Emeka Ugwu

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

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.