2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Member of the Villanova sprint group whose top individual events were the 60 meters indoors and the 100 meters outdoors ... Two-time BIG EAST scorer outdoors in the 4x100 meter relay and anchored the Wildcats to a pair of fourth place finishes at the conference meet in 2017Â and 2019 ... Part of the team's BIG EAST team title at the 2019 outdoor meet ... Developed within the team's system after earning a walk-on roster spot in 2016 ... Also walked on to the Villanova football team as a running back for the 2019 season ... Played in three games and carried the ball nine times with a long rush of nine yards.
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PERSONAL BESTS |
55 Meters |
6.82 |
High School |
60 Meters |
7.25 |
Villanova Invitational (2.2.2019) |
100 Meters |
11.02 |
High School |
200 Meters |
22.3 |
High School |
BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 |
Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
2016-17: Fall, Spring; 2017-18: Fall, Spring; 2019-20: Spring |
2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM) |
Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
May 11 |
4x100 Meter Relay (Anchor) |
42.46 |
4th |
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
May 11 |
100 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
11.39 |
11th |
2017 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM) |
Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
May 13 |
4x100 Meter Relay (Anchor) |
42.68 |
4th |
2020: Competed in the 60 meters twice during the season; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Posted a time of 7.32 in the 60 meters at Navy; Villanova Invitational (2/1): Competed in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters at the Wildcats home meet and registered a time of 7.29.
2019: Competed at three meets during the season ... Recorded a personal best time in the 60 meters; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Posted times of 7.31 in the 60 meters and 23.39 in the 200 meters at the indoor season opener; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Recorded a time of 7.33 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters; Villanova Invitational (2/2): Posted a personal best time of 7.25 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters at the Wildcats home meet.
2018: Competed at two meets during the indoor season; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2):Â Recorded a personal best time of 7.34 in the 60 meters at the season opener; Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Posted a time of 7.43 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters and also ran the 200 meters in 24.22.
2017: Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/3): Came in ninth in the 60 meters with a time of 7.35 in his collegiate debut.
2019: Competed at four meets during the season and anchored the Wildcats team in the 4x100 meter relay which placed fourth at the BIG EAST Championships; Penn Challenge (3/23): Came in 13th in the 100 meters with a time of 11.58 at the outdoor season opener; Sam Howell Invitational (4/6): Recorded times of 11.59 in the 100 meters and 23.13 in the 200 meters at Princeton; Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Tallied a season-best time of 11.45 in the 100 meters and posted a time of 23.34 in the 200 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Anchored the 4x100 meter relay squad which came in fourth with a time of 42.46 ... The relay team scored five points towards the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST team title and finishing off an indoor-outdoor sweep of the conference meets.
2018: Raced four times in the 100 meters; Penn Challenge (3/24): Came in sixth at the first meet of the outdoor season with a time of 11.65; Colonial Relays (4/6): Posted a time of 11.60 in the 100 meters; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Recorded a season-best time of 11.33 and placed 11th overall at the meet; BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Competed in the preliminary heats of the 100 meters and finished 11th with a time of 11.39.
2017: Appeared at five meets and was part of the Villanova lineup which scored in the 4x100 meter relay at the BIG EAST Championships; Penn Challenge (3/25): Came in 18th in the 100 meters with a time of 11.67 and was 17th in the 200 meters with a time of 23.50 at the outdoor season opener; Sam Howell Invitational (4/8): Posted times of 11.73 in the 100 meters and 23.78 in the 200 meters; Haverford Invitational (4/26): Recorded a first place finish in the 100 meters with a winning time of 11.41, and was also third in the 200 meters in 23.41; Penn Relays (4/28): Anchored the 4x100 meter relay squad to a time of 42.59 in the preliminary heats; BIG EAST Championships (5/13): Anchored the 4x100 meter relay squad to a time of 42.68 and a fourth place finish at the conference meet.
Tatnall School: Earned four varsity letters each in indoor and outdoor track & field, as well as four in football as a middle linebacker and fullback … Two-time DIAA track & field state champion … Competed for one year for the Above Xpectations Track Club … His 17-18 age group won an AAU Club Championship title in 2016 … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years … Winner of the Frances D.S. Tatnall Scholar Award in 2015.
Personal: Born 12/6/98 in Lagos, Nigeria … One of four children of Eze and Celestina Osuagwu … Siblings are Ezenwa (23), Onyinyechi (19) and Uchechi (17) … Chose to attend Villanova for its inviting and friendly campus atmosphere, as well as the university’s excellent academic and athletic reputations … Computer Science major and Chemistry minor.
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