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2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster

Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
Jeff Uleau

Obi Ogbonna

  • Class Junior
  • Events Hurdles
  • Hometown Bristol, Pa.
  • High School Harry S. Truman
  • Major Biology

Biography

Career Honors
4x Dean's List Honors
3x PSAC Scholar-Athlete
2x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award

PSAC Championship Performances
2017 Indoor - 60m Hurdles (8th)
2017 Outdoor - 110m Hurdles (10th)
2018 Indoor - 60m Hurdles (10th)
2018 Outdoor - 110m Hurdles (8th)

2018 (OUTDOOR): D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...PSAC Scholar-Athlete...Competed in his first outdoor final and finished eighth in the 110m hurdles for a team point, and also finished 12th in the triple jump at the PSAC Championships (5/5)...Sixth place in 110m hurdles finals with a season-best 15.27 in prelims at Shippensburg's Paul Kaiser Classic (4/28)...Finished second in the finals of the 110m hurdles in a career-best 15.27 at Moravian's Greyhound Invitational (4/21)...Posted a new PSAC qualifying mark of 12.88m (42-3.25) in the triple jump, and ran a then-season-best time of 15.54 in the 110m hurdles at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14)...Third place in the 110m hurdles in a then-season-best 15.67 at a Quad Meet at West Chester (3/31)...Opened the outdoor season with a PSAC time of 15.80 in the 110m hurdles, second in his heat, at the 49er Classic (3/17).

2017-18 (INDOOR): 10th place in the 60m hurdles in 8.65 seconds at the PSAC Championships (2/24)...Fifth in the finals of the 55m hurdles at 8.21 seconds at KU's Last Chance Invite (2/16)...Sixth in the finals of the 60m hurdles at Susquehanna (2/3)...Finished eighth in the finals of the 60m hurdles at the Bison Open (1/26).

2017 (OUTDOOR): PSAC Scholar-Athlete and D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...Finished in 10th place in the 110m hurdles at the PSAC Outdoor Championships (5/5)...Notched a season-best in the 110m hurdles (15.65) in a tri-meet against Bloomsburg and ESU (4/1)...Recorded a then-season-best in the 110m hurdles (16.28) at the 49er Classic (3/17).

2016-17 (INDOOR): Posted a season-best in the 60m hurdles (8.54) in an eighth-place finish at the PSAC Indoor Championships (2/25)...Notched a career-best in the 55m hurdles (8.04) at the KU Last Chance Qualifier (2/18)...PSAC mark of 8.22 in the 55m hurdles (fifth place) at the Golden Bear Invitational (1/13).

2016 (OUTDOOR): PSAC Scholar-Athlete (6/29)...Finished 17th in the 400m hurdles at the Paul Kaiser Classic with a season-best time of 1:01.47 (4/30).

TFRRS Performance List
Personal Bests
Event Indoor Outdoor
55m 7.00
60m 7.51 --
100m -- 11.84
200m 24.15 --
55H 8.04 --
60H 8.54 --
110H -- 15.27
400H -- 1:01.47
Triple Jump 42-3.25

The Ogbonna File
Nickname: Obi
If I Won the Lottery I would: Drop out of school & take care of my family
Dream Job: Some kind of doctor
One Thing My Teammates May Not Know About Me: I’m a lot nicer than I seem
I spent my summer: Working, and trying to workout
Best Pizza in Kutztown: TommyBoys
What Was Your First Job? Estee Lauder warehouse
How Many States in the USA Have You Been To? 9
Why Did You Choose KU? Convenience & opportunity
Cub Café or South Dining Hall: Cub Café
Favorite Thing About Coach: understanding, knowledgeable
Goal for 2017-18: Be the best person/athlete that I can be

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-2016Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2016-2017Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2017-2018Junior

    Hurdles
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