Emeka Ugwu

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Nigeria
High School:
Araromi Senior Secondary School

2026 Outdoor: Competed in nine meets … Set personal bests in the shot put (18.80m) and in the discus (49.24m) … Earned two first-place finishes … shot put (18.43m) at the 2026 Pepsi Florida Relays … discus (48.31m) at the Akron Last Chance meet … Earned two second-place finishes … shot put (18.65m) at the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational … shot put (18.60m) at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship … Earned third place in the shot put (18.37m) at the Akron Last Chance meet … Competed in the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the shot put, finishing second (18.60m) and in the discus, finishing 17th (46.44m) … Competed in NCAA Division I East First Rounds in the shot put, finishing 10th (18.80) … Completed in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the shot put, finishing 23rd (17.29m).

Personal: Son of Moses and Schloar Ugwu... has one brother, Isaac... aspires to become a professional athlete and qualify for the Olympics... enjoys sports, listening to afrobeat music and reading... favorite athlete is Ryan Crouser... favorite food is jollof rice and chicken... favorite TV show is Game of Thrones.

High School: Attended Araromi Senior Secondary School... trained under Coach Enahoro Dauda Omizi... personal best in the shot put is 17.68 meters... was a bronze medalist at the National Sports Festival in 2022... finished in 5th place at the All African Games in 2024... 3x silver medalist at the Nigeria Championship (2022-2024)... owns the Lagos Athletics shot put record... also played football.