2020-2021 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
Personal Bests
Indoor:
Long Jump: 6.91 meters (NE10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb 20-21, 2020)
Triple Jump: 15.43 meters (NE10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb. 16-17, 2019)
60-meters: 7.63 (2017 Yale Season Opener, Dec. 9, 2017)
200-meters: 24.55 (2017 Yale Season Opener, Dec. 9, 2017)
Outdoor:
Long Jump: 6.97 meters (UConn Northeast Challenge, April 14, 2018)
Triple Jump: 15.68 meters (NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, May 29, 2021)
Achievements:
Three-time NCAA Division II Indoor National Championship Qualifier (Triple Jump, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Three-time NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championship Qualifier (Triple Jump, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Two-time NCAA Division II Indoors All-American (Triple Jump, 2019, 2020)
Two-time NCAA Division II Outdoors All-American (Triple Jump, 2019, 2021)
Two-time USTFCCCA Indoor East Region Field Athlete of the Year (2019, 2020)
One-time USTFCCCA Outdoor East Region Field Athlete of the Year (2019)
One-time Northeast 10 Conference Indoor Men’s Field Athlete of the Year (2019)
One-time Northeast 10 Conference Outdoor Men’s Field Athlete of the Year (2019)
Two-time New England Outdoor Triple Jump Champion (2019, 2021)
Two-time Northeast 10 Indoor Triple Jump Conference Champion (2019, 2020)
Two-time Northeast 10 Outdoor Triple Jump Conference Champion (2018, 2021)
Northeast 10 Outdoor Conference Championship Meet Triple Jump Record Holder (15.44 meters, 2018)
SCSU Outdoor Triple Jump Record Older (15.68 meters, 2021
Two-time USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region East Top Performer (Triple Jump, 2019, 2020)
Four-time USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region East Performer (Triple Jump, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Two-time USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region East Top Performer (Triple Jump, 2019, 2021)
Three-time USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region East Performer (Triple Jump, 2018, 2019, 2021)
2021: Northeast 10 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week on May 4, 2021
2021: Northeast 10 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week on April 27, 2021
2020: Northeast 10 Indoor Field Athlete of the Week on Dec. 10, 2019
2019: One-time Northeast 10 Indoor Weekly Honor Roll Recipient
2017: Northeast 10 Indoor Field Rookie of the Week on Feb. 7, 2017
As a SR: Northeast 10 Academic Honors (Spring 2020)
- 2020 Indoors: Finished second in triple jump with leap of 15.68 meters at NCAA Division II Championships...Finished first in triple jump with leap of 15.22 meters at New England Championships...Finished first in triple jump with leap of 15.14 meters at Northeast 10 Conference Championships...Placed in first in five of six meets he competed in triple jump
As a SR: Northeast 10 Academic Honors (Spring 2020)
- 2020 Indoors: Finished first in triple jump at Northeast 10 Conference Championships with leap of 15.23 meters…Finished third in long jump at Northeast 10 Conference Championships with leap of 6.91 meters…Finished first in triple jump at Elm City Challenge with leap of 15.11 meters…Finished fourth in long jump at Elm City Challenge with leap of 6.60 meters…Finished third in triple jump at New England Championships with leap of 14.60 meters
As a JR:
- 2019 Indoors: Finished sixth in triple jump at NCAA Division II National Championships with leap of 15.42 meters…Finished first in triple jump at Northeast 10 Conference Championships with leap of 15.43 meters…Finished second in triple jump at New England Championships with leap of 15.14 meters…Finished first in triple jump at Dartmouth Relays with leap of 15.19 meters
- 2019 Outdoors: Finished seventh in triple jump at NCAA Division II National Championships with personal best leap of 15.47 meters…Finished first in triple jump at New England Championships with leap of 15.05 meters…Finished third in triple jump at UConn Northeast Challenge with leap of 15.44 meters…Finished 10th in triple jump at Florida Relays with leap of 15.37 meters
As a SO:
- 2018 Indoors: Finished 12th in triple jump at NCAA Division II National Championships with leap of 14.87 meters…Finished fifth in triple jump at New England Championships with leap of 14.86 meters…Finished second in triple jump at Northeast 10 Conference Championships with leap of 14.58 meters…Finished first in triple jump at Brother Jasper Invitational with leap of 15.02 meters…Finished first in long jump at Brother Jasper Invitational with leap of 6.58 meters…Recorded leap of 6.82 meters in long jump at New England Championships
- 2018 Outdoors: Finished 18th in triple jump at NCAA Division II National Championships with leap of 14.55 meters…Finished first in triple jump at Northeast 10 Conference Championships with leap of 15.44 meters…Finished second in triple jump at UConn Northeast Challenge with leap of 15.38 meters…Finished sixth in long jump at UConn Northeast Challenge with personal best leap of 6.97 meters
As a FR:
- 2017 Indoors: Finished second in triple jump at Northeast 10 Conference Championships with leap of of 14.38 meters…Finished second in triple jump at Mets Indoor Conference Championships with leap of 14.47 meters…Finished 10th in long jump at URI Sorlien Invitational with leap of 14.47 meters
- 2017 Outdoors: Finished first in triple jump at 7th Annual Yellow Jacket Invitational with leap of 14.24 meters…Finished fifth in triple jump at Northeast 10 Conference Championships with leap of 14.22 meters
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-New England and All-State selection at Naugatuck (Conn.) High School…Senior Captain…Class L Long Jump Champion…Two-time All-New England…Two-time Class L Triple Jump Champion…Most Outstanding Jumper honoree…Class L State Open and New England triple jump champion...Also played basketball.
Personal:
Son of Doris Uwosuman and Jude Onakpoma…Plans to major in interdisciplinary studies.
Historical Player Information
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2020-2021Senior
6'4"
195 lbs
