Raymond Oriakhi

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Nassau, Bahamas
High School:
St. Augustine's College

2023-24 Indoor: Competed in five indoor meets for the Panthers. Oriakhi and his teammates recorded a first place finish in the 4x400 with a time of 3:13.34 at the Penn State National Open (Jan. 26-27), where he also recorded a seventh place finish in the 60H. He finished his season with a personal best of 8.05 in the 60H and a tenth place finish in the Distance Medley Relay at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 22-24).

2023 Outdoor: Competed in seven outdoor meets for the Panthers. Oriakhi added two more first place finishes to his resume with the first coming with teammates at the Duke Invitational in the 4x400 as they posted a time of 3:23.60. His second victory was a solo win at Carnegie Mellon’s Last Chance Meet in the 400H with a score of 53.84. He also set a personal record in the same event at the ACC Championships with a score of 52.73.

2022-23 Indoor: Competed in five indoor meets for the Panthers. Oriakhi and his teammates finished first in the Distance Medley Relay at the Bucknell Tune-Up with a time of 9:58.91. Oriakhi also recorded a personal record at the Tiger Paw Invite when he posted a 22.16 in the 200.

2021-22 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets as a junior.

2021 Outdoor: Competed in three outdoor meets during his sophomore season… Was a part of the team that placed second in the 4x400m relay at the Tennessee Relays (Apr. 10) with a time of 3:10.01… Competed at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 27) and placed seventh in the 400m hurdles and finished with a career-best time of 53.87 seconds, he also was a part of the relay team that won the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:10.56… Competed at the Hurricane Invitational at the University of Miami (Mar. 20) and placed fifth in the 110m hurdles while setting a career-best time of 15.37 seconds.

2020-2021 Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets during his sophomore season… Earned Second Team All-ACC honors as he helped the 4x400m relay post a second place finish in 3:10.05, the sixth fastest time in program history, at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27)… Placed seventh in the 400m at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Feb. 20) with a time of 49.48 seconds… Finished in fourth place in the 400m at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 27) and crossed the finish line with a time of 50.02 seconds.

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor: Competed in six meets during his first indoor season for the Panthers... Participated in two events at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) as he took home 24th place in the 400m dash with a personal record time of 48.25 seconds while also helping the Panthers 4x400m relay squad take home fifth place in a season-best time of 3:12.82... Opened his career at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 6) with a fifth place finish in the 400m dash in 48.45 seconds and a seventh place finish in the 200m dash with a personal record time of 22.18 seconds... Raced to a personal record time of 1:23.10 in the 600m dash at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 24) as he took home eighth place... Helped the Panthers 4x400m relay team collect a win at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 6) as they crossed the finish line in 3:16.26.

High School: Attended St. Augustine’s College in Nassau, Bahamas…National High School Champion in 2017 for 400m and 200m…National High School Champion in 2018 for 400m and 110mh…As a junior in high school competed in the youth Olympics in Argentina…Graduated high school with honors.

Personal: Born on February 26, 2002…son of Raymond and Maria Woodside Oriakhi…has one sister, Anne-Marie…Chose Pitt to obtain an outstanding degree while still competing for a Division 1 athletics program…Intended major is civil engineering.