 56.85 the following week at Big 5 & Friends where she also took first place…Third PR in the 400m of the season came at the Larry Ellis Invitational (56.01)…Came in 6th with a time of 54.97 in one of the top meets on the east coast with the Virginia Challenge…Set personal bests on back-to-back days in the 400m with 54.31 and 54.24 at the AAC Championships
2023-23 Indoor: Recorded a strong time of 57.97 secs in the Hemery Valentine Invite to set an indoor best in the 400m…Set an indoor PR two weeks later in 400m at the AAC Indoor Championships…Ran in five meets
2022 Outdoor: Ran in the 4x400m relay team that took the top spot at the Temple Invite.
2021-22 Indoor: Ran to a personal-best in the 60m recording a time of 7.83 at the Fast Times Before Finals.
2021 Outdoor: Was a member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the UCF Black and Gold Invite... Won the 4x100m relay at the Quaker Invite... Ran a personal-best 12.29 for first place in the 100m at the Princeton Invitational... Recorded a personal best of 24.73 in the 200m at the AAC Championship.
2020-21 Indoor: Competed in one meet during her first indoor season with the Owls.
High School: Earned All-American honors on five different relay teams...In March of 2019, Nkulume ran the 400 on the winning sprint medley relay at the New Balance National Indoor Championships, which ran the second fastest time in New Jersey state history...Ran the 400 on the distance medley that reached the podium and broke the Union County record, along with the 4x400 fifth-place relay squad...In the spring of 2019, Nkulume earned All-American status in both the 4x200 and 4x400 relays at the New Balance Nationals...Won her first-ever individual county title during the 2019-20 indoor season by capturing the 400 title, where she holds the third-fastest time in the state.
Personal: Daughter of Ike Nkulume and Stella Okonkwo...received the Academic Excellence Award...will pursue a career in Physical Therapy at Temple.
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7737445/Temple/Chidumga_Nkulume.html
Indoor
60m: 7.83
200m: 25.74
400m: 57.85
4x400: 3:49.60
Outdoor
100m: 12.13 (6.6)
200m: 24.73 (-0.1)
400m: 54.24
4x100: 46.35
4x400: 3:43.56
SMR: 3:52.79
2023 Outdoor: Had a breakout outdoor season, setting six new personal bests in the 400m dash…Set first new PR with a time of 56.86 in the 400m…Lowered her time to 56.85 the following week at Big 5 & Friends where she also took first place…Third PR in the 400m of the season came at the Larry Ellis Invitational (56.01)…Came in 6th with a time of 54.97 in one of the top meets on the east coast with the Virginia Challenge…Set personal bests on back-to-back days in the 400m with 54.31 and 54.24 at the AAC Championships
2023-23 Indoor: Recorded a strong time of 57.97 secs in the Hemery Valentine Invite to set an indoor best in the 400m…Set an indoor PR two weeks later in 400m at the AAC Indoor Championships…Ran in five meets
2022 Outdoor: Ran in the 4x400m relay team that took the top spot at the Temple Invite.
2021-22 Indoor: Ran to a personal-best in the 60m recording a time of 7.83 at the Fast Times Before Finals.
2021 Outdoor: Was a member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the UCF Black and Gold Invite... Won the 4x100m relay at the Quaker Invite... Ran a personal-best 12.29 for first place in the 100m at the Princeton Invitational... Recorded a personal best of 24.73 in the 200m at the AAC Championship.
2020-21 Indoor: Competed in one meet during her first indoor season with the Owls.
High School: Earned All-American honors on five different relay teams...In March of 2019, Nkulume ran the 400 on the winning sprint medley relay at the New Balance National Indoor Championships, which ran the second fastest time in New Jersey state history...Ran the 400 on the distance medley that reached the podium and broke the Union County record, along with the 4x400 fifth-place relay squad...In the spring of 2019, Nkulume earned All-American status in both the 4x200 and 4x400 relays at the New Balance Nationals...Won her first-ever individual county title during the 2019-20 indoor season by capturing the 400 title, where she holds the third-fastest time in the state.
Personal: Daughter of Ike Nkulume and Stella Okonkwo...received the Academic Excellence Award...will pursue a career in Physical Therapy at Temple.
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7737445/Temple/Chidumga_Nkulume.html
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