2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
2021
Outdoor
- Placed second in the 400 m at the B1G Invite #2 with a time of 55.72
2020
Outdoor
- Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor
- Placed 2nd at the B1G Championships in the 400m with a time of 53.51
- Took 1st place at the Music City Challenge and the Illini Invitational in the 400 m with a best time of 53.83
- Finished 2nd at the Illini Invitational in the Pole Vault with a height of 12'4.5"
2019
Outdoor
- Competed at four meets for the Illini
- Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the 400m
- Cleared a season best in the pole vault with a mark of 12’1.5” (3.70m)
Indoor
- Placed fifth at Big Ten championships (2/22) in 400m running 54.22
- Anchored the 4x400m relay team
- Tied her career PR 24.74 in the 200m at the Illini Open 1/12
- Cleared a season best 12’5.5” in pole vault at the Wieczorek Invite 1/19
2018
Outdoor
- Qualified for NCAA West Prelims in 400m dash
- Timed 53.27 at Big Ten Championships in the 400m
- Cleared 12'9.5" (3.90m) in the pole vault for the first time in her career at the Beach Invite
- Lowered 400m PR down to 53.11 at Jim Click Shootout, fifth in Illini history
- Clocked seventh fastest outdoor 400m in Illinois history at the Ole Miss Classic, winning the event with a time of 53.59
Indoor
- Placed seventh in the 400m at Big Ten Championships
- Ran the second fastest 400m in Illinois history at Big Ten Championships, timing 53.26 in prelims
- Timed a 400m PR at Rod McCravy, the sixth-fastest in Illinois history, with a time of 54.16
- Set a PR in the pole vault (12'7.5", 3.85m) and 200m (24.74) at the Illini Classic
- Placed runner-up in the 400m at the Illinois Open
2017
Outdoor
- Timed a 55.03 PR at Big Ten Championships while also contesting the pole vault
- Won the 400m race at the Illinois Twilight with a time of 56.85 and placed third in the pole vault
Indoor
- Set a 400m PR at Big Ten Championships with a time of 55.03
- Won the Illinois Twilight 400m with a time of 56.85 and placed third in the pole vault
- Set a new lifetime best in the 400m, timing 55.34 at the Music City Challenge
- Won her first collegiate pole vault competition with a height of 12'3.5" (3.75m) at the Border Battle
- Won the 600m race in her Illini debut at the Illinois Women's Duals
High School
- Set Oak Park-River Forest school records in the pole vault, 300m and 400m
- Placed eighth in the pole vault with a clearance of 11'3" (3.42m) at IHSA State Championships
- Member of the 2014 4x100m and 2015 4x200m state title relays
- During the indoor season, ranked third in the state with a mark of 12'4"
- 2016 West Suburban Silver Girls Conference champion in both the 300m and 400m
- 300m time of 40.83 was tops in the state of Illinois
Personal
- Daughter of Marcel and Mercy Nwoko
- Born August 17, 1998
- Has four siblings, Uzochi, Chinedu, Udochi and Henry
- Names Allyson Felix has her favorite athlete
Career-Best
Indoor Track & Field
200m: 24.40 - Frank Sevigne Husker Invite (2/8/20)
300m: 40.83
400m: 53.26 - Big Ten Championships (2/23/18)
600m: 1:38.05 - Illinois Women's Duals (12/3/16)
Pole Vault - 12'7.5" (3.85m) - Illini Classic (1/27/18)
Outdoor Track & Field
200m: 25.34
400m: 53.11 - Jim Click Shootout (4/7/18)
Pole Vault: 12'9.5" (3.90m) - Beach Invite (4/20/18)
Updated March 2021
Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
Sprints / Pole Vault
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2017-18Sophomore
Pole Vault
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2019-20Senior
Sprints/Pole Vault
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2020-21Graduate Student
Sprints/Pole Vault