Chukwu Named Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week
First-year track & field athlete, Ogemdi Chukwu (Paris, France) has been named the Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week following his performance at the 16th Annual Goucher Track & Field Classic held in Towson, MD on Saturday.
TOWSON, MD – First-year track & field athlete, Ogemdi Chukwu (Paris, France) has been named the Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week following his performance at the 16th Annual Goucher Track & Field Classic held in Towson, MD on Saturday.
Chukwu is being honored for winning the 110m hurdles during the teams’ only home meet of the season. The freshman from Paris, France ran a time of 15.56 during the preliminaries – setting a new Goucher College record in the event. Unsatisfied with simply breaking the record once, Chukwu returned to the finals to break the record again with a time of 15.55 seconds.
During his first indoor season at Goucher, Chukwu also broke the school records in the 60m hurdles (8.66) and 55m hurdles (8.20).
The Gophers scored 38 points during the home meet, earning a seventh place finish out of nine.
Chukwu and the Goucher track & field team continue next weekend when they travel to the University of Mary Washington to partake in the Battleground Relays – a two-day event in Fredericksburg, VA.