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Obiamaka Igwenagu
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Mass.
2023 OUTDOOR (Holy Cross): Took first in the Triple Jump at Black & Gold Invitational…Top three in both triple jump and long jump at George Mason Ebanks Invitational…Finished first in triple jump in three straight events (Merrimack Alumni Classic, Holy Cross Invitational, and Skyhawk Invitational), also finished top three in long jump at Holy Cross and Skyhawk, as well as running PR in 100m at Skyhawk…Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Champion in Triple Jump where she set PR of 12.59m
2022-23 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Finished third in the triple jump at the Alden Invitational…Placed second in the triple jump at the UMass Invitational…Won the long jump and the triple jump against New Hampshire…Earned third in the triple jump at the Riverhawk Invitational…Placed second with a personal best long jump mark of 5.62m and won the triple jump at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship…Ran a personal best 60m dash time of 8.15 at the URI Coaches Invitational…Earned a bronze medal in the triple jump at the Patriot League Indoor Championship…Set the school record in the triple jump with a mark of 12.57m at the ECAC Championship, placing second.
2022 OUTDOOR (Holy Cross):
Finished ninth in the triple jump at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship…Broke the school record in the triple jump (12.02m), earning second at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship…Took first in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational…Set two personal records at the Holy Cross Invitational – triple jump (11.98m, 1st) and long jump (5.39m, 5th)…Finished first in the triple jump at the UNH Wildcats Invitational…Placed second in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the UMass Invitational.
2021-22 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Finished 20th in the triple jump at the ECAC Indoor Championship…Claimed sixth in the triple jump and 22nd in the long jump at the Patriot League Championship…Finished third overall in the triple jump at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship…Took first place in the triple jump against New Hampshire with a mark of 11.90m and second in the long jump with a 5.11m finish…Claimed third in the triple jump at the URI Invitational…Owned fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the Brown Alden Invitational.
2021 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Competed in the long jump (4.82m) and triple jump (11.18m) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship (4/30)…Posted a personal best mark of 11.26m in the triple jump, placing first, against Rhode Island (4/14)…Jumped a personal best 5.16m in the long jump in a tri-meet with UMass and Merrimack (3/26)…Outdoor portion of season shortened due to COVID-19.
2020-21 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Placed third in the triple jump (11.12m), fourth in the long jump (5.06m) and fifth in the 60 meters (8.44) at the Patriot League Challenge (2/28)…Indoor portion of season shortened and ran in the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19
2019-20 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Competed in the triple jump at the Patriot League Championship, posting a mark of 10.75m to place 14th (2/29)…Ran a season-best time of 8.39 in the 60m at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/14)…Placed second in the triple jump (10.84m) and fourth in the long jump (5.12m) at the University of New Hampshire (1/18)…Posted a mark of 11.02m to place eighth in the triple jump at the BU Season Opener (12/7).
BEFORE HOLY CROSS:
Four-year member of the varsity indoor and outdoor track teams under head coach Karyn Ferdella at Auburn High School…Team captain during junior and senior year…Won All-Star Award during sophomore, junior and senior year…State qualifier in 4x200 meter relay…Indoor personal bests include 7.5 seconds in 55m, 17’4” in long jump and 4’6” in high jump…Competed at outdoor All-State meet four times…Career outdoor bests include 12.8 in 100m, 26.9 in 200m, 17’11” in long jump and 37’2” in triple jump…Played three years of varsity soccer under head coach Emily Para.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Patrick and Tochukwu Igwedagu…Father was a short marathon runner and member of the soccer team at North Carolina State…Mother was on the track and field team at Quinsigamond Community College…Has one brother (Zukudo) and two sisters (Chizoba and Chikalia)…Brother plays football at Rutgers…Majored in Biology at Holy Cross
Holy Cross: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7490780/Holy_Cross/Obiamaka_Igwenagu.html
Temple: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8682554/Temple/Obiamaka_Igwenagu.html
2022-23 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Finished third in the triple jump at the Alden Invitational…Placed second in the triple jump at the UMass Invitational…Won the long jump and the triple jump against New Hampshire…Earned third in the triple jump at the Riverhawk Invitational…Placed second with a personal best long jump mark of 5.62m and won the triple jump at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship…Ran a personal best 60m dash time of 8.15 at the URI Coaches Invitational…Earned a bronze medal in the triple jump at the Patriot League Indoor Championship…Set the school record in the triple jump with a mark of 12.57m at the ECAC Championship, placing second.
2022 OUTDOOR (Holy Cross):
Finished ninth in the triple jump at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship…Broke the school record in the triple jump (12.02m), earning second at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship…Took first in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational…Set two personal records at the Holy Cross Invitational – triple jump (11.98m, 1st) and long jump (5.39m, 5th)…Finished first in the triple jump at the UNH Wildcats Invitational…Placed second in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the UMass Invitational.
2021-22 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Finished 20th in the triple jump at the ECAC Indoor Championship…Claimed sixth in the triple jump and 22nd in the long jump at the Patriot League Championship…Finished third overall in the triple jump at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship…Took first place in the triple jump against New Hampshire with a mark of 11.90m and second in the long jump with a 5.11m finish…Claimed third in the triple jump at the URI Invitational…Owned fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the Brown Alden Invitational.
2021 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Competed in the long jump (4.82m) and triple jump (11.18m) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship (4/30)…Posted a personal best mark of 11.26m in the triple jump, placing first, against Rhode Island (4/14)…Jumped a personal best 5.16m in the long jump in a tri-meet with UMass and Merrimack (3/26)…Outdoor portion of season shortened due to COVID-19.
2020-21 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Placed third in the triple jump (11.12m), fourth in the long jump (5.06m) and fifth in the 60 meters (8.44) at the Patriot League Challenge (2/28)…Indoor portion of season shortened and ran in the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19
2019-20 INDOOR (Holy Cross):
Competed in the triple jump at the Patriot League Championship, posting a mark of 10.75m to place 14th (2/29)…Ran a season-best time of 8.39 in the 60m at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/14)…Placed second in the triple jump (10.84m) and fourth in the long jump (5.12m) at the University of New Hampshire (1/18)…Posted a mark of 11.02m to place eighth in the triple jump at the BU Season Opener (12/7).
BEFORE HOLY CROSS:
Four-year member of the varsity indoor and outdoor track teams under head coach Karyn Ferdella at Auburn High School…Team captain during junior and senior year…Won All-Star Award during sophomore, junior and senior year…State qualifier in 4x200 meter relay…Indoor personal bests include 7.5 seconds in 55m, 17’4” in long jump and 4’6” in high jump…Competed at outdoor All-State meet four times…Career outdoor bests include 12.8 in 100m, 26.9 in 200m, 17’11” in long jump and 37’2” in triple jump…Played three years of varsity soccer under head coach Emily Para.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Patrick and Tochukwu Igwedagu…Father was a short marathon runner and member of the soccer team at North Carolina State…Mother was on the track and field team at Quinsigamond Community College…Has one brother (Zukudo) and two sisters (Chizoba and Chikalia)…Brother plays football at Rutgers…Majored in Biology at Holy Cross
Holy Cross: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7490780/Holy_Cross/Obiamaka_Igwenagu.html
Temple: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8682554/Temple/Obiamaka_Igwenagu.html
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